Wanting to bring a fresh perspective from the Gen Z populace to the Arizona State House, political boy wonder Armando Montero, the President of the Tempe Union High School Governing Board, is running for one of the Arizona Legislative District Twelve House seats. Arizona Legislative District 12 contains parts of Tempe, Ahwatukee Foothills, Mesa, and … Read more
In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, Ragin Cajun-Democratic Party Consultant James Carville proposed that Democratic candidates run midterm campaigns based on “economic rage and populism.” In a moment when Democratic candidates swept to victory across the country in the November elections and swing voters are finally wising up to the Trump-Fascist-Project 2025 … Read more
[This article was co-written with retired attorney Jay Simpson.]Arizona is unlikely to follow Texas in its mid-decade redistricting (the latter is now in the courts), particularly since our Republican-dominated legislature must contend with a Democratic governor. Our state’s approach to setting district maps is better than some others, but it could be improved further, reducing the … Read more
Following an Arizona tradition of electing students to school boards, Tre’Davon Rhodes announced he is running for the Tucson Unified School District board. “I am running for the TUSD Governing Board to ensure that, like me, all students have the resources and opportunities they need to be successful,” Rhodes said in his launch statement. “I … Read more
Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature are about to get another opportunity to prove they favor cutting waste, fraud, abuse, unneeded fiscal fat, and misplaced spending priorities in the 2026 legislative session. The plum target for cutting, if they accept it, is the fiscal Frankenstein Monster they created and unconditionally support: The Empowerment Scholarship Private … Read more