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(UPDATED) Red Alert: Redistricting Commission Gerrymanders Arizona into Many GOP Districts

November 3, 2021October 26, 2021 by Larry Bodine

This is an urgent call to action: send in a comment today and Thursday to object to the pro-Republican maps proposed by the Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). It creates 15 solid Republican voting districts (up from 13) and shrinks solid Democratic districts to only 10 (down from 13). The Commissioners met this morning and approved … Read more

Is Juan Ciscomani the Right Person to Represent Southern Arizona; Kirsten Engel does not Think So

October 25, 2021 by David Gordon

Juan Ciscomani, an advisor to Governor Doug Ducey, is the leading Republican candidate (so far) vying for his party’s nomination to represent most of Southern Arizona in the House of Representatives after the 2022 elections. But is he the right person for the position? Let us see where he stands on the issues. A woman’s … Read more

Entrepreneur and Community Activist Sarah Liguori Appointed to Fill Aaron Lieberman’s House Seat in LD 28; She will run for Election in 2022

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by David Gordon

When now-former Legislative District 28 State Representative Aaron Lieberman announced his resignation from the Arizona State Legislature to focus his energies on running for Governor, the Maricopa Board of County Supervisors reviewed the qualifications of eight possible successors to that position. Three finalists were interviewed. Financial Planner, commercial real estate manager, and community activist Sarah … Read more

Arizona GQP Should Accurately Be Identified On The Ballot as The ‘QAnon’ Party

October 25, 2021 by AZ BlueMeanie

David Siders reported at Politico last week, ‘Down the rabbit hole’: Arizona GOP goes full fringe: Just when it seemed Arizona Republicans couldn’t make more of a spectacle, they found another way. As the Republican Party hardens around its fealty to former President Donald Trump, the Arizona GOP is filling up its midterm ballot with … Read more

Ken Bennett Makes it Simple: Trump Lost Arizona

November 12, 2021October 25, 2021 by Michael Bryan

#Fraudit Senate Liaison Ken Bennett’s simple message needs to be widely heard: Trump lost.