In Conversation with LD 9 AZ State House Candidate Nancy Gutierrez

I’m quite dissatisfied with the current state of political discourse in the United States. Too many sound-bites; too little real conversation. Too much empty rhetoric and culture-war nonsense; too little reflection on the real issues and challenges we face as a self-governing society. I think these are pretty common sentiments these days. Luckily, I’m in … Read more

NO on Prop 307! Veto the AZGOP Flat Tax!

Every single Democrat running for state office should immediately and whole-heartedly endorse the people’s veto, and promote ‘NO on 307’! Secretary of State Katie Hobbs haw certified that the Invest in Education’s Referendum of SB 1828 has qualified for the ballot as Prop 307 on the 2022 ballot. You will recall that Arizona voters passed … Read more

Arizona Attorney General ‘Nunchucks’ Launches A Political Probe Into The 2020 Election

Arizona’s partisan hack Attorney General “Nunchucks” aka Mark Brnovich has so politicized his office that he has opened an investigation of the 2020 election under pressure from the MAGA/QAnon conspiracy cult after the discredited Arizona Senate’s GQP sham “fraudit” of Maricopa County election results in 2020. He is demonstrating his fealty to Donald Trump’s Big … Read more

UPDATED Nov. 20: A Dozen LD9 Candidates Seek Appointment to Replace Rep. Randy Friese

10/20 UPDATE: The LD 9 PCs elected Chris Mathis, Nathan Davis, and Anakarina Rodriguez to the slate of three candidates for appointment to be submitted to the Pima County Board of Supervisors for appointment to the vacant House seat. First, a few disclaimers: BlogForArizona has no formal association with the Democratic Party, nor any subdivision … Read more

Video & Transcript: Chris Mathis, Candidate for LD 9 State House at Democrats of Greater Tucson

Watch the video with a word-by-word transcript! Try it out. Article by Maria Parsons Chris Mathis, a candidate for the open house seat in Legislative District 9, spoke about reproductive rights, voting rights, water resources, and the chronic underfunding of education, and the ongoing Republican assault on our public education system. He spoke at the … Read more