Overall, Democrats in Arizona did do well in the November 3, 2020 elections. Joe Biden became the first Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1996 to win Arizona in the Presidential Election. For the first time since 1953, Arizona will be represented by two Democratic Senators (Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly.) Anna Tovar will bring an … Read more
Pima County Elections Dept. has issued the final tally (from what I hear from various candidates), so here’s the latest wrap up, after counting of all Early and Provisional ballots. See: https://results.arizona.vote/#/pimacounty/18/11 Voter turnout was 82.45%. Pima County Supervisor District 1 is now going to be represented by a Democrat, Rex Scott. He won by … Read more
With people getting the Coronavirus increasing again (especially in the rural parts of the Grand Canyon State,) some individual Arizona public schools and districts have decided to resume solely virtual instruction for the next couple of weeks. Paradise Valley Unified will resume virtual online instruction on November 23, 2020. Acqua Fria went back to online … Read more
In our last episode, Let The Games Begin On The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, House Speaker Rusty Bowers in a power play before election day selected the first member of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, David Mehl, a southern Arizona developer, as the first of two Republican commissioners. Democratic attempts to delay the process until after … Read more
Arizona Senate and House Democrats have chosen their leadership teams for the 55th legislative session starting in 2021. In the Senate, the new Senate Minority Leader will be Legislative District (LD) 27’s Rebecca Rios. The Senate Democratic Leader will be LD 19’s Lupe Contreras. The Democratic Whips will be LD Nine’s Victoria Steele and LD … Read more