Arizona is Bluer but More Needs to be Done

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 results finalized for General Election 2020

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 COVID 19 Surging Again in Arizona, Some School Districts Start to Go Back to Virtual Learning

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

Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Partisan Members Selected

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 Democrats Announce New Leadership Team at the State Legislature

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