AZ Politics

Smelling Opportunity and Victory in 2026, the DLCC Invests in Battleground Arizona as Democrats Battle for Control of the State Legislature

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Prepare for the deluge of campaign ads, social media outreach, and knocks on your door from Democratic legislative district candidates seeking your vote in 2026. With Democrats outperforming in most electoral contests in 2025, including those in Republican gerrymandered seats like the one in Georgia yesterday, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) has committed to … Read more

Matt Grodsky, Matters of State Strategies Vice President

Matters of State Strategies Vice President Matt Grodsky Discusses Democratic Prospects for 2026

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The stars are aligning for Democrats… …If they do the work and avoid complacency. Those are the sentiments of Matt Grodsky, Vice President of Matters of State Strategies, political consultant, and former Arizona Democratic Party Communications Director, who spoke with Blog for Arizona to discuss Democrats’ electoral prospects heading into the 2026 campaign. The questions … Read more

Grijalva Battles Foreign Mining Giants to Cancel Oak Flat Mine Land Giveaway

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Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-CD7) launched her congressional career with a direct challenge to multinational mining corporations, introducing legislation that would block Rio Tinto and BHP from seizing 2,400 acres of sacred Apache land in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest.​ The “Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act,” filed today as Grijalva’s first bill, aims to repeal … Read more