Phoenix District Seven Councilperson and now Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari has already had a remarkable career in public service. And she is only 30. The daughter of immigrants, the Stanford and Cambridge Graduate has made history by becoming the first Iranian American to serve in public office in Arizona. A former senior advisor at the … Read more
In weekly addresses to the people of the Grand Canyon state, Democratic Senate and House Leaders Raquel Teran and Andres Cano have implored their Republican counterparts to get serious about governing, stop playing childish political base games, and work with them (and Governor Katie Hobbs) to move Arizona forward. Good Morning, Arizona ☀️Here is our … Read more
2022 was mostly a good news story for the Maricopa County Democratic Party. Most of the statewide candidates including Katie Hobbs, Adrian Fontes, Kris Mayes, Kathy Hoffman, and Mark Kelly won the fourth-largest county in the country. Local Legislative District (LD) and philosophically aligned school board candidates performed according to electoral expectations. Perhaps the only … Read more
What a difference a Governor makes. With Democrat Katie Hobbs sitting in the Governor’s seat, progressive-minded organizations like the Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) and its affiliate, the Arizona Center Economic Progress (ACEP) finally see opportunities to secure legislation that will move the state forward and lift the most vulnerable residents up. Among the possibilities for … Read more
For Arizona to continue its road to becoming a blue state, it is necessary to continue making inroads into the 12 rural counties of the Grand Canyon State while also maintaining high turnout levels in Coconino, Maricopa, and Pima. Based on election results, the counties that may warrant the most attention from Democratic rural activists, … Read more