Arizona Legislative District (LD) Two could be potentially ground zero to determine which political party controls both houses of the Arizona State Legislature. A battleground LD, the Democrats have recruited dynamic educators and experienced public servants in State Representative Judy Schwiebert and School Board Member Stephanie Simacek to take the local senate and one of … Read more
Before the recent revelations that Arizona, according to Consumer Affairs, is fifty first in public education spending and that unlike public schools, holders of Empowerment Scholarship Account holders were permitted to hog in $360 million from last year’s allotments without spending one penny on 2023/24 educational expenses, local Legislators and Activists gathered to discuss advancing Public … Read more
EDITOR MDB UPDATE: Greg Whitten will appear at a TheDGT.org event on Monday at Noon on Sept. 23rd. Please register in advance and come meet and discuss the CD 8 race against Abe Hamadeh. Register here! In 2018 and 2020, Democrats fielded strong candidates like Dr. Hiral Tipirneni and Michael Muscato in the hope that … Read more
Dr. Laura Metcalfe has close to three decades working in public education. Many of those years as an administrator in various functions in the Maricopa County Schools Superintendents office. With a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, she currently sits on the East Valley institute of Technology (E.V.I.T.) governing board. In this election cycle, Dr. Metcalfe is … Read more
Patrick Melvin has over thirty years’ experience in Arizona Law Enforcement including positions in the Phoenix Police Department and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department. Until last year, he had served as the Chief of Police for Maricopa just south of Phoenix and Chandler in Pinal County. Chief Melvin has decided to apply his vast experience and … Read more