Attorney Paul Weich has been very engaged in promoting Democracy and fair elections for the last several years. An attorney, civic activist, and writer (he is the writer “Arizona Politics” on Blog for Arizona,) Mr. Weich has been very involved in educating the community on the current process of redistricting state legislative and US congressional … Read more
I’m quite dissatisfied with the current state of political discourse in the United States. Too many sound-bites. Too little real conversation. Too much empty rhetoric and culture-war nonsense. Too little reflection on the real issues and challenges we face as a self-governing society. I think these are pretty common sentiments these days. Luckily, I’m in … Read more
It has been a very busy and eventful year for Arizona Legislative District (LD)Ten’s Stephanie Stahl Hamilton. She was elected to an LD Ten State House seat in the Arizona Legislature in November 2020. She was sworn into office in January 2021. As a member of the State House, she has voted for: Additional funding … Read more
I normally would not give any Republican candidates straight airtime here on BlogForArizona, except, of course, to criticize them. But I watched in amazed fascination and shock the AZ Republican Party’s LD 15 Governors Candidate Forum, featuring Matt Salmon, Steve Gaynor, and Trump’s endorsed candidate Kari Lake. Holy shit did they bring the crazy. That … Read more
When now-former Legislative District 28 State Representative Aaron Lieberman announced his resignation from the Arizona State Legislature to focus his energies on running for Governor, the Maricopa Board of County Supervisors reviewed the qualifications of eight possible successors to that position. Three finalists were interviewed. Financial Planner, commercial real estate manager, and community activist Sarah … Read more