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SUMMARY:Ward 2 Councilman Paul Cunningham at DGT
DESCRIPTION:by Carolyn Classen\, blogger \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“City Council Member Paul Cunningham joins the Democrats of Greater Tucson at 12:00 p.m. on Monday\, May 4\, for a live Zoom conversation about City issues and election season updates. \n\n\n\nYou Must Register in Advance for this Event\n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1QHiNiBAT4WW4vE748lEDA\n\n\n\nPaul Cunningham is a native Arizonan and longtime community activist with 30 years of professional and volunteer public service. He is the son of former State Senator George Cunningham and lifelong Tucson advocate Margie Cunningham. \n\n\n\nCunningham started his public service career at the Ott Family YMCA located in Ward 2. He is a 12-year veteran of the Pima County Juvenile Probation Department and served in the Army Reserve and National Guard from 1993-2001. He has been teaching in Tucson public schools for ten years. \n\n\n\nA 1992 graduate of Rincon High School\, Paul has a B.A. in History from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree from ASU. Councilmember Cunningham served on the Arizona Juvenile Justice Commission\, the Correction Officer Retirement Local Board\, and has been active in volunteering with Youth on their Own\, Our Family\, the Pima County Probation Officers Association\, National Youth Sports\, the YMCA\, Friends of the Library\, and the Community Prevention Coalition.” \n\n\n\nCarolyn’s note:  Paul was appointed to the Tucson City Council Ward 2 in 2010\, elected in 2011\, re-elected in 2015\, 2019\, 2023. He is the son of the late State Senator George Cunningham.
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SUMMARY:Attorney Mark Robert Gordon\, candidate for CD 1 at DGT
DESCRIPTION:by Carolyn Classen\, blogger \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Please join us for a lively discussion and QA with Mark about his campaign for the open seat in AZ’s CD 1 on Monday.\, May 11th at Noon via Zoom. \n\n\n\nYou Must Register in Advance for this Event:\n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4varcU6MRgaeOCEjXBo0lQ\n\n\n\nMark Robert Gordon is a longtime voting and civil rights advocate\, Democratic leader\, and union activist. Mark grew up in North Central Phoenix\, the son of a disabled WWII veteran and a public school teacher. He attended Phoenix public schools and put himself through Princeton\, Columbia Law\, and Harvard by working part-time jobs and earning scholarships. \n\n\n\nFor more than 30 years\, Mark has worked as a voting rights attorney and advocate\, leading voter protection efforts across the country and founding a voting rights organization dedicated to electing pro-democracy leaders. He’s even taken that commitment to protecting democracy abroad\, delivering humanitarian aid to war-torn Ukraine on three missions. \n\n\n\nA small business owner and proud union member for over 30 years\, Mark was elected as National Chair of the DNC Small Business Council\, where he brings real-world experience to advocate for policies that support workers and small businesses. He’s running for Congress to bring honest\, experienced leadership to Arizona’s First Congressional District.” \n\n\n\nCarolyn’s note: CD 1 in Phoenix will be the open seat to be vacated by current Republican Congressman David Schweikert who is running for AZ Governor against another Congressman Andy Biggs in the primary. There are 5 Dems in the July 21 primary for CD 1 including Mark Robert Gordon\, who has run for AZ Sec. of State in the past. List of the five Dem candidates are here: https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/Election/68. Their Citizens Clean Elections Commission debate will be on June 23. Their Arizona PBS Horizon debate is scheduled for June 9.  \n\n\n\nVoter stats for CD1: Dems 135\,963; Republicans 196\,411; Independents 169\,009.
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour with DGT
DESCRIPTION:by Carolyn Classen\, blogger \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDemocrats of Greater Tucson Happy HourDATE: May 20th\, 2026TIME: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMLOCATION: Brother John’s Beer Bourbon & BBQ\, 1801 N Stone Ave\, Tucson\, AZ 85705\n\n\n\n“Want to get involved in your local political scene? Spend time with a wonderful group of fellow Democrats? Enjoy some good food? \n\n\n\nJoin us at Brother John’s Beer\, Bourbon & BBQ’s Bourbon Lounge for drinks and great conversation\, and make some new friends! \n\n\n\nCome meet our Mystery Guests!We’ll have a mystery guest at every happy hour\, and you might get a chance to meet local\, city\, state\, and even national volunteers\, activists\, and organizers. \n\n\n\nCome have a conversation you won’t have anywhere else\, and feel free to bring a plus one! We can’t wait to see you there!”
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