Monday, April 4 was the filing deadline for candidates to file to run for office in the August 2, 2022 Primary Election. The Arizona Secretary of State now has an official list of the statewide/legislative candidates who filed to run by the deadline. Independent candidates do not have a primary and are not listed. There … Read more
If Reelected to the Arizona Corporation Commission, Sandra Kennedy will fight for Clean Energy Jobs and Lower Utility Rates for Everyone Arizona Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy is running with Tempe City Councilwoman (and former Vice Mayor) Lauren Kuby on a ticket to hopefully secure a majority for ratepayers on that unwritten fourth branch of the … Read more
The Arizona Corporation Commission, sometimes called the fourth branch of government in the Grand Canyon State, was formed during the Progressive Era when Arizona became a state in 1912. It was designed to: “protect the health, safety, and welfare of Arizonans. They oversee all business in the State, foreign and domestic, regulate all non-municipal utilities … Read more
Newly elected Corporation Commissioner James (Jim) O’Connor showed the people of Arizona this week what happens when you have six candidates vying for three vacancies on the Commission and a devoted base uses that situation to sneak an otherwise unqualified fringe candidate across the finish line in a statewide election. Last week, Mr. O’Connor showed … Read more
Doctors who perform abortions can get charged with murder. Voter suppression measures designed to reduce turnout in Democratic-leaning communities. Cutting taxes for people that do not need them in order to thwart monies going to public schools. Restricting or prohibiting sex education. Promoting conversion therapy. Trying to restrict the Corporation Commission and Clean Energy rules. … Read more