A funny thing happened to State Senator Vince Leach’s dream of gerrymandering a district (the new Legislative District 17) to suit his electoral needs for the next decade. He lost his August 2, 2022, primary to known fringe extremist, radical, and dangerous Trump Republican Justine Wadsack. A known science denier, devoted Trumpist, and believer in … Read more
Vince Leach has long been on the wrong side of voter rights and decisions for legislation that help the citizens of Arizona since he first served in the House in 2015. At Blog for Arizona, he has been cited as one of the worst legislators in the Grand Canyon State. In the 2022 elections, Mike … Read more
Democrats have their best opportunity in years to take control of the Arizona State Legislature in 2020. The team at the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC) is gearing up to help make that happen. In 2018, Democrats made strong gains in the Arizona House, electing newcomers Jennifer Jermaine, Jennifer Pawlik, Domingo DeGrazia, and Aaron … Read more
Arizona is becoming bluer with each successive electoral cycle over the last four years. Legislative District (LD) 17, an area that contains parts of Gilbert, Chandler and Sun Lakes, is a prime example of that trend. In 2018, Democrat Jennifer Pawlik received the most votes of the State House Candidates running in LD 17 and … Read more
Arizona Legislative District (LD) 17, an area that includes all or parts of Chandler, Gilbert, and Sun Lakes, is a purple district that is becoming bluer every day. In 2018, Jennifer Pawlik was the leading vote-getter among three State House Candidates. Senate Candidate Steve Weichert came within less than 2,000 votes of defeating the then-Republican … Read more