So seven Democratic Senators and one Independent who caucuses with the Democrats voted against the Raise The Wage Act amendment to the COVID-19 Relief bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 hour, phased in until 2025. But Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema appeared to relish the moment, giving a thumbs down curtsey to vote no … Read more
The AZ Daily Star editorial board held an online candidate forum for the 3 Democrats running to replace long time Pima County Attorney Democrat Barbara LaWall, who is retiring. The forum was held on July 1, with the public invited to zoom in (which I did, along with about 130 other voters). Candidates are Laura … Read more
For Democrats wondering whom to vote for in the upcoming August 4, 2020 Democratic primary for AZ Legislative seats (contested), here’s the Arizona Clean Elections Commission link to view their recent debates online: https://www.azcleanelections.gov/past-debates The debates started on April 30 (LD 8) and continue to June 25 (LD 26) statewide. Debates for contested races in … Read more
Virtual Debates will be held on our PCDP Facebook Page at 1 pm on the day posted for each candidate. May 30 – Assessor – Brian Johnson, Suzanne Droubie, and Dustin Walters May 31 – County Attorney – Laura Conover, Mark Thomas Diebolt Jr., Jonathan Mosher June 6 – County Recorder – Kimberly Challender, Gabriella … Read more
The Arizona Daily Star’s Editorial Board today endorsed Sami Hamed for the open Ward 1 Council seat. Early ballots go out on August 2nd, for the August 27, 2019 Democratic primary. Hamed is an employment specialist at SAAVI Services for the Blind and is a former aide to CD 3 Congressman Raul Grijalva. Here’s the … Read more