The Democratic primaries for Tucson City Council are coming up on August 3, 2021 in Wards 3 and 6. The primaries are in the wards only, not citywide till the General Election on November 2, 2021. Running in Ward 3 open seat are Kevin Dahl, conservation activist and Juan Padres, businessman. Juan ran before against … Read more
Has it been over a year? The Pima County Democratic Party headquarters closed sometime last Spring 2020, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Director Cat Ripley resigned in the summer to run for PCC Governing Board District 1 (which she won), then Josh Polacheck took over as Interim. Now there is … Read more
For the Republican appointees and the Chairperson on the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, a mapping consultant who has been accused of drawing district maps that discriminate against minority representation and had those maps thrown out by the courts is not a job disqualifier. In fact, it may be just what they are looking for. On … Read more
There have been more reaction among other Arizona Democrats toward the Biden/Harris American Jobs Plan that would modernize and rebuild the nation’s infrastructure. Alex Alvarez, the spokesperson for the Arizona Democratic Party wrote: “There is no reason why the US should rank 13th globally in overall infrastructure quality. President Biden’s American Jobs Plan will create … Read more
As has been reported by various news sources like AZ Central and this blog, Governor Doug Ducey engaged in some political theater and grandstanding by visiting, with Florida Senator Rick Scott (who may have been on a recruitment drive to convince Mr. Ducey to change his mind and run for the Arizona Senate seat currently … Read more