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Our conversation with Lauren Kuby, candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), demonstrates that down ballot races can have an enormous impact on our economy, consumer affordability and environmental sustainability. Democrats Lauren
Joyful. For me at the opportunity to interview my friend Laura Terech, Democratic candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives. We dug deep about her experiences and motivation -- as a teacher and political activist -- to run for public o
Teddy Roosevelt said, " The credit belongs to the man [or woman -- updated] who actually is in the arena. . . Who spends himself in a worthy cause." Adam Metzendorf's "credit" is double-fold for entering a Democratic primary with Jevin Hodge fo
"Duty, Honor, Country." More than words, these are the values that drive Dana Allmond to run for the AZ House of Representatives in LD17 from the Tucson area.Values that Dana committed to as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, i
Adrian Fontes wants to protect democracy in Arizona as the next Secretary of State. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was in the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021 when our democracy was directly threatened by MAGA Republican extremists nationally.Tog
Post the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the national media is calling the 2022 race for Maricopa County Attorney the most significant "battleground" election due to the office being the third-largest prosecutorial jurisdiction in the country.And o
Like a bad Vampire movie, what was once dead -- AZ expanded school voucher programs -- are back to suck the life-blood out of public education to benefit private education interests.Arizona voters overwhelmingly stopped school voucher expansio
For the 2022 Arizona elections, Democrats are focused on "Bottom-Up" races -- the ones closest to the people -- and start at the bottom of our ballots. A great example are school boards elections that will determine the future of public educati
Recently, the Rural Action Summit in Prescott, AZ gathered progressive organizers, democratic activists, volunteers and PC's for Direct Voter Contact Training for rural Arizona.Personal canvassing, phone banking and social media contacts are th
The national carnage of gun violence against children in schools and racist mass shootings against Latinos in El Paso, Jews in Pittsburg and Blacks in Buffalo is the shame of America. But there is hope in grass-roots movements like Mothers Dema
Listen to a special invitation from Jay Ruby and Yavapai County Democrats to their Rural Action Summit in Prescott, AZ on Friday, June 11th. Direct voter outreach training for rural activists to turn AZ Blue in 2022.For details go to: https://w
Running as Democrats in rural red districts in Arizona requires creative strategies to build voter awareness. Yavapai County Democrats have accomplished that with the Clean Slate for Democracy candidates for the AZ State Legislature in LD1. Thr
Democratic voters, Independents and disenchanted Republicans -- in addition to the motivation to eliminate extremists from every elective office -- will have three voter initiatives on the 2022 ballot to secure "good governance" in our state.
Electing Democratic legislators is the surest way to overturn the slim majorities in the AZ House and Senate of right-wing, extremist-elites who are cutting taxes for the rich, grossly underfunding public education and casting uncertainty in de
"Arizona is ground zero," says Matt Caffrey, senior director, grassroots community organizing for Swing Left, the national political organization. As this episode is published on April 22, Matt is traveling to Arizona to support local organizat
Paul Weich, candidate for the AZ House of Representatives in LD 12, deserves special recognition for taking time away from his own campaign to raise awareness for three voter initiatives critical to Democratic success in the November election.
A decade ago, when Arizona's legislative sessions were dominated by large Republican majorities, then House Minority Leader, Eric Meyer set in motion a vision to reverse those majorities in both chambers. Along with then Senate Minority Leader
Turns out, interviewing a younger version of yourself can be enlightening and deflating at the same time. Enlightening because Ricardo Serna, President of the Maricopa County Young Democrats (MCYD) offers his analysis of youth voting in previou
Give credit to Aaron Connor for the idea of doing a Poker N' Politics episode. The goals being for good Democrats to come together, relax, have fun and recharge for the election year ahead. Fortunately, Adrian Fontes and Jevin Hodge were abl
I know. After this past year, we Democrats are tired. Tired of the pandemic, the big lie, Arizona seditionists in Congress and a right-wing extremist majority legislature in our state Capitol.But, we have cause to rally around our values and is
Aaron Connor took on the task of challenging for the office of Maricopa County Assessor in 2020 -- the first Democrat to run for the position in decades. We own him, for running, educating the voters about property taxes and almost winning an o
In this episode, a celebration and new beginning for the Maricopa County Democratic Party (MCDP). Recently, an overflow crowd of 300-plus supporters, candidates and elected officials attended the Grand Opening of MCDP's new headquarters.We capt
It's the two minute warning! Do or die for the opportunity to turn AZ Blue in 2022. We must engage in the final act of the AZ Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) -- in these last few weeks -- to fight for fair and competitive Congression
The Black Engagement Committee (BEC) of the Maricopa County Democratic Party (MCDP) has been active for several years organizing, getting out the vote and serving the needs of their community. Currently under new leadership, the BEC is organize
Arizona was a "swing state" in 2020 -- capable of delivering votes nationally to either party -- in part because of the increased Democratic turnout in rural areas. While accounting for only nine percent of voters in Arizona, eight of the thir
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