“Well-funded Christian Nationalist movements tap into their ideology for political action that directly threatens US democracy. And I believe, it’s also a threat to Christianity itself,” said attorney Amanda Tyler at a recent live event that attracted hundreds of attendees at the Loft Cinema in Tucson. Christian Nationalism is an unholy blend of fundamentalist religious … Read more
by Ojas Sanghi It was not higher fees that killed Tucson’s Prop. 412. Instead, it was the Democratic, liberal vote — the climate vote — that tanked this proposition. The climate-concerned electorate may not have been all the voters against Prop 412, but they were the deciding group. If TEP, the Mayor and Council wish … Read more
Kirsten Engel, CD6 Congressional candidate and former AZ Senator, called out the Republican incumbent for his hypocrisy and failure in office. She also detailed Arizona’s water crisis and her solutions for the drought. As you watch the video, you can view her slides below.
Everybody: Adrian Fontes here, Democrat running for Arizona’s Secretary of State, and I was a marksmanship instructor in the Marine Corps. I taught Marines how to shoot. Why is that important? Because I think there are a lot of people who don’t understand what the Second Amendment actually means in the context of the whole … Read more
By Larry Bodine, LD18 Chair Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams spoke at the April 25, 2023 meeting of LD18 Democrats. He warned that disruptions of school board meetings are attacks on LGBTQ and trans students. He also said that 51,000 students have left public schools, to use school vouchers to attend private and religious … Read more
By Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, president of NextGen America. Earlier this month, young people again defied stereotypes by turning out in droves to elect progressive jurist Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. Their determination to advance more humanistic and equitable policies on issues from reproductive rights to gun control, immigration to climate change, racial justice to … Read more
Letter to AZ Star editor, by Larry Bodine, Chair, LD18 Columnist Jay Ambrose wrote [in the April 3, 2023, Arizona Daily Star], “Whether Trump criminally planned the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has not been convincingly demonstrated.” I wondered if he was smoking crack, drinking brainwashing Kool-Aid, or living in an armed MAGA compound for the … Read more
By Chris Mathis, Arizona Representative for LD18. The 2023 legislative session is now in full swing! Democrats are working hard to advance legislation to address our state’s pressing issues. Here are some highlights of what we’ve been working on. Budget Though they only have a slim, one-seat majority in each chamber, Republicans spent the first month of … Read more
As we mark Black History Month in February 2023, LD18 pays tribute to the late Herschella Horton, former Democratic legislator who served in the Arizona House of Representatives.
