“Democrats keep overperforming in elections. Republicans keep underperforming and struggling. We even saw this in Iowa. Despite Trump’s victory, turnout there was abysmal,” says political strategist Steven Rosenberg. “Only 7 percent of all registered Republicans voted for Donald Trump in Iowa. It’s a terrible number. And so, when Democrats actually go vote, we just keep … Read more
A total of 86 people attended the second annual Winter Blast Party on January 13, 2024. Big thanks to volunteers and donors Mary Ganapol, Ricky Sage, Virgina West, her mother, Michael Bryan, Lance Ussery and many others. We welcomed all the youth activists from AZ Divest, the Arizona Youth Climate Coalition and the Keep AZ … Read more
Schedule some fun in your life! Get together with fellow Dems and mingle with our All-Star elected Democrats at LD18’s second annual Winter Blast Party. We have the most awesome candidates and officeholders in all of Arizona — and they want to meet you — to ensure that 2024 will bring a blue wave! Win your chance … Read more
By Nancy Gutierrez, Arizona Representative, (D-LD18), Nancyforaz.com. Click here to sign her online nomination petition.➠Abortion is just the first step in the process of taking away more of our rights to decide what we do with our own bodies. Abortion is healthcare. Abortion should be codified in our Arizona Constitution and the United States Constitution. … Read more
LD18’s awesome team of 20+ successful letter-to-the-editor writers continues to fill the Arizona Daily Star with commonsense Democratic opinions. Keep them coming, my friends! The Power of the Pen Looking to actively participate in democratic processes? Writing Letters to the Editor is a powerful way to influence policy discussions. It’s also a satisfying way to … Read more
By Myla Clark and Rhys Williams $107,000,000 That’s the total amount of money the University of Arizona, and its sister organization the UA Foundation, have invested in fossil fuels. Across the world, there has been a growing movement against investing in the fossil fuel industry, because of its direct role in perpetuating the climate crisis. As of … Read more
Thanks to Grillmaster and cheerful organizer Ricky Sage, about 80 PCs, volunteers, leaders and other Democrats celebrated Veterans Day on November 11, 2023, with brats, burgers and beer in Fort Lowell Park. Ricky is First Vice Chair of LD18. With the help of LD18 EC Rep. Lori Cinnamond, 2nd Vice Chair Dianne Coscarelli, Treasurer Maggie … Read more
By Priya Sundareshan, as previously published on azcentral.com. Opinion: Wells are going dry in rural Arizona. Out-of-state businesses are exploiting our water. Yet Republican lawmakers refuse to lift a finger. That must change. Gov. Katie Hobbs this month canceled a state land lease in Butler Valley to the Saudi-owned company Fondomonte and announced that our … Read more
The Pima County Democratic Party strongly condemns the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel. Murdering civilians, including children – is beyond shattering to our world. We cannot be silent. We stand with the nation of Israel and its right to defend itself against this act of terrorism and war.
By Larry Bodine, LD18 Democrats Chair President Joe Biden warned that Trump and his MAGA lackeys are a dire threat to American Democracy. “There’s something dangerous happening in America now. There’s an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy. The MAGA movement. It’s an extremist ideology,” Biden said. The White … Read more