Gail Kamaras is an elected Precinct Committee Person and LD18’s Pantano Territory Lead. Her letter was published on March 20 in the Arizona Daily Star So Arizona’s Republican “Freedom Caucus” legislators don’t want ranked choice voting and have proposed bills to block it. Their claims against it are ludicrous. They claim it “disenfranchises voters.” In … Read more
Letter to the editor by LD18 Chair, Larry Bodine. Excuse me, but the news media needs to stop referring to Medicare and Social Security as “entitlements.” This term is a slur invented by Republicans and MAGAs to disparage retired people like me. Their platform is to defund “entitlements” so that America’s 56 million seniors will … 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.
Cathy Sigmon spoke at the LD18 general meeting on January 24, 2023. Her slides plus an edited transcript, are below. LARRY BODINE, Chair: Our first speaker tonight is Cathy Sigmond. She is a co-founder of Civic Engagement Beyond Voting, which is CEBV for short. If you’re not on their newsletter list, you should absolutely join … Read more
by David Gordon Union organizer Yolanda Bejarano, the Vice President of the Arizona Democratic Party, is running to be party Chair. She is endorsed for State Party Chair by US Senator Mark Kelly, incoming Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, incoming Attorney General Kris Mayes and many other Democratic elected officials. Democratic state committee members will … Read more
by Mario Diaz Steve Gallardo, the sole Democrat on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, is running to be Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party. He is a former State Senator, representing LD29 from 2011 to 2015, serving as Minority Whip from 2013 to 2014. He is endorsed by Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs and a broad coalition of labor unions for … Read more
by Lori Cinnamond We’re all aware of Democrats’ historical wins in the recent general election. But here’s what you might not know: The last time Arizona elected a Democratic governor was Janet Napolitano in 2002. That same year, Arizona elected Terry Goddard as its last Democratic attorney general. With new Democratic victories for Governor, Secretary … Read more
by Larry Bodine Adrian Fontes, the Democratic Candidate for Arizona Secretary of State, addressed a cheering crowd of 150 people at a rally organized by LD18 Democrats on October 1, 2022, in Tucson. Fontes held up the cover of Time magazine for October 10-17, 2022, which featured him and other courageous Secretary of State candidates … Read more
by Randi Levin School board elections are the latest victims of the culture wars. Traditionally, they are nonpartisan, sleepy down-ballot races. Since the pandemic, however, they have been hijacked by anti-public education candidates who are supported by national and local political organizations. Look at what is happening right here in our backyard. “Purple for Parents” … Read more
