LD18 April Meeting with Shelly Hartman of Save Our Schools
April 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Register to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/s1KKNlzWRUmwd1vVfJPNpA#/registration
Our leadoff speaker is Shelly Hartman, Pima County Community Action Team Coordinator, Save Our Schools
Shelly is a retired educator who spent 32 years working and fighting for Public Schools. She has been volunteering with SOSAZ for several years, and now works as the CAT Coordinator for Pima County.
Enrollment in Arizona’s school voucher program has officially surpassed $624 million. Governor Hobbs issued a scathing criticism of the program, known formally as Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, warning that the ballooning costs are likely to cut into other state-funded initiatives.
JoAnna Mendoza for Congress in CD6
JoAnna seeks to oust MAGA Rep. Ciscomani, who has betrayed his constituents. She is a lifelong servant leader, committed to tackling the challenges facing her district, including reducing the cost of food, gas, and housing.
She served in the U.S. Navy from 1994 to 1997 and the U.S. Marine Corps from 1998 to 2016. Mendoza did two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan.
Her career includes working as a veterans outreach coordinator for Pima Community College, a program manager at A Place Called Home, and a veteran services representative for Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D).
Also invited are LD18 state Senator Priya Sundareshan, and AZ representatives Chris Mathis and Nancy Gutierrez.
Also speaking is Hunter Holt, the current Governing Board President of Marana Unified School District. Hunter is running for the Arizona State Senate seat in LD17.
He has declared that Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education directly attacks our public schools. Hunter is also the Second Vice Chair of the Pima County Democratic Party. During the 2023 school year, 12,823 students attended one of the Marana’s 20 public schools.