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
Democratic voters are turning out in force to dominate local elections this year — putting the lie to gloomy political polls about President Biden’s re-election campaign. The polls say one thing, but voters are doing the opposite. Democrats Are Still Outperforming This Year September 25, 2023 by Taegan Goddard. Subscribe to the Political Wire newsletter for … Read more
By Eve Shapiro. She is an Elected Precinct Committee Person in LD18, a Democratic State Committee member and former PCDP board member. She is a retired pediatrician, now works with TMC and UA campus health. She is also member of Physicians for a National Health Program. Medicare For All has been a part of our … Read more
LD18s 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! LD18 has created a Letter Writer Brigade headed by 1st Vice Chair Ricky Sage. Join the movement by emailing Ricky at rick_sage@yahoo.com
By Kim Bayne Did you know that every year over four million young individuals reach the age of 18 and most of them are eligible to register to vote before they finish high school? In Arizona, fewer than 15 percent of our state’s high school seniors or graduates are actually registered. Most of those who … Read more