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
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
You too may submit a charge of misconduct against Republican ex-Attorney General Mark Brnovich for hiding his own report finding no election fraud in 2020. Simply complete the form at https://tools.azbar.org/ChargeOfMisconduct/ The State Bar of Arizona confirmed there are 18 complaints as of February 28 filed against the former attorney general. The complaints, called “charges” … Read more
Letter to the editor, by Jennifer Dawson. Jake Hoffman must be removed immediately as chair of the state Legislature’s Director Nominations Committee. He has no credibility as a man of integrity: he was one of the Arizona ‘fake electors’ attempting to overthrow the 2020 election, and has refused to admit it or take any responsibility … Read more
By Jacolyn Marshall, Newsletter Editor for Democrats of Oro Valley. When someone asks you, “What has President Biden accomplished?” – here are 39 good examples of how Biden made America a better place. Health & Safety• US broadened availability of abortion pills to more drug stores and online pharmacies.• US imposed new Covid testing requirements … Read more
Gov. Hobbs announced the start of her political operation with a $500,000 commitment to flipping the Arizona House and Senate in 2024. This unprecedented investment so early in the election cycle shows the governor’s commitment to securing a governing majority for the last two years of her first term. The funding is just the first round of … 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 Susan Bickel, former Chair of LD18 Democratic Activist Barbara Jo Cain, known for promoting the popular LD9-LD10 St. Patrick’s Day event, was inducted into the Arizona Hall of Fame Award. Barbara died on June 3, 2022, after a lengthy illness. She was 85 years old. As a PC, she held a variety of elected … Read more