• Diversity and equity for all are what strengthens our communities and party.
• Private, for-profit prisons must be eliminated.
• No border wall. No immigration ban. Stop the deportations. No human being is illegal.
• Every citizen has the right to vote.
• People’s voices and grassroots movements to elicit change cannot be ignored. The right to peaceably protest must be protected.
• We must overturn “Right to Work” and build strong unions (both private and public sector) that will help provide better living wages for workers. Ban the box!
• We believe in a strong separation of church and state.
• Public education must be properly funded and teachers should receive the pay they deserve. Public schools are our priority – not vouchers.
• The right to call for referendum is vital to free society.
• Climate change is real. It must be addressed immediately.
• Black Lives Matter.

• All People should have equal status and protection under the law regardless of gender, race, disability/ability, religious affiliation or lack thereof, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
• Women’s rights are human rights. The right to choose is essential to women’s rights.
• Disability rights are civil rights. A barrier-free, inclusive, diverse community empowers and values each individual while creating autonomy, opportunity, and dignity.
• Healthcare is an inalienable right and there should be universal healthcare for all.
• Higher education is not a luxury. College, trade schools, and universities should be, as stated in the state constitution, as “nearly free as possible”.
• We support the rights of all tribal people and their sovereignty rights.
• Corporations are not people. Dark money must be removed from politics.
• We support net neutrality. The internet must remain free from corporate control.
• Equal pay for equal work.

Maritza is the proud daughter of two farmworkers who instilled in her a sense of responsibility to care for her community and be an advocate for others. Currently, Maritza serves as the proud Executive Director of the Maricopa County Democratic Party (MCDP) where she has worked since 2017, serving first as the Director of Operations. She is the former Chair of the Latino Outreach Committee of MCDP and former Vice Chair of Legislative District 27. 

Brooklynne has served as Development Director at MCDP since early 2018. With education and experience from the nonprofit sector, Brooklynne has a unique perspective on fundraising that she has brought to the Party. After finishing an AmeriCorps term of service in 2016, Brooklynne ran successful campaigns for State House & State Senate in Legislative District 17. Brooklynne is dedicated to organizing grassroots donors in Maricopa County so we can elect progressive Democrats to all levels of office in our state.

Edder has been involved in the nonprofit and community advocacy world since 2011. He was first a field organizer, but soon transitioned to communications during his first political campaign. Having produced and hosted his in radio show in the past, he was a natural in this role. Shortly after a few stints with various community organizations, he returned to school and graduated in the spring of 2018. He previously worked with organizations like Promise Arizona, Mi Familia Vota and One Arizona.