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Kyrsten Sinema taking her shot at the US Senate (Video)
By: Karen Ocamb Born eight days after the Bicentennial celebration of the American Revolution, Arizona native Kyrsten Sinema has a strong streak of Western independence laced with an old fashioned belief in the value of hard work. In many ways, she is the...
Republicans see impeachment backfiring. Democrats fear they may be right
By: Gabriella Borter, Brendan O'Brien, Andrew Hay, Zachary Fagenson (Reuters) - Having his morning coffee and cigarette outside a Starbucks in one of the most politically contested counties in the United States, Richard Sibilla recoils at the memory of President...
Ducey appoints Democratic judge to Court of Appeals
By: Jeremy Duda Just a week after naming Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court, a selection that critics panned, in part, as excessively partisan, Gov. Doug Ducey appointed a Democrat with a long history in the political arena to the state’s Court of...
Arizona Democrats View Debates With Hope And Anxiety
By: David Gonyea Democrats in Arizona flipped a Senate seat last year. Watching presidential candidates debate this week, there was enthusiasm to take on President Trump and stress over the stakes of the election. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Over 18 million people saw last...
Dems county chair addresses local group
By: Fountain Hills Times Maricopa County Democratic Party Chair Steven Slugocki will speak at tomorrow’s Fountain Hills Democratic Club meeting. The event on Thursday, May 9, starts at 6 p.m. in the Community Center with socializing and light refreshments. Slugocki’s...
New Maricopa County Democratic Party Executive Director Maritza Miranda Saenz discusses Preparing for 2020.
By: David Gordon At the café of choice for meeting public servants and activists, Lolas in Phoenix, the new Executive Director of the Maricopa County Democratic Party, Maritza Miranda Sanez chated and discussed her background as well as how the county party is...
ASU clubs and Maricopa County Democratic Party help asylum seekers through donation drives
By: Wissam Melham As government immigration agencies struggle to process and provide shelter for asylum seekers, ASU student organizations are working alongside the Maricopa County Democratic Party to collect and distribute supplies to asylum seekers...
2019 Phoenix Women’s March sees lower turnout, focus on inclusivity
By: Sierra Bardfeld and Ariella Nardizzi A smaller Women’s March compared to recent years marched around the Arizona State Capitol Saturday where speakers took time to acknowledge the recent anti-semitic controversy embroiling the march around the country. Local...
Maricopa County Dems Yank Support For Phoenix Councilman Nowakowski
By: Steven Hsieh The Maricopa County Democratic Party on Saturday passed a resolution to withdraw support for embattled Phoenix city council member Michael Nowakowski. The resolution refers to comments made by Nowakowski in 2016 opposing same sex marriage and allowing...
New Maricopa County Democratic Party Executive Board ready to make Arizona Blue in 2020
By: David Gordon A jubilant crowd of Precinct Committeepersons and County Democratic superstars and candidates attended the Maricopa County Democratic Winter Convention at Central High School in Phoenix on December 8, 2018. Speaker after speaker vowed to work together...