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IMPORTANT EVENTS
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General Election Night Party
Join us! Nov. 5th 6:30 pm-10pm
Hotel Congress Patio
311 Congress St. Tucson
Free Admission!
Alison Jones –
Chair of PCDP
Notes from the Chair | Oct 2019
By Alison Jones Tucsonans will soon receive their ballots in the mail for the city mayor and council races. And what a slate of candidates we have! Regina Romero, after serving 12 years on the City Council, is uniquely qualified and ready to take on the mayoral duties...
Cat Ripley –
Executive Director
What’s Happening at HQ? | Oct 2019
By Cat Ripley, Executive Director Summer blew by and September hit us with a flurry of events, ending in the announcement that our first Democratic presidential primary candidate, Beto O’Rourke, plans to visit Tucson for a town hall on Sunday, October 6. Check the...
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Local Opinion: Now is the time for ‘Medicare for All’
By Alison Jones Special to the Arizona Daily Star
My Republican counterpart’s letter regarding “Medicare for All” is filled with misinformation and fear-mongering. By reading HR 1384, the Medicare for All (M4A) bill, his points can be easily refuted. But first, let me be clear, M4A will not undermine our entire health-care system. The same doctors and hospitals will continue to practice and operate.
LD UPDATES
LD2 Update | Sept 2019
At our August meeting, Merrill Eisenberg gave a thorough and inspiring presentation about the Outlaw Dirty Money ballot initiative.
LD 3 Watch Party
Sept 12, 2019 at 5pm Whistle Stop Depot
LD9 Update – Summer 2019
It’s been a hot summer for voter registration! Teams have been trying out new ideas, partnering with other LDs, and the Field Team 6 organization. LD9 teams tried voter registration at laundromats in July, which they’ll repeat in September or October.
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Volunteer Spotlight | Jan Labate
By Richard Wiebe Looking for a change of scenery, nurse practitioner Jan Labate found it in 1975 when she took her Boston accent, upbringing and education (Harvard, Northeastern, UMass, Faulkner Hospital) to Chinle, on the Navajo reservation near Four Corners. Three...
RIP @MarthaMcSally campaign. Republican big donors are no dummies. They know a bad investment when they see one. https://t.co/BHDing90R8
Congratulations Sisters and Brothers on a great victory. @azrepublicguild standing in solidarity with you. https://t.co/gAXoP4bzmA
Great thread by Southern AZ State Rep Daniel Hernandez (LD 2) on #NationalComingOut Day! 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
For most LGBTQ people life is a series of coming out.
For me it was to family at 18. Then I was forced to come to a national audience at 20 after Jan 8
At the time I feared a fate like Oliver Sipple who had saved Pres Ford but lost his family & friends
#NationalComingOutday
