Notes From The Chair | Sept 2021
The PCDP newsletter is back! We took a short break over the summer, but we didn’t stop our work at Headquarters. Quite the opposite! We started June with two virtual Ward Forums, one for Ward 3 and one for Ward 6. Both were a success as people got a chance to hear the...
HQ Happenings | May 2021
Cracking the ice: summer has officially arrived! I wanted to take a moment here, as we head into the summer of 2021, to give you an update on what’s been going on here at the office. I am planning to write more of these monthly blog posts so you can see how PCDP is...
Announcements
AZ Daily Star | Marquez Peterson has chance to lead Arizona’s energy future
New clean energy rules are on the Arizona Corporation Commission’s agenda for its upcoming May 4 meeting. At this meeting, the commission’s chair, Lea Marquez Peterson, has the chance to lead Arizona into a new era by voting to put these rules into effect.
CALL TO ACTION | Petition
TELL THE IRC NOT TO HIRE A MAPPING CONSULTANT WHO WILL ENDANGER FAIR MAPS
Press Release from Arizona Democratic Party
Release: Statement from the Chair of the Arizona...
News
All the articles we post regardless of category.
Hispanic Heritage Month
This Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor the vast influence Hispanic people and culture have had on our home here in Arizona. Our state has its very roots in Hispanic heritage, having been a part of Mexico as recently as the 1840s, but it’s more than our history: it’s...
Holidays wishes to our Jewish Dems
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur wishes for a better New Year.
Mission For Arizona | Paid Fall Campus Fellowship | Fall 2021
at Mission For Arizona (AZ Coordinated Campaign) Please note this is not offered by Pima County Democratic Party. In 2022, Arizona will be a premier battleground state with highly competitive races to elect Democrats at every level of the ticket. Mission for Arizona,...
PCDP Committee Meeting
Remember meeting in person? by Morgan Graham, PCDP Recording Secretary The Pima County Democratic Party held a County Committee Meeting on August 21, 2021. Due to increased COVID-19 cases the meeting was held virtually, yet again. Even though it was...
Democrats and Organized Labor: How we share common values
by Kitty Kennedy, PC LD3 PCT21
VP Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans (AARA) representing the Arizona AFL-CIO
As we enjoy the first Monday in September, Labor Day, let me help you reflect on what we Democrats have in common with organized labor by sharing three concepts that may best embody the links between us — and why we choose to work together.
Notes From The Chair | Sept 2021
The PCDP newsletter is back! We took a short break over the summer, but we didn’t stop our work at Headquarters. Quite the opposite! We started June with two virtual Ward Forums, one for Ward 3 and one for Ward 6. Both were a success as people got a chance to hear the...
PCDP Internships | Fall 2021
Start Date: September 7th End Date: December 8th Not paid Available for high school or college credit The Pima Democratic Party is looking for dedicated students with a passion for local politics to intern with us this fall. Here at PCDP, our mission is to support and...
PCDP Communications Fellowship | Fall 2021
Start Date: September 7th End Date: December 8th Hourly rate: $15 Hours per week: 20 The Pima County Democratic Party is looking for Democrats with a passion for local politics and previous political work experience to apply for a paid internship with us this fall....
PCDP Fundraising Fellowship Fall 2021
Start Date: September 7th End Date: December 8th Hourly rate: $15 Hours per week: 20 The Pima County Democratic Party is looking for Democrats with a passion for local politics and previous political work experience to apply for a paid internship with us this fall....
PC Training Session
Already a PC? Interested in becoming one? Join us for this virtual, Level 1 session.
SIgn Petitions
We have petitions available to combat some of those AWFUL bills the Leg passed this year. Your signature is necessary to get these referenda on the ballot. Don’t delay!
Tucson Opinion: What is Freedom?
By Bonnie Heidler Special to the Arizona Daily Star “Freedom is not the right to do as we please, but rather the opportunity to please to do what is right.” (The Rev. Peter Marshall, in a prayer before the U. S. Senate, April 25, 1947) In the U.S., we are free to...
City Council Candidates
Election is November 2, 2021
Attention PCs! Upcoming Committee Meeting
Plan on attending via Zoom on Saturday August 21 from 8am -noon. Did you received your Zoom invitation yet? You can generate another one here. Contact Miranda director@pimadems.org or at HQ (520) 326-3716 if you need assistance. Have you submitted your thoughts on the...
Yes We CAN Fundraiser
A huge success!!Thank you to our dedicated supporters who turned out for PCDP yet again! We met Dr. Michael Mann, a renowned climate scientist who showed us how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay...
City Election Reminder! | ¡Aviso de elecciones de la ciudad!
This is a VOTE BY MAIL election for all voters. Haga clic para español.
Save The Date | We CAN make a difference!
Michael Mann was on NPR News Hour just last week. Check it out here. (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/has-the-u-s-set-realistic-goals-to-combat-climate-change-a-climate-scientist-weighs-in)
Another attack on voting rights | July 1, 2021
Another attack on voting rightsIn a 6-3 decision today, all conservative Supreme Court Justices voted in favor of keeping Arizona HB 2023 in place, thereby continuing to disenfranchise Arizona voters of color, particularly those living in rural areas and on...
Fourth of July 2021
By the 1770s, the British monarchy was finding it increasingly difficult to collect taxes from rebellious colonists thousands of miles across the ocean who had no representation in Parliament. Colonial militia skirmishes with British soldiers escalated until, on April...
Tucson Pride Firsts
by Jack Wampler During this week of Pride Month, we chose to tell the stories of those who once struggled to lay the foundations for Tucson’s LGBT+ community today. In 1962, Bill Schober opened up Mr. Jim’s on West University Ave. It provided a community for gays and...
