“Trump encouraged a terrorist mob to rampage through the Capitol,” Heidler said. “He is unfit to hold the nation’s highest office and must be removed. At least four Americans died during the riot and at least 360,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. Trump is responsible for both, and sadly all four Republican U.S. Representatives are complicit.’’
New PCDP Officers elected
Bonnie Heidler, a tech-industry veteran and Pima County Democratic Party Legislative District 10 chair, is the county party’s new chair, succeeding Alison Jones, a Tucson hydrogeologist, who declined to seek reelection. In a Zoom election during PCDP’s December 19...
Press Release | Post Election Note
The following statement may be attributed to Alison Jones, chair of the Pima County Democratic Committee. As we wait for every vote to be counted, Pima County Democratic Party (PCDP) is optimistic about the outcome of this election. This election cycle saw PCDP and...
Press Release | Democrats, Republicans Condemn Political Sign Theft and Vandalism
With the November 3 election fast approaching and passions running high, Pima County is seeing an epidemic of political-sign theft and damage. This is not just an unacceptable assault on free speech and a threat to the democratic process, it is illegal in Arizona...
PCDP Supports Council Member Lane Santa Cruz
Council Member Lane Santa Cruz is being harassed by a powerful police officers’ union in an attempt to intimidate and silence her. The Pima County Democratic Party (PCDP) wholeheartedly condemns this type of harassment and stands firmly with Council Member Santa Cruz....
Pima County Democratic Party Resolution: Black Lives Matter
The Executive Committee of the Pima County Democratic Party approved the following resolution at its June 8 meeting. In a tragedy that has become all too familiar, the world grieves the deaths of Dion Johnson, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and many more...
GOP Wrong About the Election Integrity Commission’s Role
In his ongoing campaign to suppress voting in the November election by attacking all-mail balloting, Pima GOP Chair David Eppihimer has also been spreading misinformation about the Election Integrity Commission (EIC). In a recent press release, Eppihimer...
Trump’s Vanity Wall Violates Tribal Rights, Federal Law
The following statement may be attributed to Alison Jones, Chair of the Pima County Democratic Party It comes as no surprise that a lawless president would ignore a longstanding agreement to consult with the Tohono O’odham Nation before blasting lands held sacred for...
Homeowners May Display Political Signs, Pima Dems Remind HOAs
Homeowners have a constitutional right to display political signs, the Pima County Democratic Party said today, regardless of homeowners association (HOA) rules that ban such signs. “State law is crystal clear,” said Alison Jones, chair of the Pima County Democratic...
PIMA COUNTY DEMOCRATS CALL ON SINEMA TO WITHDRAW HER SUPPORT FOR “OPERATION SAFE RETURN” AND EMBRACE “DEMOCRATIC VALUES”
The Pima County Democratic Party has called on Senator Kyrsten Sinema to abandon a fast-track deportation proposal that jeopardizes the rights of immigrants and is inconsistent with the values of the Democratic Party. The Party’s opposition to the proposal was outlined in a resolution adopted on August 5, 2019 by the Party’s Executive Committee. A copy of the resolution was sent to Senator Sinema on August 7th .
PIMA COUNTY DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE TARIFFS, CHALLENGE DUCEY
The Pima County Democratic Party has denounced President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on Mexican imports as a move that penalizes Arizona residents and businesses for the President’s failure to articulate an effective immigration policy. “Penalizing U.S. consumers...
HOW TO PAY FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL: A COMMUNITY EVENT
The Green New Deal is a bold plan to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero while meeting the country’s energy needs through clean, renewable resources, by 2030. But critics and even some supporters want to know: “How are you going to pay for that?’’ That’s...