Coconino County Democratic
Here is the contact information for our Legislators:
AZ SENATE:
LD 1 – Mark Finchem 602-926-3631 MFINCHEM@AZLEG.GOV
LD 7 – Wendy Rogers 602-926-3042 WROGERS@AZLEG.GOV
LD 6 – Theresa Hatathlie 602-926-5160 THATATHLIE@AZLEG.GOV
President Warren Petersen 602-926-4136 WPETERSEN@AZLEG.GOV
Majority Ldr Janae Shamp 602-926-3499 JSHAMP@AZLEG.GOV
Minority Ldr Priya Sundareshan 602-926-3437 PSUNDARESHAN@ASLEG.GOV
AZ HOUSE:
LD 1 – Selina Bliss 602-926-4018 SBLIS@AZLEG.GOV
LD 1 – Quang Nguyen 602-926-3258 QNGUYEN@AZLEG.GOV
LD 7 – Walt Blackman 602-926-3244 WBLACKMAN@AZLEG.GOV
LD 7 – David Marshall 602-926-3579 DMARSHALL@AZLEG.GOV
LD 6 – Mae Peshlakai 602-926-3708 MPESHLAKAI@AZLEG.GOV
LD 6 – Myron Tsosie 602-926-3157 MTSOSIE@AZLEG.GOV
Speaker Steve Montenegro 602-926-3635 SMONTENEGRO@AZLEG.GOV
Majority Ldr Michael Carbone 602-926-4038 MCARBONE@AZLEG.GOV
Minority Ldr Oscar De Los Santos 602-926-4098 ODELOSSANTOS@AZLEG.GOV
E-Mail Contact for Governor Katie Hobbs:
E-Mail Contacts for Governor Hobbs Staff:
John Owens JOwens@az.gov
Janelle Pedregon JPedregon@az.gov
CALL LEGISLATORS DIRECT FOR THESE BILLS
HB 2945 & SB 1734 – OPPOSE – These bills are identical. They were advanced by both houses this past week. They both deal with funding for the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) which serves severely disabled Arizona families. There are about 59,000 such families affected. The program allows qualified vendor agencies to hire trained parents as direct care workers in providing care for their severely disabled children. These bills would cap payment of services for such parents at 20 hours per week! This restriction would force people to enter institutions, tear children from their families, and cause state costs to skyrocket. These bills would also take funds from other critical services such as the Housing Trust Fund. Additionally, they would tie up families in red tape by requiring the legislature to approve any move by the Governor to use Medicaid funds to start, end or renew any program. Use the comments section of RTS to tell legislators to fund a “clean” bill to support DDD.
NOTE: Governor Hobbs has told the legislature that she will veto ALL bills sent to her until the legislature passes a clean and effective DDD supporting bill!!
HB 2017 – OPPOSE – Would ban voting centers in Arizona and return the state to precinct-based voting. Voting centers allow voters to vote regardless of what precinct they live in in the county.
HB 2154 – OPPOSE – Would remove the requirement to try and contact a voter to update their address if a ballot notice is returned undeliverable.
HB 2206 – OPPOSE – Would limit Arizona’s participation in ERIC, a multi-state system that weeds out duplicate, deceased or suspicious voter registrations.
SB 1693 – OPPOSE – Would mandate that students who use ESA vouchers to must be allowed to try out for interscholastic activities, such as athletics, at public schools!!
SB 1002 – OPPOSE – Would ban teachers from using a student’s chosen pronouns without written parental permission.
SB 1003 – OPPOSE – Would ban trans kids from using the school bathrooms, changing facilities and “sleeping quarters” that align with their gender identities.
HB 2022 – OPPOSE – Would allow authorized persons to carry loaded guns on school campuses.
SB 1020 – OPPOSE – ROGERS – Would prohibit universities and community colleges from banning ANYONE with a concealed weapons permit from possessing, storing or transporting guns on campus.
HB 2121 – OPPOSE – Would impose mandatory employment on SNAP benefits.
HB 2122- OPPOSE – Would prohibit SNAP work requirement waivers and exemptions.
SB 1024 – OPPOSE – ROGERS – Allows state agencies to enter into agreements with cryptocurrency service providers. These devices use enormous amounts of energy and are highly speculative.
HB 2081 – OPPOSE – Would potentially allow employers to pay tipped workers below minimum wage. The bill seems to allow workers to deduct tips from their gross earnings which sounds plausible but could lead to below minimum wage pay scales. There is no impact estimate on the state’s general tax fund in this bill.
SB 1694 – OPPOSE – Would ban Arizona university from receiving state funds in any fiscal year in which they offer “courses on diversity, equity and inclusion”.
HB 2201 – OPPOSE – Would relieve electric utilities of responsibility for wild fires caused by their infrastructure and would allow them to issue bonds to pay for debt in assets without proper accountability, oversight, or consumer protection, and could shift major costs to future ratepayers