Coconino County Democratic
Here is the contact information for our Legislators:
AZ SENATE:
LD 1 – Mark Finchem 602-926-3631
LD 7 – Wendy Rogers 602-926-3042
LD 6 – Theresa Hatathlie 602-926-5160
President Warren Petersen 602-926-4136
Majority Ldr Janae Shamp 602-926-3499
Minority Ldr Priya Sundareshan 602-926-3437
AZ HOUSE:
LD 1 – Selina Bliss 602-926-4018
LD 1 – Quang Nguyen 602-926-3258
LD 7 – Walt Blackman 602-926-3244
LD 7 – David Marshall 602-926-3579
LD 6 – Mae Peshlakai 602-926-3708
LD 6 – Myron Tsosie 602-926-3157
Speaker Steve Montenegro 602-926-3635
Majority Ldr Michael Carbone 602-926-4038
Minority Ldr Oscar De Los Santos 602-926-4098
E-Mail Contact for Governor Katie Hobbs:
E-Mail Contacts for Governor Hobbs Staff:
USE RTS ON THESE BILLS
VOTING RIGHTS
SB 1011 – OPPOSE – Would ban voters from dropping off their early ballots after 7PM on the Friday before election day beginning in 2026. Voters would have to instead void their early ballots, present ID, sign a scary affidavit warning of felony jail time and vote a new ballot In person. Polls show that 85% of voters oppose this proposal.
SB 1041 & HB 2151 – SUPPORT – Would allow school board candidates to use Arizona’s electronic signature portal, E-Qual, to gather signatures.
HB 2007 – OPPOSE – Would make it illegal for anyone to receive money or other compensation for registering people to vote. This penalizes voter registration efforts.
HB 2008 – OPPOSE – Would require notaries to obtain, at their own expense, fingerprint clearance cards and to provide their thumbprint with each notarization. This would place unneeded burden on the numerous volunteers who become notaries to assist in citizen initiatives.
HB 2017 & HCR 2002 – OPPOSE – Would ban voting centers (these are voting locations where any voter regardless of precinct can vote). This would return Arizona to a precinct-based voting regimen and would clearly lead to a large barrier to voting. A similar bill is being introduced to make this action appear on the ballot in 2026 to avoid the Governor’s veto pen.
HB 2006 – OPPOSE – Requires organizations that distribute official election-related documents to include the words “Not from a Government Agency” in boldface on the outside of the envelope. This could make outreach more difficult for those encouraging voting.
EDUCATION
HB 2018 – OPPOSE – Would allow private and for-profit universities in Arizona to draw from $20 million in tax-payer funded money to provide teacher training programs. Our public universities in Arizona do a more efficient job of providing education to a wider range of students with fewer dollars. This bill represents not only privatization but poor value for tax money.
HB 2022 – OPPOSE – Would allow K-12 public and private schools to authorize employees to carry firearms on school grounds. The specific employees carrying would remain confidential to both parents an police. These employees would also have immunity from any liability during emergencies.
LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
HB 2062 – OPPOSE – Would remove any reference to gender in Arizona law and replace it with “Sex”, defined as the male or female label assigned at birth. This would eliminate any legal recognition of transgender people and raise the risk of their experiencing violence.
HB 2113 – OPPOSE – Would ban the display of certain flags on public property in Arizona, such as LGBTQ+Pride and Black Lives Matter flags. This banning is designed to prevent the promotion of “divisive messages”.
ENVIRONMENT
HCM 2003 – OPPOSE – Would require the Arizona Department of Water Resources and State Land Department to develop specific recharge projects on state trust land despite the fact that these sites are not necessarily the best sites. We should let some water just flow through rivers and streams to help recharge aquifers.
HCR 2016 – OPPOSE – Would reinstate money to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority. Most of these dollars are focused on funding out-of-state augmentation projects.
HUMAN RIGHTS
HB 2099 – OPPOSE – Would require the Governor and Attorney General to cooperate with the federal government on immigration issues – this really means deportations.
WORKERS RIGHTS
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.
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