Tag Archives: Legislature
RTS Help Session
Ready to use Arizona’s Request to Speak system, but need a helping hand first? Interested in learning tips and tricks from an RTS power user? Want to turn your armchair activism into a fun social activity? Join a CEBV volunteer at RTS Help Session! This series of Help Sessions is hosted by our Legislative Committee […]
Continue readingRequest To Speak (to AZ LEG) Training
Lobbying from your easy chair. Make your voice heard in the Arizona Legislature during this important upcoming session. Learn about the Request to Speak system with an expert. RSVP here
Continue readingTake Action: Oppose Senator Allen’s Sex Ed Bill
Are you ready for Request to Speak? Well, it’s ready for you! And we have a great bill to start with: Senator Sylvia Allen (R-LD 6) has introduced SB 1082, which would prohibit any sex education before 7th grade, strips the word homosexuality, and mandates a focus on abstinence. Instead of ensuring that our kids’ […]
Continue readingHoliday Reception for Felicia French!
Please join Arizona Senate Candidate Felicia French for Holiday Drinks & Sweets. at the home of Carol and Roger Redenbaugh in the Village of Oak Creek. RSVP by December 1 to for the exact address. Donations to French for Arizona will be greatly appreciated. Felicia is the Democratic candidate for the Arizona Senate from […]
Continue readingArizona’s Budget Signals the Parties’ Differing Values
On Thursday, June 13, we were honored to host Arizona Democratic House Leader Charlene Fernandez, House Co-Whip Athena Salman, and Senator Jamescita Peshlakai (LD-7) for a public town hall at Coconino High School. The group explained the 2020 budget as passed by the Arizona Legislature in the session which just closed — and how the […]
Continue readingLet’s Flip LD-6 Fundraiser
Republicans hold the Arizona Legislature by a slim margin. LD-6 (whose largest city is Flagstaff) is key to winning a majority. Arizona House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez and other Democratic Legislative Leaders are here to help us raise the funds to Flip LD-6. Proceeds will benefit the Coconino County Democratic Party and the Arizona Legislative […]
Continue readingArizona Democratic Legislators’ Town Hall
We just finished an incredible legislative session where Democrats had a few successes but many disappointments. Come hear from our Arizona Democratic Legislative Leaders how their priorities differed from the Republican majority: House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez Assistant Leader Randy Friese Co-Whip Reginald Bolding Co-Whip Athena Salman Coconino High School Mini-Auditorium. Free and open […]
Continue reading2019 Legislative Wrap up — the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
We believe that your advocacy through Request to Speak and with phone calls, emails, letters, and in person meetings with legislators made a difference in the 2019 session — mostly in stopping some very bad bills. Let’s keep it up next year! POSITIVE RESULTS: Delivered on the promise of a second installment of 20×2020, which […]
Continue readingCoral Evans Jumps into LD-6 House Race
Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans announced today that she will run for Arizona House from Legislative District 6. She’s the first Democratic candidate to announce for the House race. Felicia French is running for the Arizona Senate seat, having made her announcement in February before hitting the Arizona Trail. In making her announcement, Evans said: There […]
Continue readingHow Arizona spent your tax dollars in the new state budget
Now that the Republican legislature has passed its budget and Ducey has signed it into law, let’s take a look at some of the worst of it. If you’re interested in what alternative priorities the Democrats proposed, we’re sponsoring an event on June 13 with Democratic House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez and other Democratic legislators […]
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