Random Musings

* = There's a rather big caveat: If current results hold up.  A couple of the districts that currently favor the Democratic candidate ar...

The (soon-to-be former) LD17 Democrats ( because of redistricting, the district that emcompassed south Scottsdale and most of Tempe has been...

The Democrats in LD18 (West Mesa), LD17 (Tempe and South Scottsdale) and LD8 (North Scottsdale and Fountain Hills) have event coming up, inc...

The Cronkite News Service , a part of the ASU School of Journalism and Mass Communication, recently interviewed State Representative Ben Arr...

Rep. Ed Ableser, Rep. Ben Arredondo, and Sen. David Schapira will meet, greet, and speak to constituents next Saturday at the Tempe Library....

LD17's Representative Ed Ableser has introduced HCR2038 , a resolution patterned after the famous Utah Compact.  It lists a set of princ...

State Sens. David Schapira (D-LD17) and Ron Gould (R-LD3) appeared on KAET's Horizon Tuesday to discuss Gould's anti-14th Amendment ...

From the East Valley Tribune - The Tempe Sports Complex will be rededicated Monday in the name of former Councilman Ben Arredondo. A cerem...

One of the masterminds of the rash of faux-Green candidacies in close races, Steve May, has withdrawn from the race for a House seat from LD...

From the Arizona Capitol Times - Less than a day after a federal judge said they had the right to stay on the ballot, three alleged “sham”...

...It's made it all the way to the east coast now, and not in just a weekly or suburban daily that no one outside of its base market rea...

Will do a more complete recap tomorrow (I need to get some sleep now), but here are a few pics... Ed Ableser and Ben Arredon...

Early voting has started, and those voters who have signed up for the Pernanent Early Voting List or have specifically requested a mail ball...

As if the challenge to his candidacy based on residency wasn't bad enough (hearing scheduled for downtown Phoenix on Thursday), the Augu...

From the Arizona Capitol Times - Sixteen challenges were filed in Maricopa County Superior Court against candidates’ nominating petitions, ...

After one of the most contentious legislative sessions on record, the Democratic contingent to West Washington can look upon their accomplis...

Press release time (via email) - Schapira First to File in District 17 TEMPE - David Schapira has filed enough petition signatures with the ...

Americans for Prosperity, the Big Business-funded and -controlled "grassroots" group (that's the definition of "astrotur...

From a press release - Sen. Burton Cahill to announce retirement; Reps. Schapira, Ableser to reveal who will vie for state Senate, House sea...

From a press release and related flier from the House Democrats - Come Share Your Thoughts at the Legislative District 17 Town-Hall Meeting...