Politics

In the midst of a hyper-partisan political environment Republicans, Democrats and Independents in Arizona have found something to work on together: democracy. As the focus moves from the primaries to November's general election, former Congressman Ron Barber and business and civic leader Don Henninger are announcing the launch of the Arizona Democr...

State Representative David Cook has sponsored legislation to pay down unfunded liabilities within the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS), which was established in 1968 to provide a uniform statewide retirement program for public safety personnel. HB 2035 would appropriate nearly $1.6 billion from the state General Fund to PSPRS to re...

State Representative Neal Carter (R-8) has introduced HB 2452, legislation that would make it illegal to discriminate against any person based on their vaccination status. The bill amends Arizona's laws to include protection against discrimination in employment, housing, or public accommodations based upon whether a person has or has...

Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers is proposing to cost taxpayers more money and potentially suppress voter turnout by banning cities, towns and school boards from holding all mail-in ballot elections. Local government entities have decided to run many of its low turn-out and off-cycle elections this way because it's cheaper to send ballots to voters tha...

Lawyers for the Trump campaign have dropped a lawsuit seeking a review of all ballots cast on Election Day after finding that the margin of victory for the presidential contest in Arizona could not be overcome. The Trump campaign filed the lawsuit on Saturday alleging some voters were confused on Election Day and feared that their ballots were not ...

The Solar Team will be the featured speakers for the San Tan Valley Democrats meeting, Sat. Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. They are Bill Mundell, Shea Stanfield, and Anna Tovar, the three Democrats running for the Arizona Corporation Commission.  Kristin Clark, a Democratic write-in candidate for the Arizona House, District 12 will also speak. District 12 ...

San Tan Leads, a local San Tan Valley business networking group, is hosting a presentation about the Invest in Ed proposition, PROP 208. They are bringing representatives from both sides of the proposition to the table for this discussion, which will be held virtually, October 6, 2020.  The virtual meeting room will open at 7:45...

Delina DiSanto, candidate for U.S. Congressional District 4, and Barbara McGuire, candidate for Arizona Senate District 8, are the featured speakers for the August San Tan Valley Democrats meeting.  The meeting will take place August 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be on Zoom and streamed on the group's YouTube channel. Area D...

Lynsey Robinson, Esq. is the featured speaker for the San Tan Valley Democrats, Sat. July 18 at 10:00 a.m. She is running for the Arizona Senate, District 12, which also includes Gilbert and Queen Creek. It reaches down into Pinal County including the San Tan Mountain Regional Park and the area just east of there. Ms. Robinson was born in Port-au-P...

Two candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission are featured speakers for the San Tan Valley Democrats in April. Bill Mundell is a former chair of the A.C.C. and was a commissioner for nine years. He has been a Judge in Chandler and served in the Arizona House. Anna Tovar is the current mayor of Tolleson, AZ and has served in the Arizona Sena...

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors may soon see a new but familiar face, due to today's announcement by former State Senator Chuck Gray to run for the San Tan Valley District 2 seat on the county board. The 8-year veteran legislator served in the Arizona House of Representatives, the State Senate and was elected by state senators from across Ari...

Sharon Girard is kicking off her campaign for the Arizona House of Representatives with a District Eight tour that will reach from Globe to Casa Grande. Her campaign announcement is inspired by the lack of affordable healthcare, the teacher shortage, school funding crisis, and Republican Leadership blocking the Equal Rights Amendment.

After reviewing today’s ballot count update, Sandra Kennedy is pleased to claim victory in her campaign to return to the Arizona Corporation Commission, noting that she received the most votes in a four way race.

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema will be the first woman to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate, according to The Associated Press.

Polls have officially closed. The first set of results from the 2018 general election will be posted just after 8:00 p.m.  Results listed below will be updated as new results are released.