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DGA Statement on Steve Gaynor Joining Arizona GOP Race for Governor

Today, Steve Gaynor announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Steve Gaynor is a wealthy opportunist who’s spent his entire political career putting shady political pursuits and power-grabs ahead of the needs of Arizonans, creating a sham nonprofit to influence redistricting in favor of the…

DGA Statement on Matt Salmon Entering the Crowded, Extreme GOP Primary for Arizona Governor

Today, Former Republican Congressman Matt Salmon announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Matt Salmon is the latest candidate in the Arizona GOP’s increasingly messy, far-right primary contest to model his campaign off of Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories. Salmon launched…

DGA Statement on Kari Lake’s Entrance to Arizona’s Crowded Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Today, Kari Lake announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Kari Lake is a failed journalist and far-right conspiracy theorist who is unfit to govern the state of Arizona. She has publicly embraced fringe politics and supports the Arizona Senate’s…

DGA Statement on Karrin Taylor Robson’s Jump Into the AZ GOP’s Race to the Extreme Right

Karrin Taylor Robson has announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona. Her candidacy makes her the second far-right candidate to jump into the primary within 24 hours. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Karrin Taylor Robson is too extreme for Arizona. Her unabating loyalty to Donald…

DGA Statement on Kimberly Yee’s Candidacy Setting Up the AZ GOP’s Primary Race to the Right

Today, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Kimberly Yee has continually put partisanship and far-right propaganda above the needs of Arizonans. A staunch ally of far-right extremists like Donald Trump, Yee defended Trump’s racist…

GOP Civil War Heating Up Early As Primary Fights Start For 38 Gubernatorial Races

As eyes shift to the 38 governor’s races over the next two cycles, the GOP civil war is in full swing, with early primary contests proving to be Trump litmus tests and nasty infighting exploding across the country. In California, as Trump Republicans spend all their time and energy on a recall attempt that’s doomed to fail,…

Every State, Every Vote: Arizona Republicans Launch “Full-Scale Assault” on Democracy

A coalition of voting rights groups warned on Tuesday that Arizona Republicans are launching a “full-scale assault” on democracy – attempting to pass at least nineteen bills aimed at limiting voting rights. Among the proposals: eliminating no-excuse absentee voting, making it harder to obtain an absentee ballot, enacting more stringent voter ID requirements, and shortening…

As Congressional Republicans Move to Reverse Election Results, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s Silence Speaks Volumes

Do Republicans In Arizona Support Efforts to Undermine the Results of Our Free and Fair Election? Nearly a quarter of Senate Republicans and close to 140 House Republicans have announced they plan to object to the certification of electors in Congress today in an extraordinary attempt to undermine American democracy. The move comes at the…

Every State, Every Vote: Arizona Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Reinstate Discriminatory Voting Restrictions

Today, Gov. Doug Ducey and Arizona Republicans are making another attempt to disenfranchise minority voters in the state. The group petitioned the Supreme Court to reinstate a pair of voting restrictions that will make it more difficult for people of color to vote in the fall. The restrictions were struck down by the 9th Circuit…

“Terminate It”: What Trump’s Obamacare Repeal Will Cost Arizona

Does Gov. Doug Ducey Support the President’s Efforts to Rip Away Health Care from 297,000 Arizonans? Yesterday, President Trump doubled down on his administration’s ultimate goal to “terminate” the ACA even as the country faces its worst public health crisis in history. The deadly effects that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act would cause…

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