M.C. Nelson The SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club hosted Edgar Soto, candidate for Arizona State Senate. Edgar has lived his whole life in Southern Arizona; his family lived in Pima County since before the region was part of the USA. He is a Marine Corps veteran. He spent the last 27 years at Pima Community College…
M.C. Nelson The SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club hosted Arizona Corporation Commission Candidates—both are running to ensure “rubber stamp” utility increases aren’t occurring. Clara Pratte built her career on public service and is now a successful small business owner and a mom to two boys. She is running to lower costs for Arizonans, restore integrity to…
M.C. Nelson Jeff McClure, on his sixth year on the Pinal County Board of Supervisors and currently chairman of the Board, came to tell us about what’s happening in Pinal County. He discussed items such as how Pinal County is the sixth–largest growing community in the United States. Housing permits are up as well as…
M.C. Nelson SaddleBrooke Ranch Democrats invited Arizona Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan from Tucson’s Legislative District 18 to review the state of water locally and in Arizona. Priya, a Tucson native, has taught natural resource law at the University of Arizona and previously advocated for sustainable resource management with the Environmental Defense Fund. She holds…
M.C. Nelson We were fortunate to hear from Brian Matlock, a mechanical engineer working for multiple companies and running for Arizona State Mining Inspector. He’s worked for many mining companies across many states and has years of experience. He spoke about the need for safety for the workers (which ultimately leads to safety of the…
M.C. Nelson The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Democratic Club hosted a visit by Maurice “Mo” Goldman, Oro Valley resident and Tucson Attorney who specializes in legal immigration. He gave updates of what is happening locally and nationally regarding immigration. He is working with clients who started the process years ago (explaining to us how long the…
M.C. Nelson The SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club hosted a visit by Professor Michael Dues. Michael taught argumentation, conflict management, and organizational communication in the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona. He was also the debate coach at Sacramento State College. He gave a great lecture on current political communications and styles of messaging.…
M.C. Nelson The Democratic Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch hosted a visit by Common Defense—the largest grassroots membership organization of progressive veterans standing up for our communities against the rising ride of racism, hate, and violence. They vow to organize together against those who seek to divide us so systems can not be rigged for economic…
M.C. Nelson On March 18, the Democratic Club hosted a visit from JoAnna Mendoza, candidate for Arizona Congressional District 6. JoAnna is a proud mom, retired Marine, and native Arizonan. She discussed her humble rural beginnings, her various jobs (a retired Drill Instructor) in the military, and her work as a congressional staffer to former…
M.C. Nelson Democratic Club had a visit from Kari Hull, Deputy Directors of Statewide Outreach, and Shelly Hartman, Pima Community Action Team Coordinator, both from Save Our Schools Arizona, a community-based organization that has goals around public education including engaging Arizonans in dialogue around the state. We discussed some current topics, including the voucher system,…