Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Arizona List Endorses Ginny Dickey
Arizona List is proud to endorse Ginny Dickey for a second term on the Fountain Hills Town Council. Ginny was endorsed in 2006 in her first campaign. In the last four years Council Member Dickey has been instrumental in the creation of a comprehensive environmental policy including an Economic Development Plan for Downtown with business-friendly practices. Ginny tells us, “I want to continue to be part of the Fountain Hills Council dedicated to realizing our Town’s goals and visions, and appreciate the encouragement and support of Arizona List’s leadership and wonderful members.” Find out about Ginny Dickey’s campaign on Facebook.
Take Our 2009 Survey
Arizona List had an extremely successful 2009. We built our membership to 731 members and are close to our goal of 1000 members by November 2010. We built our largest war chest ever so we can write maximum super-PAC checks to our endorsed candidates. We elected three women to city councils in 2009: Rosanna Gabaldon to Sahuarita Town Council, Sharon Wolcott to Surprise City Council and Karin Uhlich to Tucson City Council.
We would like to know what you think about what we did in 2009 and where we should go in 2010. Please take our survey and give us your thoughts. Your comments are important to help us improve Arizona List for our candidates, our members and our political community.
EMILY’s List Endorses Arizona List Candidates
Arizona List congratulates our endorsed statewide candidates, Felecia Rotellini and Penny Kotterman, on their endorsement by EMILY’s List (Arizona List is not affiliated with EMILY’s List). The endorsements are accompanied by PAC checks from the national organization. Arizona List members can check out the links above for information on the candidates’ appearances, campaign news, or to make a donation or volunteer for their campaigns.
Our Women Working For You at the Legislature
Last week, 13 state parks were recommended for closure and Oracle State Park, just north of Tucson, remains closed due to the Republican failure to find a bipartisan budget solution. Arizona List endorsed legislators are advocating to keep open the state parks that bring in small business dollars for the economy in their districts. Rep. Pat Fleming, Rep. Lynne Pancrazi, and Rep. Nancy Young-Wright along with other members of the Democratic House Caucus met with the State Parks Board last week and will meet with area business leaders and concerned constituents to discuss possible alternatives. “The closure of these state parks is devastating to small businesses in Arizona,” Young Wright said. “Having these state parks open can decide whether visitors will come to small businesses in small towns.”
Council Members Face Recall in Tucson
Council Members Regina Romero and Karin Uhlich along with Mayor Bob Walkup are being targeted for recall, despite the fact that Tucson voters sent Council Member Uhlich back for another four years just last November. Council Member Romero would need to run for election in 2010 and immediately begin preparing for her re-election in 2011. Both women were Arizona List endorsed candidates. Pam Grissom, Arizona List Board Chair said, “At a time when Tucson is facing a budget crisis that will reduce services and cost jobs, Tucson voters are not well served by a recall election that will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and distract the Tucson City Council from the business at hand.”
Save the Date
Phoenix: Sunday February 7 – Exclusive Leadership Council Event with Barbara Lee
Phoenix: Saturday, March 13 – Effective Messaging for Political Campaigns
Tucson: Friday, February 26 – Arizona List Night at Borderlands Theater
Annual Luncheon and Happy Hour Set for March 27
The Arizona List Sixth Annual Luncheon will be March 27 at the Doubletree Hotel in Tucson with an evening dessert reception at the Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix. Our special guest for this event is Amy Walter, Editor of The Hotline. Arizona List is excited to share Amy Walter’s perspective on the 2010 election and the current status of women in politics with our members. Her expertise provides an engaging, compelling presentation that keeps audiences riveted. Look for invitations in the mail in February.
Just the Facts
Continuing the section we premiered last month, this month we are focusing on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade 1973 Supreme Court decision on January 22. According to the Center for Disease Control:
- There are 62 million women in the US of childbearing age (15-44 years old)
- By the age of 25, ½ of all women in the US will have experienced at least one pregnancy
- 85% of women will have given birth once by the age of 44
- 35% of women will have at least one abortion by the age of 45*
Last year in Arizona we saw the passage of HB 2564, the anti-abortion omnibus bill. Our Arizona List endorsed candidates were on the front lines in defending against this restrictive legislation. In honor of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade help us continue our work recruiting and supporting candidates who will stand up to further attempts to restrict a woman’s right to safe, accessible, affordable health care by making a contribution to Arizona List.
*http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5713a1.htm?s_cid=ss5713a1_e
