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About Katie

Katie is from Phoenix, Arizona, and graduated from Seton Catholic in 1988. She went on to get her Bachelor of Social Work from Northern Arizona University in 1992 and her Master of Social Work from Arizona State University in 1995. Katie has been a professional social worker since 1992 and prior to being elected to the legislature, she worked for Sojourner Center, the largest domestic violence shelter in the United States. As Director of Government Relations, she was responsible for ensuring compliance with $4 million in government contracts, was involved in several community-wide domestic violence and homeless coordination efforts, and worked to engage domestic violence survivors in the legislative process and social action. Katie has served as a Commissioner on the Phoenix Women’s Commission, the Phoenix Human Services Commission, and was the chair of the Maricopa County Merit System Commission. She is on the board of Political Action for Candidate Election of the Arizona chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, and is adjunct faculty in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at Paradise Valley Community College. Katie is a graduate of Valley Leadership’s Leadership Institute (2003), Emerge Arizona’s candidate training program (2004), and the Center for Progressive Leadership’s Political Leaders Fellowship program (2007).

How Katie is Helping Arizona

Katie Hobbs worked to pass bills that would create and enforce policies to prohibit students from harassing and bullying one another through the use of electronic technology. “This is important because anti-gay bullying is a huge risk factor for students, leading to dropout, substance use, depression, and even suicide,” she says. “This bill will go a long way to ensuring that schools are safe for ALL students.”

She also passed a bill that was signed into law April 26, 2011, which will require teams to investigate near fatal and fatal domestic violence incidents. Rep. Hobbs says, “This bill was personally very important to me because of my work in domestic violence. I served on the state’s very first Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, in the City of Phoenix. These are multi-disciplinary teams that review deaths that occurred as a result of domestic violence in order to make recommendations for systems changes that will keep victims safer and hold offenders accountable.”

To see the bills she fought for, click here:

http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=104&Legislature=50&Session_ID=102

About Olivia

Before having the opportunity to serve Tucsonans at the state level, Senator Cajero Bedford was a business owner and a director of sales and marketing for the tourism/hotel industry.  Understanding the importance of public service, Senator Cajero Bedford became the second generation in her family to represent southern Arizonans at the state Capitol. She provided her parents, Rep. Bernardo “Nayo” Cajero and Rep. Carmen Cajero, with advice on important votes during the 28 years they served in the Arizona House of Representatives. She urged her parents to ensure that high school students receive free text books and that the state provide funding to establish the University of Arizona Cancer Research Center.  Since taking office in 2003, Senator Cajero Bedford has fought to defend a woman’s right to choose. This issue is important to her and remains at the top of her list each session.

How Olivia has Helped Arizona

Olivia Cajero Bedford truly advocated for women by working to defeat anti-choice bills including one that would prohibit a physician assistant from prescribing medication intended to perform an abortion, one that would expand the required components of voluntary and informed consent of an abortion to include a fetal ultrasound and one that would exclude Planned Parenthood as a qualifying charitable organization.

Sen. Bedford says, “While these provisions will not stop abortions, they will serve to jeopardize the reproductive health of many Arizona women.   Low-income women will fall into the shadows to seek unsafe, illegal abortions.  Rural women will be forced to travel long distances to either Tucson or Phoenix for an abortion.  Lastly, many women will lose access to clinics that provide essential reproductive health services including well women exams, HPV vaccines, birth control, and abortions.  Instead of punishing women for what is their legal reproductive choice, we should spend our time and resources on preventing unwanted pregnancies by providing safe and affordable contraceptives and comprehensive sex education.”

To see the bills she fought for, click here: http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=27&Legislature=50&Session_ID=102

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Mark this on your calendar! Arizona List has some big events coming up!

Friday, September 16th – Arizona List is proud to announce that we will host NY Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy at events in Phoenix and Tucson! Congresswoman McCarthy has been a fierce gun safety activist since first elected in 1996.

Friday, October 21st – Arizona List is proud to host Donna Brazile in Phoenix for one night only. Please stay tuned for more details about this exciting evening!

Click here to see our June 2011 Newsletter!

In This Issue:

1011 in 2011! Arizona List Membership Drive
Awesome Events with Arizona List
Spotlight on Arizona List Board of Directors
Arizona List Inspired by EMILY’s List Annual Conference
Arizona List Spends the Afternoon with Ellen Malcolm”
Thank You to our Members!

Future Arizona List Campaign Managers learned how to effectively run statewide and federal campaigns on May 22 and 23rd in Phoenix and May 27 and 28th in Tucson during a two-day intensive training. The training, taught by EMILY’s List staff, allowed attendees to learn the latest techniques for fundraising, message development, grassroots organizing, media strategy and voter contact. Participants were taken step-by-step through all vital campaign elements, such as how to construct and maintain a campaign budget, how to construct a memorable candidate message to constituents and how to properly ask for donations from viable community members, family, and friends. The training program prepares candidates and campaign staff with the skills and information necessary to gain an advantage in any political situation.

Thank You for Your Continued Support!

Arizona List wants to say Thank You to our members for your continued support throughout the last year.  It has been a tough road indeed. We know that the only way to create the Arizona that accurately reflects the Arizona we want, is to elect progressive, pro-choice Democrats.  We are working hard in 2011 to prepare for the coming election year.

• Make a contribution in addition to your membership fee to further support the work of Arizona List.
• Renew your membership today and invite a friend to become a member.
• We encourage you to stay connected to our website, www.arizonalist.org, to stay up to date on our events, forums, guest speakers and trainings.
• We encourage you to consider hosting a house party and inviting friends that might be interested in learning about and supporting the mission of Arizona List.
• We invite your feedback and suggestions on our current events and what you would like to see in the coming year.

To inquire about hosting a house party or to give us your feedback, please contact our Outreach Director, Katy June, at kjune@arizonalist.org.

August 25th, 2010 TUCSON, AZ – Arizona List accomplished a 96% candidate win rate in the primary, with 26 endorsed candidates progressing to the General election.  Arizona List is the only Super PAC in the state focused on electing pro-choice Democratic women to state and local offices.

Deborah Dale, Executive Director, said, “These victories are something to celebrate!  We are proud of our candidates; they ran great campaigns and will build on that successful momentum in the General election.  The need for Arizona List’s candidates is evident. Under Republican leadership this state has lost jobs, cut education, and limited women’s access to healthcare, all of which harms families and children. When women are involved in policymaking, the needs of families are considered and our future is not ignored.”

She said, “Everyone in our state – male and female, child and senior – is in desperate need of elected officials who understand the value of investing in the future of Arizona.”

Endorsed candidates are:

Arizona State Senate

LD   9 Senate – Sheri Van Horsen

LD 11 Senate – Rita Dickinson

LD 15 Senate – Rep. Kyrsten Sinema

LD 23 Senate – Sen. Rebecca Rios

LD 24 Senate – Sen. Amanda Aguirre

LD 26 Senate – Cheryl Cage

LD 27 Senate – Rep. Olivia Cajero Bedford

LD 28 Senate – Sen. Paula Aboud

LD 29 Senate – Sen. Linda Lopez

Arizona State House
LD 10 House – Jackie Thrasher

LD 12 House – Angela Cotera

LD 14 House – Sen. Debbie McCune-Davis

LD 15 House – Lela Alston

LD 15 House – Katie Hobbs

LD 20 House – Rep. Rae Waters

LD 23 House – Rep. Barbara McGuire

LD 24 House – Rep. Lynne Pancrazi

LD 25 House – Rep. Pat Fleming

LD 26 House – Rep. Nancy Young-Wright

LD 27 House – Sally Ann Gonzales

LD 30 House – Andrea Dalessandro

Arizona List, a grassroots donor network supporting pro-choice Democratic women running for office in Arizona, was founded in 2003 and has seen its membership grow steadily over the last seven years.  With 800 members and advocates on the ground in Yuma, Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff, Arizona List has helped to elect 30 candidates to local and state offices in 40 races.  Arizona List is committed to making sure that qualified progressive women have the resources they need to be serious contenders for public office.