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Monthly Meetings
Next meeting -- June 10th 6:30 PM - Pyle Center SW corner of Rural and Southern Just West of the Tempe Library |
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Welcome to the website of District 17 Democrats! Our legislative district covers most of Tempe and South Scottsdale. We are people-powered politics. We are students, retirees, educators, the working class, homemakers, professionals, and more. We are a diverse group of energized Democrats who are committed to keeping Democrats in office in District 17, Congressional District 5, and statewide. And we are planning on turning Arizona Blue in the 2008 presidential election! --> Click here for information on how you can get involved. --> Click here to view our events calendar. --> Click here to view our precinct maps. --> Click here to read our May 2008 newsletter (PDF). 
Body of War ScreeningThursday, May 8, 7:00 PM Chandler Cinemas Click here for more information or to buy tickets! Posted on April 22, 2008 Goin' to Denver! On March 15, hundreds of enthusiastic Democratic PCs journeyed to ASU to select district-level delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August. The over 100 PCs and guests attending the CD5 caucuses were a diverse group, which was reflected in the slates of delegate candidates. The candidates ranged from rookie activists, involved in their first campaign and first caucus to veteran activists who could say they "campaigned for FDR as a fetus!" After the candidates offered heartfelt speeches asking for support, the gathered PCs began voting. After almost three hours, balloting was complete, and five delegates and one alternate were selected. Congratulations to our 2008 delegates:
Special thanks to the D17ers and ASU Young Democrats like D17 Chair Doug Mings who volunteered their time and energy to help make the district-level delegate selection caucus such a rousing success! Posted on April 4, 2008 JUST RELEASED: Agenda for 2008 Republican National Convention
Posted on September 6, 2007 Meg’s Legislative Wrap-Up When Congressman Harry Mitchell sat in the State Senate seat I now hold, he often told us that “much of what we do here is to fix what we did not do right the year before.” Well, I intend to tell Harry that his theory was, sad to say, right again this year. For me, the past legislative session both honed my skills in compromise and, at times, forced me to draw a line in the sand on compromise. One high point was a successful collaboration of business community, organized labor, and bipartisan legislators to adjust worker-compensation benefits. On the flip side, I was disappointed that we passed no health-care reform measures for the uninsured. Tackling this issue will be critical next year. One of the most heated debates both at the legislature and in public forums has been the employersanctions bill. As one of four senators who voted against the flawed legislation that ultimately passed, I was happy to see the Governor urge lawmakers to revisit the language in a special session. The Arizona Republic (July 3, 2007) editorial simply urged “Fix the Flaws.” I agree; one challenge is to foster cooperation between both sides of this issue to ensure that this flawed legislation does not hurt Arizona. Perhaps my biggest concern is something that we Arizonans cannot control. Namely, a federal program – the “Basic Pilot” – that is supposed to help businesses verify immigration status is itself flawed and severely underfunded. We all agree that accountability is important, but it seems that there is no agreement in the Legislature that accountability should be a two-way street. I believe it is. If we expect businesses to be responsible, we need to provide them with adequate tools to help assist them in this goal. Much of summer has been spent working to build the bipartisan strength needed to fix the flaws we can address. But without the federal government’s commitment to improve their existing pilot program, our state legislation is bound to have unintended and unfortunate consequences for Arizona. –State Senator Meg Burton Cahill Posted on September 6, 2007 Proof that LD17 is Turning Blue in a Big Way Out of 72 precincts in LD17, In 2006:
In 2004:
In 2004, there were 44 Democratic elected PCs; in 2006, there were 62!! Posted on February 17, 2007 |
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