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Official Notice: Summer Meeting July 19, 2008

The next business meeting of the Maricopa County Democratic Party will be Saturday, July 19, 2008 at the Pipefitter's Union Hall, 3109 N. 24th St, Phoenix, AZ beginning at 9AM. The agenda and meeting documents (part of the official PC packet) are available by following these links. All files are PDF.

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The Big Delegate Kick-Off 2008

Join your fellow Democrats as we kick-off the "Rumble for the White House" on Sunday, July 27, 2008. There will be food, music and fun for all, plus, you can meet your delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Bring your friends and neighbors to this family-friendly event!

Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008
Time: 4PM - 8PM
Place: Carpenter's Union Hall, 4547 W McDowell Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85035
Cost: ticket price $25.00 each

Order tickets here, today!

Sponsorships

  • We Can Take The Whitehouse! - $500.00 (includes two tickets)
  • We Can Take The Arizona House! - $250.00 (includes two tickets)
  • We Can Take Six Congressional Seats! - $100.00 ( includes one ticket)
  • We Can Take Turn Arizona BLUE! - $50.00 (includes one ticket)

For more information on the event or to become a sponsor, call Lisa Underhill at 602.298.0503.

Contacting Senator Obama's Campaign

Contacting Senator Obama's Presidential CampaignAll inquiries regarding the Obama campaign should, for the time being, be directed to his Chicago office. We will post information regarding the reopening of the Senator's Arizona office here whenever that information becomes available.

Sen. Barack Obama
P.O. Box 8102
Chicago, IL 60680
(866) 675-2008
www.barackobama.com

To obtain signs, bumper stickers, t-shirts, yard signs, posters, etc., please visit the Obama on-line store

Regional MCDP Offices

Getting involved in Democratic politics has never been easier or more convenient. Now there are two regional offices for you to get information about our candidates or volunteer to help build our Democratic majority. Call the office nearest you today!

East Valley

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GEMDEMS

7141 E Main St,
Mesa, AZ 85207
www.gemdems.org

Phone: (480) 924-DEMS (3367)
Office Hours: M, T, & TH: 10AM to 4PM
Wed. 2:00 - 9:00
Fri. & Sat. 10:00am - 2:00pm

West Valley

Map to Valley Office
Western Democrats

7440 W. Cactus, A-4 (faces N 75th Ave)
Peoria, AZ 85381
www.westdems.com

Phone: (623) 249-7407
Office hours: 10AM to 5PM

Help Restore Professional Law and Order To Maricopa County

The newspapers are replete with reports of abuse of power and dereliction of duty by the County Attorney and County Sheriff and the lack of proper accountability by the County Board of Supervisors. For example:

  • Everyone has heard the local and national news media reports of the arrest and jailing of executive editor and CEO of the Phoenix New Times for controversial reporting. The CEO was arrested by two plain-clothes sheriff’s deputies driving an unmarked car with Mexican license plates.
  • The Wickenburg Sun reported in December 2007 the Town of Aguila is effectively without police protection because the MCSO is patrolling urban areas instead of the unincorporated areas the Sheriff is required to protect. As a result homes and businesses have been robbed multiple times and people have called the MCSO and no one came out.
  • The Phoenix New Times reports that the County Attorney and County Sheriff, like Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon, have an enemies list of people they then target for purely political reasons.
  • As if jailing local newspapermen wasn't enough, since taking office in 2005, the East Valley Tribune reports the County Attorney has been paying millions of dollars of public money into paying private law firms to protect his political friends and to prosecute his political enemies.

There is no question that this election year will be important for Arizona and that we must remain focused on delivering our county and state for our Democratic Presidential nominee, whoever he or she will be. The Maricopa County Democratic Party is the critical link that will get our voters to the polls to support our nominees and Democratic candidates across the ballot--including those who running for the top County elected positions. But we cannot achieve these important objectives without your financial support.

The MCDP is asking you now to make a down payment on next year’s election victories by making the most generous online contribution you can afford right now to the Maricopa County Democratic Party. Help the MCDP restore competent law enforcement leaders to Maricopa County. Please make your generous donation today.

MCDP Truth in Personal and Robo-calling Policy

Throughout the entire election season, the MCDP will post here the names of those campaigns who are currently making authorized robo and personal campaign calls to voters. Our intent is to keep you informed of calls originating from the MCDP and to eliminate those negative campaign calls often masquerading as Democratic candidate calls. If it isn't listed here, it isn't coming from our office, from candidates who are using our system, are making them on their own or through another provider.

Campaign calls: none

Fundraising calls: ADP fundraising - ongoing, calls with California area codes

Informational Calls: MCDP voter registration campaign begins 2/25/08

Desert Politics: 1PM Saturday on AM1480 KPHX

Interested in getting the real lowdown on what's happening down at the state capitol? Do you want to hear a civil discussion of the issues where people who are personally involved in passing the laws, implementing the policies, and influencing public opinion without playing 'gotcha?' If so, listen to "Desert Politics" with host Todd Landfried every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480 KPHX. If you miss it, you can download past programs as podcasts from iTunes or subscribe to our RSS feed. For information on this week's program, please visit the Desert Politics page on 1480kphx.com.

  • Jun 7 - Encore: Immigration Myths with Dr. David Wells and attorney Robert McWhirter
  • June 14 - Paul Waldman, Media Matters discusses his report "Fear and Loathing in Prime Time"
  • June 21 - Dr. Douglas Massey, Princeton University, Co-director, Mexican Migration Project
  • June 28 - Faith Leaders Discuss Immigration, Hate Crimes, and Religion

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If you're a business owner and like what you hear on Desert Politics, the best way to show your support is to advertise your business on KPHX. Call Kim Macias at (602) 257-1351 to discuss how you can improve your bottom line and support progressive talk in Maricopa County.

Not Just Anyone Wears the New MCDP T-Shirt!

Our MCDP t-shirt is becoming the hip thing to wear. Not only did movie director Michael Moore don an autographed copy, Jeff "the Dude" Dowd (the basis for the lead character in "The Big Lebowski"), and Arizona State Democratic Party Chairman Don Bivens have one. Even presidential candidates like Barack Obama have them (actually, he has two, which he wears jogging).

Go ahead and show your colors! If you have a good photo wearing your MCDP t-shirt, send it to us and we'll post them along the celebrities!

If you would like to get your own MCDP t-shirt, contact your district chairperson (see the Legislative District links in the left menus) or call our office at 602.298.0503. They're only $15 and are available is S, M, L, XL and XXL. All proceeds go to the MCDP and help elect Democrats to all public offices in Maricopa County.

Democrats: Get Politically Involved Today!

National politics and issues aren't the only thing Democrats need to be concerned about. With the state legislature in session, it is important that all of our elected officials hear what Democrats have to say on the issues. Fortunately, the legislature provides several ways for citizens to monitor and comment on legislation, schedule to testify on bills, and track a bills progress through both houses of the legislature. This is your chance to make a difference. Call our office at 602.298.0503 or send an email to info@maricopademocrat.com to learn how!

Support The Maricopa County Democratic Party

Winning elections aren't cheap and the coming elections are going to be some of the most expensive in history. If Democrats are going to take back the Arizona House of Representatives we need the resources to get our message out to the voting public and to register as many new Democrats as possible. That means money, time, expertise and voter outreach.

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