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Press Releases

Aug 25, 2010

Schweikert’s Vulture Valley: Your Loss Is His Gain (VIDEO)

Website shows GOP candidate's record of preying on homeowners, profiting from housing crisis

Aug 25, 2010

Statement on Dems' general election slate

Don Bivens, Arizona Democratic Party chairman, issued the following statement in response to Tuesday’s Democratic primary results:

Aug 20, 2010

Campaign Watch: Brewer caught padding her resume with federal funding, projects

Jan Brewer has a well-established pattern of bashing the feds but taking credit for federal efforts to help create jobs and stabilize Arizona’s schools, industries and workers. In the last nine days, Brewer has tried to do this at least five times -- and she's hoping nobody will notice.

Aug 11, 2010

Campaign Watch: Will Brewer take credit for federal aid to Arizona?

Brewer has a well-established pattern of bashing the federal government while taking credit for federal stimulus funding that has helped stabilize Arizona’s schools, industries and workers during the Great Recession.

Aug 10, 2010

Gov. Brewer, do your job!

"A monsoon storm is swirling the Capitol while Brewer and Republicans fiddle with political stunts," said Luis Heredia, Arizona Democratic Party executive director. "Stop wasting time and taxpayer money. Stop blaming everyone else and take responsibility for the real challenges facing Arizona."

Aug 7, 2010

Schweikert breaking campaign laws ... again

The Arizona Democratic Party has filed a complaint against perennial GOP congressional candidate David Schweikert for once again violating Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules on a recent attack piece he sent to voters.

Aug 3, 2010

Failing Our Schools, Part 1

Arizona students begin heading back to school this week. When they arrive, many will find fewer teachers, larger class sizes, and the elimination of programs such as music, art and physical education.

Jul 30, 2010

Reminder to treasurer candidate Douglas Ducey: Don't forget to vote!

An examination of Maricopa County election records shows that, despite living in Arizona 15 years, Ducey has never voted in a primary election for state treasurer or other major statewide office.

Jul 23, 2010

Brewer’s new ad: ‘Getting the job done’ (Seriously?!)

Jan Brewer’s campaign mailers are now hitting voter mailboxes, and her new video ad is hitting the airwaves -- and both of them are missing the truth. Brewer pretends Arizona is enjoying a comeback at the very time she is doing untold damage to our state.

Jul 22, 2010

Dems agree with Hayworth: GOP candidates should renounce Babeu endorsements

"Surely, these Republicans don't need campaign endorsements from a sheriff who willingly participated in a White nationalist radio show," said Don Bivens, Arizona Democratic Party chairman.

Jul 19, 2010

Payday Paton uses senate campaign funds as personal slush fund

Former payday lending lobbyist and CD8 Republican primary candidate Jonathan Paton is unethically funding his congressional race with money from his state senate campaign, according to a complaint filed today by the Arizona Democratic Party.

Jul 15, 2010

CD8 poll: The questions Payday Paton is afraid to ask

Jonathan Paton has apparently forgotten there’s a GOP primary in August. The former payday lending lobbyist released his own CD8 general election poll today. But Paton’s poll didn’t ask the real questions voters need answered about his record of putting special interests ahead of Arizonans. So we will ask them for him.

Jul 13, 2010

How to save Arizona’s tourism industry: Silence Brewer

“A real leader shouldn’t need a quarter-million-dollar PR campaign -- funded by taxpayers – to try to undo the damage she has done by bashing her own state,”

Jul 9, 2010

Brewer Boycotts Her Own State

Jan Brewer has tarnished the celebrated image of Arizona, scaring away tourists and businesses with tales of headless bodies and rampant kidnappings.

Jul 1, 2010

Statement on the president’s call for tough, comprehensive immigration reform

Don Bivens, Arizona Democratic Party chairman, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech this morning:

Jun 30, 2010

PaydayPaton.com tells voters what Jonathan Paton won’t – his record as payday lending lobbyist

As Arizona celebrates today’s sunset of the payday lending industry, the Arizona Democratic Party has launched www.PaydayPaton.com so voters can see for themselves the truth about CD8 Republican primary candidate Jonathan Paton’s payday-lending past:

Jun 30, 2010

Legal complaint asks Secretary of State to investigate Ducey’s lack of financial disclosure

Should a candidate for Arizona’s highest financial office – state treasurer – be required to disclose his or her financial holdings? The law and logic say yes. But Republican candidate Doug Ducey says no.

Jun 28, 2010

FACT CHECK: Panel of journalists pans Brewer’s ‘truth-teller’ label

A roundtable of Arizona journalists on KAET’s “Horizon” dismantled Gov. Brewer’s claim that she is a “truth-teller.” Here are some excerpts from the Friday broadcast:

Jun 23, 2010

Brewer's truthteller strategy hits a snag: The truth

Gov. Brewer's "I'm a truthteller" strategy hit a big snag over the weekend when her campaign co-chair, Mary Peters, made a head-scratching claim at a GOP event in Ahwatukee. Speaking on behalf of the governor, Peters said that Brewer "has already created thousands of jobs and will continue to work on that.'' Huh?

Jun 16, 2010

Truthteller in chief? Not exactly

In last night's GOP gubernatorial debate, Gov. Brewer repeatedly said, "I'm a truthteller," as if saying it would somehow make it so. But the truth is harder to find in what Brewer says than in what she does. Here's a comparison of the two.

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