Cindy Hans is a former teacher, principal, and community volunteer, with experience as an election worker, Deputy Registrar, advocate for Save Our Schools, and organizer for the Stop Dark Money campaign. Cindy is also an active member of the League of Women Voters.

During her time as an Arizona Corporation Commissioner from 2003 – 2010, Kris’s leadership helped create tens of thousands of high-paying jobs, saved Arizona consumers billions of dollars, and required utilities to produce more clean energy — including solar, wind and energy efficiency — which saved us money and reduces air pollution. Kris worked to preserve Arizona’s increasingly threatened water resources by overseeing one of the largest expansions of utility water conservation programs in state history. Kris also pushed utilities to stop spending ratepayer money on corporate bonuses and advertising, in an effort to keep rates low. And when a major natural gas company was charging too much in the wintertime, Kris required the company to provide customers rebates and rate reductions.

Kathy Hoffman was elected Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018, making her the first educator to lead in the Arizona Department of Education in over 20 years. When she was elected, she knew that she wanted to reimagine what this role meant for our students, teachers, and families. This is not just an administrative position for her, but instead an office that can elevate the voices of our students and be an advocate for our public schools and educators.

Superintendent Hoffman has spent her entire career working in public education, first as a preschool teacher and then as a speech-language pathologist. She began her career in the Vail School District in southern Arizona before joining the Peoria School District. She saw firsthand the problems within our schools and the challenges our students face everyday. Now, as Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, she is tackling these issues head on. 

• Lauren Kuby was a two-term councilmember and former vice mayor of Tempe
• She is a sustainability scientist at Arizona State University and a recognized national champion for climate action and clean energy
• Lauren is an advocate for fair, equitable worker protections
• She championed the creation of the Tempe Family Justice Commission to promote access to just, safe avenues of care for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking
• As a result of her work with community members, Tempe leads the state in climate action-planning and bold, empathetic justice
• She served on the board of the nonpartisan Arizona Municipal Water Users Association from 2015 to 2020

As a former Mayor of Phoenix, Greg knows how to get things done and has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of his constituents.

Congressman Stanton flies home every weekend to work in his district. 

There is simply too much work to be done to take any time out of serving the folks who put their trust in him. 

Javier was born in the small migrant farming community of Cashion, Arizona near Phoenix. He grew up working in the agricultural fields of Phoenix. Spanish was his first language.

Javier was raised by two loving and determined women, his single mother and his grandmother. From the time he was young, his mother taught him the values of respect and equality for all. She also imparted in him the idea that education is the great equalizer.

Javier believes that our democracy works when we are informed and involved. As the next Representative of Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, Javier will vote for and propose legislation
to make Roe V Wade the law of the land.

The “Let’s Remove Voter Protections” proposition. A yes vote supports a constitutional amendment to allow the Arizona State Legislature to amend or repeal voter-approved ballot initiatives if any portion has been declared unconstitutional or illegal by the Arizona Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court.

State Rep. Athena Salman (D) says: “It’s a very sneaky way to undermine the Voter Protection Act without actually having to repeal the Voter Protection Act.

A yes vote would support a constitutional amendment requiring citizen-initiated ballot measures to be a single subject. This would make it nearly impossible for citizens to get most initiatives onto the ballot.

Joel Edman, executive director of Arizona Advocacy Network says: “The trick is that what qualifies as a single subject is in the eye of the beholder.” 

A yes vote would allow the legislature to set property tax exemption amounts and qualifications (including property tax exemptions for widows and widowers; those with disabilities; disabled veterans; and property used for trade, business, or agriculture).

A yes vote would create a Lieutenant Governor, of the same party as the Governor, to be the first in line to become Governor instead of the Secretary of State. This would ensure that the governorship stays with the same party.

Arizona is one of 5 states that does not have a Lieutenant Governor. However, voters in Arizona overwhelmingly rejected similar ballot measures to create a Lieutenant Governor position in 1994 and 2010.

This proposition was sponsored by Republican Sen J.D. Mesnard from our district. MCDP has no official position on this proposition.

A yes vote would change the AZ constitution so that any ballot measure that includes a tax element would require 60% approval from the voters, instead of a simple majority. 

A yes vote would stop predatory medical debt collection by significantly increasing the amount of debt protected from medical debt collectors.

The “Stop Dark Money” proposition. A yes vote would require that persons or entities that make an independent expenditure of $50,000 or more on a statewide campaign or $25,000 or more on a local campaign must disclose the names of the money’s original sources..

A yes vote supports allowing non-citizen students to receive in-state college tuition when a student (a) attended school in Arizona for at least two years and (b) graduated from a public school, private school, or homeschool in Arizona.

The “Let’s Make Voting More Difficult” proposition. A yes vote supports making multiple changes to Arizona’s voter ID and mail-in voting policies, including requiring dates of birth and voter identification numbers for mail-in ballots and eliminating the existing two-document alternative to photo ID for in-person voting.

State Rep. Mitzi Epstein (D) says: “This is barrier, after hoop, after lava pit, after problem, after more barriers. This is voter suppression”

A yes vote supports creating a 0.1% stales tax for 20 years to provide funding for the state’s fire districts.