Review for mine could be delayed

Elections have consequences...one of which is keeping people in positions of power. The Board of Supervisors needs to have some significant changes made to it next go-round.

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Ruth McClung's Campaign HQ

For those of you not on Facebook, you may not have seen the following post, so I will repeat it here:

Juanita Lange August 2 at 12:03pm Reply
Written in response to he following post made by Lesley VanBorssum:

“Listen carefully to the candidates for office, stop in their campaign HQ and see how you are treated by staff and volunteers as the candidate draws people much like them self, see the degree of organization, the energy level, the commitment or lack of it you find. Do everything you possibly can to meet the candidate and take their measure in person. Stop making voter decisions based on TV ads!! Do your homework. Reclaim America.”

I respond with the following:

To anyone who wants to meet Ruth, she does not yet have a campaign office per say.... well actually, she has at least 9 of them but they are at kitchen tables, or in home offices, or in living rooms, spread out across all 6 counties in CD7. These offices are staffed by trusted volunteers who have committed their time, energy, homes, and lives to helping take back our country.

The way these trusted volunteers have chosen to do this is by volunteering for Ruth's campaign and by allowing their name and contact information to be posted in her mailings (which for many of us, that's huge) and by allowing anyone who wants to, to drop by their homes and pick up signs, literature, and bumperstickers to help Ruth's campaign with it's goal of sending Grijalva packing.

You see, early on, Ruth's campaign had to make a choice, use the hard earned money, generously given by her grassroots supporters for office space or use it to purchase as many items as possible to get the word about her campaign and her cause... retiring Grijalva! Ruth chose the later, as she believed it was the wisest use of your donations and that seems to be proving a very wise choice indeed. Her message is getting out! Grijalva has taken notice! He doesn't like Ruth's bumperstickers (she's given out over 6000), he doesn't like her billboards (she has 10 in Yuma), and he doesn't like the fact that she might actually accomplish her goal (taking over his job)! Ruth is making a difference and she gives her supporters all the credit. As she puts it, without my grassroots supporters, my campaign would be nothing!

So yes, as Lesley suggest, don't just base your opinions on radio & TV ads, believe me, they are not always what they seem!!!! Go, meet the candidates, ask them questions, visit & read their website postings, if you like them, volunteer to help, make a donation, whatever it is that you are comfortable with, DO IT, before it's too late!

Note: the best way to keep up with Ruth, is to visit her website and sign up for her email newsletter: http://www.ruth4az.com/index.html She will NOT use your email address for anything else and typically, she sends out an email only about once a week. You can also join her personal FB page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=607036315&ref=ts
and her campaign page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=90894343429&ref=ts

Together we CAN do this!
Juanita Lange
Pima County Campaign Chairman & Volunteer Coordinator
Ruth McClung for Congress 2010

From Tucson Tea Party

The following was done by the Tucson Tea Party, and arrived via e-mail today. Since our papers are largely ignoring everyone running in CD-7 except for Raul, please take a look:

In an effort to help get TTP members to understand the candidates running in many of the races locally and statewide we have requested that candidates in specific races reply to a few questions that we thought would be of interest to tea partiers. Many of you may already be familiar with the candidates, but hope that the following will help you with your primary voting.

We would like to remind everyone that TTP does not endorse candidates, but once the primaries are over we will be an active participant in the November elections.

The first candidates to answer questions are from the Congressional District 7 race against Raul Grijalva. They were each given the same questions and amount of time in which to answer the questions. Candidates responses are listed in alphabetical order by their last name.

Candidate Questions and Answers

Question #1 - What are your thoughts on SB1070, especially as how it relates to National immigration policy?

Ruth McClung- There is a big difference between legal immigration and illegal immigration. I support legal immigration. SB1070 was Arizona’s way to try to help with the ramifications of illegal immigration. Immigration and border security are the federal government’s job, but it has not been doing its duty. Arizona had every right to pass a bill that pushes for federal law to be enforced, though this is not an excuse for the federal government for not doing its job.

Terry Myers- Candidate had not responded by the time this email was sent.

Joseph Sweeney- I fully support we should have done it 14yrs ago. The Congress amended the Immigration and Naturalization Act in 1995. The Congressional intent was to co-operate with state police powers to help enforce the act. SB1070 does this. The administration has abolished its duty to take care to faithfully execute our laws pursuant to the U.S. Constitution Article II section 3.

Robert Wilson- I believe SB1070 was written to combat not only illegal aliens but also safe-haven laws. Arizona has a serious problem with criminal activity that starts with illegal entry into the United States of America. SB1070 helped open the eyes of the politicks in Washington and people around the world to the plight of Arizona; chiefly the safety of the residents of the state. I have outlined on my website a solution to our immigration problems that does not involve "Amnesty" and decries the "Dream Act". I am offering a simple solution to the problem.

Question #2 - As a freshman in Congress, what would be your approach in shrinking the size of government and cutting government spending?

Ruth McClung- I personally like the idea of zero based budgeting. This can be extremely time consuming so performing it every 5 to 10 years would be a reasonable approach. Periodically doing this would help clean out much of the wasteful spending because each expenditure would need to be specifically added to the budget with a reasonable explanation as to why it was better than some other expenditure.

Cutting government spending and balancing the budget would have a substantial impact on shrinking the size of government. We also need to clean out our government bureaucracy - this will shrink government influence. Regulations and mandates from our bureaucracy can slow down our economy and businesses, and can take away liberty. Some regulations and mandates are needed, but we need to get rid of the ones that are not! I have also found that there is selective enforcement of these laws and regulations, which leaves the ethical person or group at a disadvantage and is destroying justice and liberty in our country.

Terry Myers- Candidate had not responded by the time this email was sent.

Joseph Sweeney- We need to evaluate the constituents opinions on these issues. I know from some data research they expect representation that is balanced and fair. They expect more representation than what their getting.

Robert Wilson- This has so many parts to it, but in no particular order. A - work with Paul Ryan to get the "Roadmap for America" passed. B - Repeal "ObamaCare". D - Legislate a "Balanced Budget" requirement every 2 Fiscal Years. E - Cut all discretionary spending unless within the balanced budget this includes any budget item that is not included in mandated expenses ie: Dept of Education, Dept of Housing, Dept of Interior, etc.

Question #3 – What are your feelings about the recently passed Health Care Legislation? Would you support repeal?

Ruth McClung- Yes, I would support repealing the Health Care Legislation. The Health Care bill was so bad that they had to bribe people to vote for it. We can look at countries around the world, or the State of Massachusetts, to understand how damaging this law will be to America’s future health care if we do not repeal the bill.

Unless President Obama sees the light, our first line of attack on the bill should be to de-fund it. In 2012, we need to elect a better president who will help us fully repeal it.

Terry Myers- Candidate had not responded by the time this email was sent.

Joseph Sweeney- Needed for Cost(s) reasons. No; but we to amend it to keep it balanced and fair.

Robert Wilson- The so called "Obamacare" legislation constitutes a tax on all citizens. I want to repeal it and have signed the Repeal It! pledge. I have also outlined on my website a solution to bringing down the cost of Health Care. Remember Health Insurance is NOT Health Care!

Question #4 – In your own words, explain the Tea Party movement locally and nationwide.

Ruth McClung- I believe the Tea Party movement consists of local groups of people who gather together because they love America. They wish to see a return to the values that our country was founded on - especially limited government, individual freedom and personal responsibility. Our government was set up to be constrained under the Constitution, but it isn’t any more. The Tea Party movement realizes this and is standing against this trend. They seem to always gather in a peaceful and respectful manner, celebrating their first amendment rights. They are a positive political force in Arizona as well as nationwide.

Terry Myers- Candidate had not responded by the time this email was sent.

Joseph Sweeney- I believe that it is necessary to wake up our public officials on both the local and national levels. We are again sadden by taxation without representation especially on major issues. I intend to represent citizens/taxpayers 80% on major issues not 20%. I intend to do my homework and evaluate. I will follow the spirit of 1776 and the Declaration of Independence which states that just governments get their powers from the consent of the governed. Sometimes this consent needs to be researched at the state, local and national levels.

Robert Wilson- I believe the Tea Party movement is one of the great inventions that could only occur in the United States of America. Only in the USA can we have people with the most conservative principles and people with the most liberal principles standing together peacefully against the government for redress. The Tea Party movement stands for everyday people coming together to be heard with one voice that government spending, rising taxes, and mandates to the people will not be tolerated. The Tea Party is a display of the freedoms of this country in an effort to have elected representatives listen to the voice of the people. The Tea Party embodies what is right in this country fighting what is considered wrong; it is individuals from all walks of life versus political class.

Candidate Fund Raising

Financial considerations should also be important in understanding each of the candidates running in this election. This information was found on the Project Vote Smart website projectvotesmart.org.

Raul M Grijalva (D)
Raised: $521,579
Spent: $409,295
Cash on Hand: $135,341
Last Report:June 30, 2010

PAC contributions: $221,250 (42%)
Individual contributions: $292,464 (56%)
Candidate self-financing: $0 (0%)
Other: $7,865 (2%)

Ruth McClung (R)
Raised: $59,286
Spent: $37,233
Cash on Hand: $22,053
Last Report:June 30, 2010

PAC contributions: $0 (0%)
Individual contributions: $53,332 (90%)
Candidate self-financing: $5,954 (10%)
Other: $0 (0%)

Terry Lon Myers (R)
Raised: $21,786
Spent: $17,190
Cash on Hand: $4,595
Last Report:June 30, 2010

PAC contributions: $0 (0%)
Individual contributions: $45 (0%)
Candidate self-financing: $21,741 (100%)
Other: $0 (0%)

Joseph Sweeney (R)

No reports on record for this candidate.

Robert Wilson (R)

No reports on record for this candidate.


NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2009 - 2010 House election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Friday, July 30, 2010.

Quick Bio Info (gathered from candidate websites)

McClung

* Arizona resident since 2000
* As a teen she helped out in campaigns, volunteered in the Republican headquarters, helped in special county events.
* Graduated 2004, Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Arizona.
* Married 2005 to Micheal McClung
* Employed as a rocket scientist for a local engineering company
* First time running for CD7 US House of Representatives

Myers

* Resides in Tucson
* Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (school unknown to us)
* Licensed by Arizona State Board of Technical Registration and Arizona Department of Real Estate
* Owns TLM Development Consultants Inc
* Served for ten years on the Oro Valley Board of Adjustments
* First time running for CD7 US House of Representatives

Sweeney

* Graduate of Salpointe High School and U of A
* Graduate 1995 J.D- not qualified for bar examination
* Director of National Service Lobby
* Candidate since 1974 for various political offices including CD 2 and 5
* Candidate for CD 7 in 2002,2004,2006 and 2008


Wilson

* Moved to Arizona in 2000 and currently resides in Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona
* Married to Susan - one daughter
* He has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix
* He has worked for the past 5 years in finance for a private university in Phoenix.
* First time running for political office


We hope to be able to bring you more candidate answers over the next few weeks.

Save the Date

August 28th- Join the Tucson Tea Party at Reid Park Ramada 10 from 8 am until 11 a.m. Meet the candidates who won the primaries, get literature for them and volunteer for their campaigns. More information to come later.

Border Security, by Ruth McClung

Check out the video here.

You Will Be Missed.

All of Marana will miss you.

May God grant you and your family peace.


Story in the NW Explorer

Update from State Rep. David Stevens

This is another packed weekend for the campaign. I hope you can join me at one of these upcoming events.
 
Thank you to Andy Goss Party - Saturday, July 24 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at 409 N. Highway 80 in St. David, near mile marker 298. Look for the balloons on the gate. Contact Katie at
(520) 221-1337 for more information.
 
Cochise County Farm Bureau Picnic - Saturday, July 24 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Community Center in Sunsites, Treasure Road, 1 mile west of Highway 191 in Sunsites. Pot luck dinner at 6:00 pm. Contact Ron Low at
(520) 766-3276 for more information.
 
Palominas Tea Party - Monday, July 26 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Church of Palominas, 10466 E. Highway 92. Contact Debbie Stoner at
(520) 266-1058 for more information.
 Smart Girl Politics, Meet and Greet in Sierra Vista - Wednesday, July 28 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at My Big Fat Greet Restaurant, 4177 E. Highway 90 in Sierra Vista.
 
 
Please join me at one or more of these events and INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!
 
Don't forget to tune into my radio show on Monday morning if you live in the Sierra Vista area. Listen to KTAN, 1420 AM from 8:00 to 9:00 am. If you have a question, the call-in number is
(520) 458-2331. I hope to hear what you think. To listen to previous shows, click on "Inside View" Podcast at
DavidStevens2010.com. Please visit my web site and check the Calendar link for future events. Thank you for your time and I look forward to seeing you soon.
 
Very respectfully,
 
David Stevens
 

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Updates from Ruth McClung

From the Ruth McClung campaign team:

www.ruth4az.com July 22, 2010

Friday, July 23, Ruth will be on Arizona Illustrated's Friday Round table for a forum with the other CD 7 candidates. Watch her on Channel 6 KUAT at 6pm. You can watch it on-line also -http://watch.wliw.org/video/1547618899/ Other times to watch include:

* 7/23/20106 p.m. on PBS HD
* 7/23/20109 p.m. on PBS World
* 7/23/20109 p.m. on UA Channel
* 7/24/201012:30 a.m. on PBS HD

One Step Closer to Socialism - Financial Reform Law?!

With everything that our country has been facing for the past several years, we now have another problem to deal with, the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Law. This is another government bureaucracy weight to add to the shackles that our federal government has placed on small business. With its 2,300 pages, it has become a job "creator" for the lobbyists and lawyers who will go to Washington to interpret it, but for the rest of us, it will make lending and borrowing more expensive and destroy jobs. Small companies will collapse under the new government burdens and regulations. We cannot afford this bill. It is a blatant attack on small business and "Main Street".

This bill will decrease the predictability needed to jump start the economy. I discussed how predictability was needed in an earlier op-ed, http://www.ruth4az.com/Issues/EconomyCanBeStrongAgain.html . With small business being held to the same regulations as large business, and without the ability to hire a fleet of lawyers and lobbyists, they will have little say in where this monstrosity takes them. They will also struggle to stay compliant with the strict regulations that will be placed upon them.

Dodd and Frank are arguably the two politicians who carry the most blame for the housing crisis. Why do we trust them to "fix any problem? This bill will do nothing to address the problems that created the recession that we are currently in. Wall Street and large financial firms (otherwise known as the "Too Big to Fail" companies) will find numerous loopholes in the bastion of non committal regulation that is this 2,300 page bill. It is small town America who will suffer!

A vote for me is a vote to shrink government.
Ruth

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575363162664835780.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575369402612040086.html

Volunteer 4 Ruth

Lets flood Congressional district 7 with Ruth McClung signs!
Ruth signs are going up all over CD 7 thanks to many people! Many of the signs in Maricopa County had disappeared so our volunteers led by Barb got them back up. The ones in the city of Maricopa will go up this weekend. We still have plenty of signs to put up. Let Juanita know if you want to decorate your area with a McClung sign or 2. We have 18" by 24" , "4 by 3" and 4ft by 8ft signs.

IMPORTANT FOR PRIMARY! We need volunteers who are willing to put out signs at their voting precinct, the night before the primary election. Let us know if you are willing. We will start a list and closer to August 24 get a sign or 2 to you! Some people go to vote still undecided as to who to vote for. Lets convince them to vote for a rocket scientist!

One way to help get Ruth elected on August 24
If you are willing to call likely Republican and Independent voters in your precinct please call or email Juanita Lange with your Name and Precinct number and she will email you a list and get you started. Don't know your Precinct number? See your voter's registration card.

Juanita Lange Volunteer Coordinator 520-572-8621 (please leave a message) volunteer@ruth4az.com

Meet and Greet
If you would like to host a Meet and Greet at your home or schedule Ruth to speak at your group's event, please contact Gini Crawford, Ruth's Campaign Manager at ruth@ruth4az.com or phone her at 520-579-5734

Ruth's literature, bumper stickers and signs are available for pick up from the following Chairmen or at the listed business locations:

La Paz County:
Le Roy Shontz, Area Campaign Chairman 602-708-9394, lshontz82@gmail.com

Maricopa County
Barb Rogers, Area Campaign Chairman 623-556-7393, goinnutsaz@gmail.com

Maricopa City/Pinal County:
Alicia Rodriquez, Area Campaign Chairman 650-474-0328, arod@prodigy.net

Tucson/Pima County:
Juanita Lange Area Campaign Chairman 520-572-8621 (please leave a message) volunteer@ruth4az.com Ina & Silverbell area
Pima County Republican Headquarters, 5447 E 5th St. #100, phone: 520-321-1492
JD Hayworth Headquarters, 698 E. Wetmore Rd. #440, phone: 520-829-0819
5-Star Termite-Pest Control, 1002 South Pantano Parkway, phone: 520-886-0045

Santa Cruz County:
Gini Crawford, Ruth's Campaign Manager at ruth@ruth4az.com or phone her at 520-579-5734

Yuma County:
Call or email Shirley Tuffly 928-305-0229, tuffstuff@q.com
Call or email Paul Jackson 928-783-2460, terrij291@aol.com

TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAMPAIGN

http://www.ruth4az.com/GetInvolved.html

One way to give to Ruth's campaign and have fun at the same time is to buy some tickets ($10 each) to her big event at Old Tucson Studio on August 7 at 6 pm. We kept the price down because we are a grassroots campaign and want as many people as possible to get to know Ruth. There will be an auction of many neat donated things during the event to raise more money for the campaign. We need to have a count by August 3 if possible.

Info on the the event: Dessert in the Desert with Ruth

http://www.ruth4az.com/CampaignTrail

Ruth on the Campaign Trail

Saturday, August 7, meet Ruth at the Dessert in the Desert and Auction - at the Old Tucson Studios, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tickets for this event are $10 and include entrance into Old Tucson (no rides, etc.), dessert, Ruth speaking, and other fun and entertaining things.

To see what will be auctioned off go to:
http://www.ruth4az.com/CampaignTrail/Events%20Special%20Old%20Tucson.html

Tickets can be bought at: http://www.ruth4az.com/tickets.pdf

Saturday, July 31, Ruth and her campaign will be washing cars at the corner of Campbell and Irvington from 8-10am. Come on over and support Ruth by bringing your dirty car. You can wash cars too. After the car wash anyone who wants can come to lunch with Ruth and her team. Location for lunch will be decided there.

Thursday, July 29, Ruth will be the main speaker at "Way Out West Women" at noon. Lunch is $10. Location: Tonopah, AZ at the Saddle Mountain RV Park. Information: 623-734-5343

Wednesday, July 28, Ruth will be in the Wake Up Tucson studio (AM 1030 KVOI) at 7:10 am to talk on the radio with Chris and Joe. Listen live on: http://www.kvoi.com

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Trying to update...

Well, apparently blogger isn't working like I thought it would, as it hasn't updated in a long time....

So, while I will continue to try to use this site to update official LD 25 stuff, only physically this time, instead of relying on auto-posts...    I am also starting an "opinion" page as well over at Pima's 25th. Note: it is a personal newsy opinion page, so take what is said there as a personal opinion, and not as the Pima GOP's stance on anything posted there.

Paton Event in Continental Ranch

Because pork is for roasting - NOT for spending... REMINDER Saturday, May 8, 2010 4:00 p.m. Continental Ranch Neighborhood Park 8900 N. Coachline Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85743 Join Jonathan for this fun, free, family event where he will serve up his famous homemade roasted pork. Tell Gabrielle Giffords and the other politicians who benefit personally from earmarks and stimulus dollars to say NO to this game of corruption. Send a real fiscal conservative to Congress! Bring a blanket, chair or dish to share. RVSP to info@patonforcongress.com or 395-2024   National Review: Paton "strong GOP candidate" Also, check out this story from the National Review, naming Gabrielle Giffords one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the nation and calling Jonathan Paton a "strong GOP candidate." "Representing a district on the Mexican border, she once bashed the Minutemen; now she calls for deploying National Guard troops to stop unlawful border crossings. She's wavered on the state's tough new illegal-immigration laws. She'll face a strong GOP candidate in Jonathan Paton." http://article.nationalreview.com/433360/house-races-in-2010/jim-geraghty?page=3 PAID FOR BY JONATHAN PATON FOR CONGRESS

Craig Smith for LD 25

I'm asking for your help to get a friend of mine, Craig Smith, on the August primary election ballot.  He wants to compete to be the Republican nominee for Arizona Senate for LD25.   He needs about 500 signatures from around the district (Legislative District 25 includes Marana) to achieve that.  Republicans, Independents and persons registered "Party Not Designated" may sign his nominating petition.

If successful in August (against other Republicans) he will compete in November for the Arizona Senate seat now held by Democrat Manny Alvarez.

Your signature on Craig Smith's nominating petition doesn't commit you to support him when you vote in August, or in the November general election (though certainly we hope that you will).

It simply helps to insure that Craig gets on the ballot and that we all have more choices when election time comes.

Craig Smith is not your ordinary Republican, nor an ordinary politician.  He's not a young "city-slicker" looking for a career in politics.  He's a retired U.S. Army Master Sargent with a Masters Degree in Public Administration.

Craig is genuine, honest and reasonable.  Born in Nogales, AZ, he's a gringo that speaks Spanish.  He's the former Director of Community Development in Bisbee.  He's been married 41 years and currently serves on the Huachuca City town council.

Craig is a libertarian-Republican.  A true believer in smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.  He believes in the rule of law, not personal whims, but he's aware that laws are sometimes poorly crafted and unevenly applied. 

When Craig Smith takes the Oath of Office swearing to uphold the Constitutions of both the United States and Arizona he means it.

We'll have a fancier website up soon, but for now the basics are at http://www.electcraigsmith.org

There will be time to explain more later - to meet with you personally, answer your questions and listen to your ideas.  Right now we need your help - we need your signature.

A Marana (NW Republicans) friend is helping to collect signatures and can meet with you this week to obtain your signature on Craig's behalf.

Thanks for your consideration.  If you are inclined to sign the petition now, or if you have more questions, please contact me by phone or e-mail.

David M Morgan, Campaign Manager

CRAIG SMITH for ARIZONA SENATE (Dist 25)

112 N 7th ST

Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 (USA) 
Cell (520) 236-4051

It's Official! CD-7 Has A Candidate!

April 27, 2010    www.ruth4az.com

Ruth McClung, Republican Congressional candidate, is officially on the ballot Ruth McClung, Republican Congressional candidate in Arizona's 7th district, filed her petitions on Monday, April 26.  Ruth's signature count was 1358 which gives her more than 3 times the number needed to be placed on the primary ballot on August 24, 2010. There are still some signatures out so she will do an addendum  to her filing, later on in May.  Ruth has been officially running since June, 2009.  After collecting signatures since July, 2009 it was a good feeling to have that important step of the campaign finished. I am so grateful to a number of you for collecting signatures for me! I could not have gotten this many without your help!  Guess who is taking the picture?  It was a bipartisan act! Ruth

Time To Act!

A lot of people have been complaining lately about how the GOP has lost it's way. I hear ya'. I used to be one of those people.

But then I realized something - I can sit on the outside and throw stones...

OR

I can get involved and make a difference, a REAL, ACTIVE, PARTICIPATORY difference. Read the linked article below, it's far better than anything I could write!

http://www.eagleforum.org/misc/brochures/precinct-committman.shtml

Darn Rupblicans...Being All Transparent and Stuff...

In a story posted at the Tucson Weekly, Supervisor Ray Carroll becomes the focus of the left as, once again, the Republican does "transparency in government" better than the left.

Supervisor Carroll has been asking for months for more detail into the budget situation of Pima County in order to get a handle on the 1.2 BILLION dollar debt the county currently owns. Those requests have essentially fallen on deaf ears. In addition, the 3 Democrat Supervisors refuse to seed the 6th person necessary for the citizen's budget revue committee to hold a quorum and begin looking into the county's financial paperwork.

What was Huckleberry's response? "It's not how much the debt is. It's how you manage it." In other words...as long as we bounce it around and pass it off to the next administration, we don't need to worry about it now. Apparently 'Transparency' is only acceptable when viewed through a frosted glass of Huckleberry whine.

How dare we try to be fiscally sound.

Supervisor Carroll needs our support, before any further "creative accounting" destroys Pima County.

First Meeting of NW Republicans - Marana

A huge thank-you to all that attended the first meeting of the Marana Chapter of the NW Republicans Group! Turn-out was amazing!

Marine Corps Memorial

The 10th Anniversary of the V-22 accident that claimed the lives of 19 Marines at Marana Regional Airport will be marked with a memorial service on April 10, at 10:00 am. The public is welcome to attend.

What Do We Do Now?

President Obama signed the Senate version of Obamacare into law today, effectively turning our entire health system into a socialistic system of healthcare coverage. Most of us are still stunned, appalled that the Land of the Free has now become the Land of the Free-Until-You're-Hurt.

How did we get here?

There are many reasons why...but ultimately it comes down to the voters. The voters elected the people that are now in office, making the exact decisions they said they would make. We can argue and complain and moan about the current state of affairs...

OR...

We can do something about it.

We do not have time to sit back and cry foul - if you think this is the end for this cycle, think again. This Federal Government of ours must be held accountable on a daily basis until NOvember, and there MUST be changes made in all levels of government. This change will only come from those same voters - the ones that sit in that independent middle, and the ones that chose to not vote.

Now is the time to decide what YOU will do to reach those voters:

• Can you make 5 phone calls a night for a candidate?
• Can you walk your neighborhood and hand out cards with the phone number and website address of Pima GOP HQ or the candidate of your choice?
• Can you hang fliers on public bulletin boards?
• Start or join a club?
• Donate some money to a candidate or a Party?
• Write a letter to the editor?
• Comment on the online comment section of the paper?
• Spend time on social networking sites adding commentary to politicians pages?
• Hold a fundraiser?

And not just one time, either. This needs to be a daily occurrence. It's about re-educating an entire segment of society on the dangers of the Progressive movement, and it's slow destruction of the free market and liberty.

Make the decision TODAY to not let one more day go by without putting up a fight. (non-violent, of course)

Make the decision TODAY to not hand this great country of ours over to the Moochers.

Make the decision TODAY to be personally involved, and not to rely on others to fight for you.

Make the decision TODAY, because I know that the Progressives' and the Left have made their decision to fight years ago, and they have not given up.

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3/21/10

Yesterday, our elected Representative Raul Grijalva chose to vote for legislation that creates the biggest entitlement program from the Federal Government to date. This legislation will bankrupt this country and will take generations to recover from.

The time to protest is over.

Now, it is time to win back our country,

ONE

VOTE

AT

A

TIME.

So, put on your most comfortable shoes, and start knocking on doors.

Pick up the phone and make calls.

Print up flyers, and hang them wherever people will let you.

Political Apathy is what has given us this legislation - it can only be corrected with Political Activism.

Medicare You Can Buy Into?

H.R. 4789 "Public Option Act," also called the "Medicare You Can Buy Into Act"


Progressive Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) isn't giving upon offering Americans a public option.

The congressman on Tuesday introduced the four-page H.R. 4789 "Public Option Act," also called the "Medicare You Can Buy Into Act," would allow all legal American residents under 65 to enroll in Medicare by paying a fee.

Will the House pass this?! Rep. Grijalva wants a public option...

Read and listen to YouTube video to get informed:
http://rawstory.com/2010/03/grayson-calls-vote-medicare-buyin/

Thanks to Ruth McClung for the heads up!

Ruth McClung Campaign Info

Saturday, March 20, Walk with Ruth to take back the US Congress in Maricopa C0. Meet at Barb Rogers’ house at 9am. Tonopah, AZ 85354 (call 923-556-7393 for directions). Ruth and her campaign plan on covering precinct 224 (Martin) with Ruth’s literature. Barb will have a meet and greet for Ruth at 5pm at her house, after the walk. Please come and help us distribute literature. If you can’t come for the walk, come and meet Ruth at 5pm.

Friday, March 19 Walk with Ruth to take back the US Congress in Tucson. details later

Saturday, March 13, Ruth will be at the Pinal Co. Friends of the NRA - annual dinner starting at 4pm. Location: Pinal Co. Fairgrounds, 512 S Eleven Mile Corner Rd., Casa Grande, AZ 85193

Saturday, March 13 Ruth will be interviewed by the Adam J. Gaub of the Maricopa Monitor at 2pm.

Saturday, March 13, Ruth and her campaign will be in Maricopa City at 9am, to help the Maricopa Republican Club distribute literature for her and other candidates.

Friday, March 12 – Walk with Ruth to take back the US Congress in Tucson. Ruth will be at Wendy’s Restaurant (1440 Valencia Rd. just west of I-19) at noon for lunch. From 1:00pm until 4:30pm we will walk and distribute literature in the neighborhoods north of Wendy’s - the Midvale area. Please come and help us…if Ruth wins, the co-chairman of the progressive caucus won’t be making your laws!

Thursday, March 11, Ruth will be in the studio of Wakeup Tucson on at 6:15am. Listen on AM 1030 KVOI.

Priorities...

It's nice to know that with the horrendous budgetary problems that Arizona is facing...our Representative in District 25, Patricia Fleming, is betting on the wrong horse. Literally.

Well, it's not that it's not a quaint idea to have an official state horse breed. But is this is best time? Let's get real progress done first, then we can pad our resume's with "passed legislation".

You can read the original story here.

NW Rep Group Expanding!

The Northwest Republican Group is Expanding!

Mark the date for the First Meeting of the Marana Chapter

If we are to take back our country

we need your help!

Please invest a little bit of time to join us.

And invite a friend to come along!

March 31, 2010 at 6:15 p.m.

At the Abbett Library, 7800 N Schisler Dr, Marana

(SEC Cortaro & Silverbell) More details to follow soon…

Contact: Sherese Steffens at 275-5836 or

Karen Schutte at 877-3230 for more information

"Where's Gabby?" Protest on March 9!

Rep. Giffords is hiding from the people of Tucson. It's time to call her out!

Type:

Causes - Protest

Date:	Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Time:	4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:	Gabrielle Giffords' office
Street:	1661 North Swan Road
City/Town:	Tucson, AZ
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President Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi are preparing to cram their healthcare bill down America's throat by March 26. They are doing this because Congress goes on recess at this time for a few weeks, and they want to have the vote as soon as possible in order to avoid a repeat of the August town hall protests that derailed their plans.

The worst thing about this bill? It forces you to get health insurance you don't want, and if you don't buy it you get a fine, and if you don't pay the fine you go to jail.

That sounds a lot like government tyranny to me.

This is an urgent matter. The time to act is now! We have to put a stop to this bill once and for all. The President and Congress are trying to ram this bill down the throats of the American people to save face no matter how abominable it is.

Where is Gabrielle Giffords hiding? Why hasn't she explained to the people why this different bill is so good and why she's voting for it? Why is she so scared of the people of Tucson?

She is about to sell out the people of her district and doesn't even have the guts to face them.

Bring your "Where's Gabby?" and other health care signs, and wear your red tea shirts! It's time to bring our Congresswoman out of hiding. We hope to see all of you there.

And don't forget to share this information with everyone you know!

Rep. Stevens on the State Tax Increase.

Originally posted at WillcoxRangeNews.com

By Arizona Rep. David Stevens/

Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 1:25 PM CST

(R-District 25)

The SALES TAX REFERRAL (Senate Bill 1001), which passed the House on Feb. 4, will put the decision of whether to enact a one-cent sales tax to the voters in a special election slated for May 18.

This was the third vote on the issue in less than a year, and I strongly believe that time would have been better spent working toward balancing the budget. The first attempt last May was a stand-alone measure that failed with not one Democrat voting in favor of sending it to the ballot. In August, the sales tax referral was bundled with what was a very pro-business and pro-growth package. It passed in the House and failed in the Senate by one vote, again without any Democratic support.

Without the ballot referral, the Governor used her line item veto authority on most of the budget provisions passed by both Legislative bodies. This veto threw the state into an unbalanced budget for FY 2010 and was followed with three more special sessions to further reduce spending. Not being able to negotiate around this referral has made a terrible situation even worse as we are not able to balance the budget due to an uncertainty of a revenue source and amount in regards to the referral.

It is my opinion that we, the state of Arizona, must have our say on this matter. It will not go away without the final word from the voters. It has been debated on if we, the Legislature, should have a straight up or down vote for the sales tax increase. That vote would fail on the floor of the House and I would vote NO on that bill. A sales tax increase would lose at least 15,000 jobs with a possibility of nearly 60,000 people needing additional support from the state. That scenario would be disastrous to our economy and would likely prolong the recession for many more years to come.

Now it's time to get the final word from Arizona voters on the sales tax increase. I strongly believe this is the best way to move forward with an issue as weighty as a tax increase.

Sen. Manny Alvarez (D-25) and Representative Pat Fleming (D-25) have voted NO three times stating they would not support a ballot referral. Indeed, Rep. Fleming indicated she would prefer having a straight up-or-down vote on the Floor.

Arizona has a very robust voter initiative process and voters know what is at stake with this referral. It's disappointing that Sen. Alvarez and Rep. Fleming have wasted months on the discussion instead of simply acting to let their constituents decide how they'd like to move forward.

If the referral passes, all of the tax revenue will be placed in the General Fund and the Legislature will then decide where to appropriate all of the new tax revenue.

Marana Town Council E-mail Change

The Town of Marana has created a general email address to allow for centralized processing of requests: council@marana.com

Representative Stevens is on Facebook!

Rep. Stevens now has a page on Facebook here. If you are on Facebook, I recommend becoming a 'fan'!

Monthly Meeting!

Saturday, February 13th- Legislative District 26 & 25 Meeting at Metro Water Building located on west side of La Canada just south of Orange Grove. Begins at 9:30 AM. Everyone is welcome.

Guest Speaker is State Treasurer Dean Martin, Candidate for Governor plus Senator Jonathan Paton, Candidate for CD-8, Senator Al Melvin and Representative Vic Williams.

AFP Rankings for 2009 are out!

The new rankings by Americans For Prosperity are out:

Our Freshman State Representative David Stevens scored a 74 for his first time on the list - this puts him in the "Friend of the Taxpayer" category.

No surprise, however, that State Representative Patricia Fleming (D) scored a whopping 16 - two worse than the Obamacare-touting Rep. Sinema. State Senator Manny Alvarez (D) was 4th WORST on the list with a score of 10.

Both Rep. Fleming and Sen. Alvarez earned the title "Champion of Big Government".

The email by Tom Jenney of AFP regarding this is as follows:

28 January 2010

Dear LD25 and LD30 Taxpayer--

(LD25 includes Cochise County, Marana, and Ajo.)

The Arizona chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP-Arizona), formerly the Arizona Federation of Taxpayers, yesterday released its 25th annual “Friend of the Taxpayer” scorecard on the Arizona Legislature. Some of your LD25 and LD30 legislators did well on the 2009 Scorecard:

Sen. Jonathan Paton

2009 Score: 87 2009 Designation: Champion of the Taxpayer

Cumulative 2005-2009 Score: 61

Cumulative Designation: Not Bad

District: 30 Party: Republican Email: jpaton@azleg.gov

Rep. David Gowan

2009 Score: 74 2009 Designation: Friend of the Taxpayer

Cumulative 2005-2009 Score: 74

Cumulative Designation: Friend of the Taxpayer

District: 30 Party: Republican Email: dgowan@azleg.gov

Rep. David Stevens

2009 Score: 74 2009 Designation: Friend of the Taxpayer

Cumulative 2005-2009 Score: 74

Cumulative Designation: Friend of the Taxpayer

District: 25 Party: Republican Email: dsteverns@azleg.gov

Rep. Frank Antenori

2009 Score: 72 2009 Designation: Friend of the Taxpayer

Cumulative 2005-2009 Score: 72

Cumulative Designation: Friend of the Taxpayer

District: 30 Party: Republican Email: fantenori@azleg.gov

ACTION ITEM: Please send your high-scoring LD25 and LD30 legislators a quick email to thank them for their hard work on behalf of Arizona taxpayers.

Two of the LD25 legislators did poorly:

Rep. Patricia V. Fleming

2009 Score: 16 2009 Designation: Champion of Big Government

Cumulative 2005-2009 Score: 16

Cumulative Designation: Champion of Big Government

District: 25 Party: Republican Email: pfleming@azleg.gov

Sen. Manuel V. Alvarez

2009 Score: 10 2009 Designation: Champion of Big Government

Cumulative 2005-2009 Score: 15

Cumulative Designation: Champion of Big Government

District: 25 Party: Republican Email: malvarez@azleg.gov

To view the 2009 Scorecard and legislators’ cumulative averages since 2005, use this URL:

http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/afpazlsc2009final.pdf

AFP-Arizona graded dozens of tax, budget, and regulatory bills from the 2009 regular session, as well as bills from five special sessions, giving weight to bills according to their projected dollar impact to taxpayers, consumers, and producers in Arizona.

According to AFP-Arizona, taxpayer victories during the last year included approximately $1.5 billion in baseline spending cuts to the FY2009 and FY2010 budgets, passage of a bill that allows for private enterprise to provide for Arizona’s transportation infrastructure, and referral of the Arizona Health Care Freedom Act and the Save Our Secret Ballot proposition to the November 2, 2010 ballot. But the 2009 sessions also produced disappointments for taxpayers, including the collective failure of the Governor and Legislature to implement measures that would balance the state’s long-term structural budget deficit in the near future.

AFP-Arizona was especially disappointed by the narrow failure in the Senate of a referendum bill to reduce the level of spending allowed by the state’s existing constitutional spending limit. The problem with the existing limit is that it was too high to prevent the kind of over-spending we saw during the Napolitano years. More than any other bill on the scorecard, the spending limit referendum bill (SCR1006) was crucial in dividing “Champions of the Taxpayer” from legislators with lesser designations. This deficit crisis was caused by the state government’s out-of-control spending, but the Legislature and Governor have failed to address that problem.

Other disappointments included the failure to advance a bill that would allow Arizona health insurance consumers to purchase plans available in other states. By not moving that bill forward, the Legislature has allowed Arizona insurance consumers to remain captive to the local fiefdoms of big insurance companies. Further, they failed to provide a competitive alternative to the federal takeover of the health insurance marketplace proposed by Obama, Pelosi and Reid. Yet another disappointment for AFP-Arizona was Gov. Brewer’s veto of a bill to extend fiscal transparency to the county and city levels.

The scorecard’s top award, and the designation of “Hero of the Taxpayer,” went to longtime taxpayer champion Russell Pearce (R-Mesa). Also reaching the status of “Hero” were Senators Sylvia Allen (R-Eastern Counties) and Chuck Gray (R-Mesa).

Sen. Meg Burton Cahill (D-17) found herself at the bottom of the list, with the designation of “Hero of Big Government.”

Governor Jan Brewer earned a score of 43 percent on the scorecard, earning the designation of “Friend of Big Government.”

To her credit, and unlike her predecessor, Gov. Brewer has looked realistically at the magnitude of the deficit. Where we differ is in our approach to digging our way out of the deficit. Brewer was monomaniacal in pushing a job-killing billion-dollar tax hike, and she held much-needed budget reductions hostage to that vision. She also demonstrated a lack of imagination when it came to streamlining government and unloading unproductive state assets.

Since 2008, AFP-Arizona has given legislators advance notice of which bills would be scored as key bills during the session. Activists interested in viewing AFP-Arizona’s scoring rubric for the 2010 session can use this link:

http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/afpazlscrubric01-25-10.pdf

For Liberty,

--Tom

Tom Jenney

Arizona Director

Americans for Prosperity

(Arizona Federation of Taxpayers)

www.aztaxpayers.org

tjenney@afphq.org

(602) 478-0146

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and scope of government is the best safeguard to ensuring individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. AFP educates and engages citizens in support of restraining state and federal government growth, and returning government to its constitutional limits. AFP has more than 500,000 members, including members in all 50 states, and 24 state chapters. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org

Lincoln Day Dinner

Pima GOP

Passing along a great piece...

The Sonoran Alliance wrote a great piece in response to the win by Scott Brown in Massachusetts. I'll quote a piece of it here:

Democrats in supposedly “safe” districts should now take heed as insurgent-backed conservative candidates like Ruth McClung and Janet Contreras wage ground-level campaigns against incumbents, ultra-liberal Raul Grijalva, and deeply submerged, Ed Pastor. The best and most tangible consequence of the Massachusetts miracle would be for both these women to receive the full-fledged support of tea party activists and anyone intolerable of the status quo.

So far, Mrs. McClung has received some pretty good support from the Tucson Tea Party. It also appears that she is picking up some support by the Pima GOP HQ as well...What remains to be seen is will she pick up the active support of those within LD25 and CD7 to get her name out to as many as possible before Nov.? Time to lace up the shoes and hit the streets!

SPARC Invitation

Submissions

If you have anything you would like to add to the site, have an article or news item, or have a suggestion, please feel free to email me - my email is listed down on the lower right of the blog.

Thanks!

Town Hall w/ Sen. Kyl

Please Join us on January 13th from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene (map) for a Townhall meeting with Senator Jon Kyl.

Since our last tele- townhall with the Senator a lot has happened and we appreciate the Senator's willingness to meet with us in person.

It would be a good idea to arrive early as space within the church will be limited.

For those of you who have been asking, yes, we are finally having an event on the Northwest side of Town!

Jennifer Humphries

Event Coordinator, Tucson Tea Party