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Who are the U.S. Senate Candidates for Arizona in 2020

Daniel “Demand Daniel” McCarthy U.S. SenatorRepublicanTraditional Funding Websitehttps://demanddaniel.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/DemandDanielAZ/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/DemandDanielAZ YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa1vp6AZ3L9hHRUuu4v9vqw/ BiographyEmail: info@demanddaniel.com Phone: 602-396-5276 Mark Kelly U.S. SenatorDemocraticTraditional Funding Websitehttps://markkelly.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/CaptMarkKelly/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/CaptMarkKelly YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/markkelly Martha McSally U.S. SenatorRepublicanTraditional Funding Websitehttps://www.mcsallyforsenate.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/MarthaMcSally Twitterhttps://twitter.com/marthamcsally YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfB-iVWB7owYOplGB5X_Dg BiographyPhone: 520-488-4610 Email: Volunteer@McSallyforSenate.com Alan White (Write-In) U.S. SenatorLibertarianTraditional Funding BiographyPhone: 623-251-6100 Email: info@nomoretweedles.com Barry Hess (Write-In) U.S. SenatorLibertarianTraditional Funding BiographyEmail: barryhessforsenate@gmail.com …

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Arizona Primary Frequently Asked Questions

When is the primary election? The primary election is August 4th. When is the voter registration deadine? July 6th When does early voting begin? Ballots go out on July 8th What is the last day to request a ballot? July 24th What is the last day to mail back my early ballot July 29th What …

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Who’s Buying Your Mayor and Mesa City Council? Ever Wonder Why?

Should people who do business with the City of Mesa be able to donate to City of Mesa political campaigns. Should people who do business with the City of Mesa be able to donate to City of Mesa political campaigns. Posted by Councilman Jeremy Whittaker on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 One of the things I …

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Federal COVID funds should be for those in need not to balance our budget

I’m extremely disappointed in what the Mesa City Council and management did today. We received $90 million from the federal government to support people in our community who have been impacted by COVID-19. Instead of putting this money to use in our community to support things like rent/mortgage, food, and utilities for our residents we’re …

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Mesa CARES Small Business Reemergence Program

The City of Mesa received $90 million in stimulus from the federal government. Of that money, roughly $20 million will be spent to help small businesses impacted by Covid-19. The money will need to be spent on rent, mortgage, or utilities. Applications will open on Monday, May 11th at 8AM. You can apply here – …

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2020 Mesa Voter Demographics

Bankrupt Pensions & Unsustainable Pay Increases

Last month at a Council meeting I voted against pay increases for our top city officials. Below is a chart showing pay increases for their respective positions over the last 20 years. The red line is the average for the citizens of Mesa. This chart compares the citizens of Mesa salary increases per capita to …

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2019 Mesa Average Residential Household Cost Comparison

2019 Mesa Average Residential Household Cost Comparison The purpose of this report is to analyze the amount paid by the typical Mesa household for direct services provided by the City of Mesa. These amounts are then compared to seven other comparable cities in the Phoenix metropolitan area.  This report takes into account property tax, sales …

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Mesa’s 2019 Bond Rating Reports

This week Mesa’s bond rating agency reports were released by S&P and Moody’s, two of the three largest credit rating agencies. It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on the financial health of Mesa and I feel like now would be an appropriate time. If you don’t follow finances or understand accounting, I would …

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CES 2019: Replacing Humans with Supercomputers

CES 2019: Replacing Humans with Supercomputers CES, formally known as the Consumer Electronics Show, is a yearly convention that unveils the latest advances in technology. Last week, I attended CES where it seems the overarching theme was how to eliminate humans from processes, or better said: how to use artificial intelligence (AI) and computers to …

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