Campaign Kickoff Breakfast for County Supervisor Steve Chucri!

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Scottsdale, AZ 85250

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Citizens Speak Out Against Recreational Marijuana

Arizonans For Responsible Drug Policy today released a video with testimonial from citizen activists speaking out against the legalization of recreational marijuana.

The video discusses the potential harms and risks Arizona’s youths could face if marijuana became available for recreational purposes.

“The main focus for me is the kids,” said Moses Sanchez, governing board member of the Tempe Union High School District and longtime Arizona activist. “If we allow the recreational use of marijuana, are we going to be ok with allowing our children to use marijuana?”

“The initiative says it will be legal for people 21 years and older…The idea that you can limit it to people who are of a certain age and up, we already know that’s not true,” Jeni White, citizen activist, said.
“The impact on our society far outweighs any benefit that we can have by legalizing something like this,” said Dave Cooke, local business owner.

These activists join a vast line-up of city, state and national leaders who oppose recreational marijuana legalization. They include: 45 Arizona city and municipal leaders; four former Arizona state superintendents; the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the American Medical Association; the American Academy of Pediatrics; the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; the American Cancer Society; and as a recent poll shows, a majority of Arizona voters.

Introducing the Candidates: Chip Davis for LD 1

Arizona will have some competitive primaries this summer, meaning that there won't be hardly any "dog days of summer" for campaigns and for voters doing their homework. One of the most intriguing primaries will definitely be the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives in Legislative District 1, which covers Yavapai County and the northern portion of Maricopa County. Right now, there is one open seat - due to Representative Karen Fann's  decision to run for the open Senate seat. Representative Noel Campbell is the incumbent, and David Stringer and Chip Davis are running for one of the two available seats.

Representative Campbell, a one-term legislator, is again running with public financing. David Stringer is financing his own campaign (due to financial reports at the beginning of the year). Chip Davis is running with private financing.

Out of all three candidates, Chip Davis is, by far, the most experienced and impressive - and as it stands right now, he appears to have the most support from voters in the district.

He is currently serving his 20th year as a Yavapai County Supervisor (stretching over five consecutive terms). Throughout his tenure as Supervisor, he has a record of putting his constituents first and ensuring that he is available to listen to and help people. He has made many tough decisions over his career as Supervisor, and he has been willing to make stands whenever those stands were right to make for the benefit of the people he served.

As Chip Davis points out on his website, he understands "how to balance a budget, how to create partnerships, and how to leverage assets." Someone of his conservative and principled caliber would be a welcome sight at the Arizona Capitol, and would shed a lot of sorely-needed light in the Arizona House of Representatives on how to effectively and efficiently represent constituents.

Rick Renzi Puts Together Top Legal Team to Appeal Hidden Evidence of FBI Agent's Corruption

Imprisoned former Republican Congressman Rick Renzi of Arizona is frustrated by the massive prosecutorial corruption that was revealed after the trial against him, and is taking steps to get his felony convictions reversed. He has put together a star legal team to represent him in an appeal to the Ninth Circuit. In May, his team will be filing their opening briefs appealing the trial court judge’s ruling last December refusing to grant him a retrial despite the misconduct.

The team now includes Sidney Powell, a former prosecutor with the Department of Justice who famously exposes wrongdoing within it. She wrote the book Licensed to Lie, which revealed crimes by DOJ attorneys that took place during the prosecution of Arthur Andersen, Enron’s accounting firm. She represented one of the defendants from the accounting firm, who she believed was innocent, but he was still sentenced to prison and served a year until the conviction was reversed by the US Supreme Court. Her book also covers the wrongful prosecution of the late Republican US Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska, who, like Renzi, was also a victim of the prosecution withholding evidence and crooked FBI agents. Fortunately, Stevens was exonerated before being sent to prison and the prosecution was disciplined.

Powell will join Renzi’s lead attorney, Kelly Kramer, who is the co-head of Mayer Brown LLP’s white collar criminal defense practice. Kramer has extensive courtroom experience and is a tenacious litigator who has defended Renzi for almost 10 years. He is known as one of the top litigators in Washington, DC.

Read the rest of the article at Townhall

Don's Delusions

Recently, Robert Robb, columnist for the Arizona Republic wrote a piece about the entrance of Don Stapley in the race for Congressional District 5. As Robb points out, Stapley's decision to run for Congress is the epitome of "self delusion," and will likely be the final professional downfall of a man who can't help but to be corrupted by the political system.

Read Robert Robb's column to refresh your memories about who the real Don Stapley was - and still is!

Reposted from azcentral.com: http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/robertrobb/2016/04/11/don-stapley-innocent-runs-congress/82811302/

Robb: Don Stapley the Innocent runs for Congress

I was shocked that former County Supervisor Don Stapley announced for the open Congressional District 5 seat. It’s a testimony to the capacity for self-delusion by the political animal.

Stapley claims that he was exonerated in the soap opera that engulfed county government during his tenure.

Now, it is true that Stapley was badly abused by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas in their maniacal pursuit of an imagined grand conspiracy between the board of supervisors, senior county staff and certain judges. And Stapley has been compensated by county taxpayers for that abuse.

But he hardly came out of the ordeal smelling like a rose.

During the ruction, it became public that Stapley set up a fund ostensibly to run for office in the National Association of Counties. Contributors to it were people who do business with the county.

However, Stapley instead spent a majority of the funds on personal stuff for him and his family. In other words, he leveraged his elected office for personal enrichment.

Stapley wasn’t charged with a crime. But he was pretty much documented to have been a skunk.

A sensible person would have taken the settlement money for the Arpaio-Thomas abuse and retreated from public life. Instead, Stapley says he’s just the man to represent the East Valley in Congress.

Given the low-esteem in which Congress is held these days, perhaps he’s right.

Andy Biggs: A Proven, Trustworthy Leader for CD 5

The Arizona Senate is moving closer to completion of the latest budget, which means that President Andy Biggs will soon be unleashed full time to campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Andy Biggs will be missed in the Arizona Legislature, where he has served faithfully and honorably for over a decade. Those who know him best will remember him as a person of utmost principle, yet someone who always held his door open for a conversation - even with those who most vehemently disagreed with him.

Andy's temperament and legacy is what has endeared him to his LD 12 constituents, and what ultimately factored in to Congressman Matt Salmon's decision to endorse him for the District 5 race. In a world where so many candidates trip over themselves for the rights of assumed powers and to be counted in the body of 1/435, Andy Biggs wasn't looking to go to Congress. He wasn't looking for an upgraded political position. He wasn't looking for fame or power.

Rather, Andy Biggs was looking to do a good job for his constituents.

Andy Biggs was looking to stand for what he believed in - no matter what the cost.

Andy Biggs was looking out for the interests of the colleagues he served with at the Arizona Legislature.

Andy Biggs was doing a good job with all of the little things he was entrusted with at the Arizona Legislature.

For over a decade, Andy Biggs has a proven record of standing for the free market, jobs, life, religious freedom, smaller government, veterans, strong border security, adherence to laws, and empowerment of the members of Arizona's public safety departments.

Most importantly, though, Andy has also proven that the system has not changed him, but that he has changed the system. That trait is becoming increasingly rare in our elected officials these days - especially those in DC. Relatively good, upstanding men and women with the best intentions of serving "the people" become corrupted in some way once they get off the plane and head to the U.S. Capitol. And still those who had no intentions of serving the people, but only themselves, exploit the angst and the frustrations that people have with Washington, DC, and give Congress its current reputation.

However, District 5 voters know that Andy Biggs is a rare breed. Voters know that Andy is a man who will not change by an upgraded political office and who will bring sorely-needed change to a system that is out-of-control. District 5 voters know that Andy Biggs is a man of his word and a man of integrity - and man who will work hard every day to earn trust and satisfaction of his constituents.

Andy Biggs is a man with a record that people know, and a conscience that people trust. Congressional District 5 voters deserve a man like Andy Biggs to continue the sterling legacy that Matt Salmon is leaving behind. They know that like Matt, Andy Biggs will not make them regret their votes for him at all.

Andy Biggs Leads Fundraising for CD 5

Last week, Andy Biggs posted his Q1 fundraising report, which showed that he had outraised all other declared CD-5 challengers. Biggs' report showed that he had raised $100,325 in the short time that he had been a candidate for Congress and that he had loaned himself another $100,000.

One of Andy Biggs' other opponents Justin Olson reported raising $14,785 and loaning himself $70,000.

The other two declared Republican challengers in CD-5, Bryan Martyn and Don Stapley, filed to run after the quarterly deadline, and thus did not have to file reports. These two individuals will be under enormous pressure to show fundraising strength when the next quarterly report is due.

Christine Jones, an expected challenger in the race, will dump a boatload of money into her campaign should she, in fact, announce.

Immediately after news broke about Biggs' fundraising haul, his opponents attempted to discredit his impressive number by pointing to his $100,000 loan. That figure most certainly will be dwarfed by at least two of the candidates expected to be in the race at the next filing deadline. The difference between Biggs and other candidates is that Biggs commands a substantial share of the grassroots support - vitally imperative to winning the primary.

Andy Biggs is expected to continue with his fundraising prowess - especially once the Arizona Legislature winds down, due to his self-imposed restrictions on fundraising from Capitol lobbyists. Other candidates may attempt to buy this seat, but between the healthy fundraising and hearty support from the grassroots, Andy Biggs has the pole position in the race heading into the summer months.

VIDEO: 4/20 is no joke

Watch the latest from Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy:

Sally’s son, Andy, committed suicide after becoming addicted to marijuana. In his suicide note, he said “marijuana killed my soul and ruined my brain.”

4/20 is no joke. And neither is recreational marijuana.

Arizonans For Responsible Drug Policy actively opposes any initiative to legalize recreational and commercial marijuana in Arizona.

Visit www.ardp.org for more info on what you can do to stop another story like Andy’s from happening in AZ.