PHOENIX –  Senate and House Democratic Leaders Priya Sundareshan  and Oscar De Los Santos  released the following statement today after Governor Hobbs revealed that Republicans Legislative Leaders have abandoned bipartisan efforts to renew Proposition 123. For the past decade, the bipartisan, voter-approved Prop. 123 has used interest from State Land Trust revenues to provide stable, secure funding – approximately $300 million a year – to public schools for teacher salaries,

PHOENIX- Senate and House Democratic Leaders Priya Sundareshan and Oscar De Los Santos released the following statement regarding recently published allegations of sexual assault and misconduct involving Cesar Chavez. "The Arizona Senate and House Democratic Caucuses are deeply troubled by recent reports detailing allegations of sexual abuse involving Cesar Chavez, including those brought forward by Dolores Huerta and others. We honor their courage to tell their stories aft

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     March 16, 2026 TUCSON — Arizona State Representative Betty Villegas  has been honored with the Richard Elias Housing Champion Award by the Pima County Community Land Trust (PCCLT) during the organization’s 15-year anniversary celebration recognizing leaders who have advanced affordable housing in Southern Arizona. Villegas, a third-generation Tucsonan and longtime affordable housing champion, was recognized at PCLLT's 15th anniversary celebration ("Q

PHOENIX  – Arizona State Representatives Cesar Aguilar and Quantá Crews  released the following statement on the long overdue firing of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security.   "The fact that the President took this long to get rid of a person who spent her time terrorizing our immigrant communities like Legislative District 26 and wasting our hard-earned taxpayer money flying on private jets and filming glamour videos and photo-ops is a disgrace to our country. Kris

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2026 PHOENIX – In the wake of a second unjustified and unwarranted killing by ICE agents in Minnesota, Arizona State Representative Mariana Sandoval is calling for hearings on her bill to require law enforcement officers to show their badges and identification at all times, and which bans wearing masks to conceal their identities from the public they are sworn to serve and protect. On Saturday, masked ICE agents in Minneapolis swarmed, maced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2026 PHOENIX – House Democratic Leader Oscar De Los Santos released the following statement regarding the unwarranted killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, earlier today. Pretti, 37, was an intensive care nurse at the VA hospital in Minneapolis. Renee Good, also 37, was a writer, poet and mother of three. "What happened on the streets of Minneapolis today with Alex Pretti, and earlier this month with Ren

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                         January 23, 2026   Rep. Alma Hernandez Statement on ICE Arrest Near School in South Tucson TUCSON, Ariz. – Representative Alma Hernandez released the following statement today after ICE agents conducted a stop and arrest near an elementary school near her home in South Tucson. "This morning, ICE conducted enforcement actions across the street from my home. I am in communication with the passenger

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2026 PHOENIX – House Democrats on Friday welcomed Governor Katie Hobbs’ executive budget and look forward to actively negotiating a balanced, bipartisan plan that makes life more affordable for working families and the middle class. “House Democrats are fighting for An Arizona We Can Afford, and we are encouraged to see the Governor's budget put affordability front and center,” said House Democratic Leader Oscar De Los Santos . “There is clea