Your Vote Counts
While Donald Trump tweets “stop the vote,” armed supporters of the President gathered in Maricopa County the day after the election to demand the opposite, threatening the election center where the count was in process. Despite the disruption, the count continues. Playing both sides of a fake argument has one purpose; to deligitimize the election results that do not favor the President.
Because of this, and the risk to physical safety posed, we do not recommend that you counter protest.
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Our Recommendations
Federal
Office | Candidate | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
President | Joe Biden | United States |
Vice President | Kamala Harris | United States |
U.S. Senate | Mark Kelly | Arizona |
U.S. House | Tom O’Halleran | CD1 |
U.S. House | Ann Kirkpatrick | CD2 |
U.S. House | Raul Grijalva | CD3 |
U.S. House | Elina DiSanto | CD4 |
U.S. House | Joan Greene | CD5 |
U.S. House | Hiral Tipirneni | CD6 |
U.S. House | Ruben Gallego | CD7 |
U.S. House | Michael Muscato | CD8 |
U.S. House | Greg Stanton | CD9 |
Corporation Commission
Office | Candidate | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
Commissioner | Anna Tovar | Arizona |
Commissioner | Shea Stanfield | Arizona |
Commissioner | William Mundell | Arizona |
State Legislature
Office | Candidate | Constituency | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
Senate | Rosanna Gabaldon | 2 | D |
Senate | Victoria Steele | 9 | D |
Senate | Kirsten Engel | 10 | D |
Senate | Joanna Mendoza | 11 | D |
Senate | Lynsey Robinson | 12 | D |
Senate | Sarah Tyree | 22 | D |
Senate | Lela Alston | 24 | D |
Senate | Juan Mendez | 26 | D |
Senate | Rebecca Rios | 27 | D |
Senate | Christine Marsh | 28 | D |
Senate | Martin Quezada | 29 | D |
Senate | Tony Navarrete | 30 | D |
House | Judy Stahl | 1 | D |
House | Andres Cano | 3 | D |
House | Charlene R. Fernandez | 4 | D |
House | Sharon Girard | 8 | D |
House | Randall Friese | 9 | D |
House | Pamela Powers Hannley | 9 | D |
House | Stephanie Stahl Hamilton | 10 | D |
House | Domingo DeGrazia | 10 | D |
House | Kim Beach-Moschetti | 14 | D |
House | Mitzi Epstein | 18 | D |
House | Jennifer Jermaine | 18 | D |
House | Diego Espinoza | 19 | D |
House | Leezyh Sun | 19 | D |
House | Lorenzo Sierra | 19 | D |
House | Judy Schwiebert | 20 | D |
House | Mary Kathleen Honne | 22 | D |
House | Eric Kurland | 23 | D |
House | Suzanne Hug | 25 | D |
House | Melody Hernandez | 26 | D |
House | Debbie Nez-Manuel | 26 | D |
House | Patrick Morales | 26 | D |
House | Athena Salman | 26 | D |
House | Reginald Bolding, Jr. | 27 | D |
House | Diego Rodriguez | 27 | D |
House | Raquel Terán | 30 | D |
County
Office | Candidate | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
County Assessor | Aaron Connor | Maricopa County |
County Assessor | Suzanne Droubie | Pima County |
County Attorney | Julie Gunnigle | Maricopa County |
County Attorney | Laura Conover | Pima County |
County Recorder | Adrian Fontes | Maricopa County |
County Recorder | Gabriella Cázares-Kelly | Pima County |
County Treasurer | Dan Toporek | Maricopa County |
County Treasurer | Brian Bickel | Pima County |
County School Superintendent | Jeanne Casteen | Maricopa County |
County School Superintendent | Dustin Williams | Pima County |
Board of Supervisors | Jevin Hodge | Maricopa County - D1 |
Board of Supervisors | Deedra Abboud | Maricopa County – D2 |
Board of Supervisors | Whitney Walker | Maricopa County – D3 |
Board of Supervisors | Suzanne Story | Maricopa County – D4 |
Board of Supervisors | Steve Gallardo | Maricopa County – D5 |
Board of Supervisors | Rex Scott | Pima County -D1 |
Board of Supervisors | Dr. Matt Heinz | Pima County -D2 |
Board of Supervisors | Sharon Bronson | Pima County -D3 |
Board of Supervisors | Steve Diamond | Pima County -D4 |
Board of Supervisors | Adelita Grijalva | Pima County -D5 |
Community College District Governing Board | Dr. Linda Thor | Maricopa County – At-Large |
Community College District Governing Board | Jacqueline Smith | Maricopa County – D1 |
Community College District Governing Board | Dr. Tom Nerini | Maricopa County – D5 |
School Board
Candidate | School District |
|---|---|
Lupe Conchas | Alhambra Elementary School District #68 |
Nathan Davis | Amphitheater Unified School District |
Muktar Sheikh | Balsz Elementary District |
Redeem Robinson | Balsz Elementary School District #31 |
Jeff Fortney | Cave Creek Unified |
Sharon Tuttle | Chandler Unified |
Heather Ayres | Creighton Elementary School District #14 |
Alexandra Peck | Creighton Elementary School District #14 |
Donna L. Young | Creighton Elementary School District #14 |
Sophia Ramirez | Creighton Elementary School District #14 |
Jennie Paperman | Deer Valley Unified |
Rhiannon Miett | Dysart Unified |
Monica Gallardo Pimentel | Glendale Elementary School District |
Mike Martinez | Glendale Elementary School District #40 |
Michelle Fahy | Kyrene Elementary |
Triné Nelson | Kyrene Elementary |
Wanda Kolomyjec | Kyrene Elementary |
Torrence Watkins | Laveen Elementary School District |
Karen Gresham | Madison Elementary |
Hunter Holt | Marana Unified School District #6 |
Kiana Maria Sears | Mesa Public Schools |
Cara Schnepf Steiner | Mesa Public Schools |
Luis Peralta | Osborn Elementary School District |
Jete White | Pendergast Elementary |
Kacie Franklin | Peoria School District |
Kacie Franklin | Peoria Unified |
Alicia Vink | Phoenix Elementary |
Quanta Crews | Phoenix Elementary |
Nicholas Martin | Phoenix Elementary School District #1 |
Regional "Reggie" Carrillo | Phoenix Elementary School District #1 |
Elisia Jasso | Phoenix Elementary School District #1 |
Jessica Bueno | Phoenix Elementary School District #1 |
Aaron Marquez | Phoenix Union High School District #210 |
Lela Alston | Phoenix Union High School District #210 |
Lawrence Robinson | Roosevelt Elementary School District #66 |
Rose Smith | Scottsdale Unified |
Julie Cieniawski | Scottsdale Unified Schools #48 |
Libby Hart-Wells | Scottsdale Unified Schools #48 |
Matthew Taylor | Sunnyside Unified School District |
Allison Ewers | Tempe Elementary School District #3 |
Sarah James | Tempe Union High School District |
Don Fletcher | Tempe Union High School District |
Armando Montero | Tempe Union High School District |
Berdetta Hodge | Tempe Union High School District |
Roberta Gracia | Tolleson Elementary |
Steven Chapman | Tolleson Union High School |
Ravi Grivois-Shah | Tucson Unified School District #1 |
Cindy Winston | Tucson Unified School District #1 |
Natalie Luna Rose | Tucson Unified School District #1 |
Adam Ragan | Tucson Unified School District #1 |
Tee Lambert | Washington Elementary |
Nikkie Whaley | Washington Elementary |
Jenni Abbott-Bayardi | Washington Elementary |
Aaron Jahneke | Washington Elementary |
Lindsey Peterson | Washington Elementary School District #6 |
Judges
Vote yes on all other judges, including yes on all Pinal and Coconino judges.
Retain | Justice | Court | Current Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
No | Robert M. Brutinel | Arizona Supreme Court | Chief Justice |
No | John Lopez IV | Arizona Supreme Court | Justice |
No | Andrew Gould | Arizona Supreme Court | Justice |
No | David Weinzweig | Court of Appeals Division 1 | |
No | James Morse | Court of Appeals Division 1 | |
No | Jennifer Perkins | Court of Appeals Division 1 | |
No | Sean Brearcliffe | Court of Appeals Division 2 | |
No | Adele Ponce | Maricopa County Superior Court | Family Dept, Southeast Mesa |
No | Adam Driggs | Maricopa County Superior Court | Criminal Dept, Phoenix |
No | Sherry K. Stephens | Maricopa County Superior Court | Civil Dept, Phoenix |
No | Scott Blaney | Maricopa County Superior Court | Family Bench, Northeast |
No | Suzanne Cohen | Maricopa County Superior Court | Criminal Dept, Phoenix |
No | Christopher A. Coury | Maricopa County Superior Court | Civil Dept, Phoenix |
No | Scott McDonald | Pima County Superior Court | Juvenile Bench |
No | Paul Tang | Pima County Superior Court | Civil Bench |
No | Casey McGinley | Pima County Superior Court | Juvenile Bench |
No | John Hinderaker | Pima County Superior Court | Family Bench |
Ballot Measures
Yes on Proposition 207
We know that marijuana possession, when criminalized, disproportionately effects Black, Indigenous, Latino, other people of color, and poor people. This means that the law around drug possession is not equally applied to white and wealthy people. For this reason, we support the decriminalization of marijuana possession in Arizona. We also support this ballot measure because it offers a corrective measure for people previously convicted of low-level marijuana charges to have their criminal records expunged so that these individuals have fair access to jobs, housing, and voting.
Yes on Proposition 208
The Invest in Education Act will produce millions in new and sustainable dollars every year for public schools in Arizona. If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it’s that Arizona’s schools are vital to Arizona families. This means that our public schools must be appropriately funded and that Arizona educators should be compensated appropriately for the vital role that they play in the lives of Arizona families. We will need robust public schools even more after the pandemic, to ensure that every Arizona child is able to reintegrate back into the learning environment. The ballot measure means that all of Arizonans children will have greater access to opportunity and prosperity through a funded and vibrant public-school education.
Yes on Proposition 444
City of Phoenix
Home rule is vital to ensuring that the City of Phoenix has control of our own budget. If passed this will continue to allow the city to determine its own annual expenditure limitation rather than accept a limit imposed by the state.
Why does EQAZ Endorse Candidates?
Equality Arizona endorses passionate, informed, and viable candidates running for Congressional, local, statewide, and legislative offices who have a proven track record of supporting and fighting for equal rights and legal protections for LGBTQ+ Arizonans and who are committed to advancing equality for an intersectional LGBTQ+ community in their capacity as elected officials.
Equality Arizona believes in building and developing a bench of strong openly LGBTQ+ and ally leaders and candidates for higher office. Equality Arizona considers endorsement of all candidates, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, and party affiliation. We believe the best way to do this is through an open endorsement process that puts candidates in contact with LGBTQ+ community members and constituents.
The recommendations and endorsements on this page are made by Equality Arizona and the Equality Arizona PAC