Campaign News

It’s time to change things in Washington.

During a House hearing yesterday concerning women’s health in the District of Columbia, Rep. Trent Franks would not allow Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton to even speak. If not being allowed to speak about legislation directly related to her district was not bad enough, she was also one of the few women even in the hearing.

Radical conservatives will do just about anything these days to silence women. Even if that means barring other members of the House of Representatives from participating in the discussion. We need a strong advocate like Kyrsten Sinema in Congress to change this.

Will you help us have the resources we need to get the word out about Kyrsten by donating $10, $25 or $50 today? Read More »

Our campaign believes in grassroots organizing as a principle of how to win elections. In the last few weeks we have reached out to more and more CD9 voters by phone. Now it’s time to put more oomph into our efforts to talk to voters at home, where it matters most.

In order to get the word out, we are ramping up our canvassing. Our canvassers will be talking with voters and handing out literature about why Kyrsten is the best choice to represent us in Congress.

That’s where you come in.

We need to raise $6,200 by Friday night to buy our walk literature. Can you donate $25, $50, or $100 right now so we have the resources to get the word out about Kyrsten? Read More »

“We are calling on Andrei Cherny to stop his Karl Rove-styled attacks and asking him to join us in running an issue-focused campaign for the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 9. Mr. Cherny needs to understand that just saying something doesn’t make it true. We agree that despite Mr. Cherny’s public comments to the contrary, he is the only Democrat in this race running a negative campaign. Mr. Cherny has also said he would like to ‘run on ideas, issues and substance – not petty name-calling or gutter politics.’ We hope he will turn over a new leaf and live up to that ideal. Before Mr. Cherny can point the finger at anyone else, he must end his brand of sleazy campaigning and focus on the real issues. We expect to have a robust debate on those issues and on our records. We are committed to that endeavor and call on Mr. Cherny to join us.”

Background: So far this year, Cherny has distributed unsigned memos filled with false attacks on his opponents, distributed those false attack memos to right-wing publications (including the odious Washington Free Beacon), sent misleading emails attacking both of his primary opponents, and had his staff and surrogates tweet the articles his campaign has generated with these false attacks. One memo from Cherny’s campaign traffics in guilt by association and twists the words of his opponents. Mr. Cherny has even raised the issue of an opponent’s sexual orientation in meetings with potential supporters. Last week, he described his own ugly campaign ad as “fair” and “accurate.”

TEMPE, ARIZ. – Today, three of Arizona’s Latina leaders endorsed Kyrsten Sinema for Congress. Sinema has also been endorsed by EMILY’s List. The three, Tucson Councilwoman Regina Romero, former Senator Rebecca Rios and business owner Christina Martinez, pointed out Sinema’s leadership in standing up for women and families as the reason for their support.

“As out-of-touch elites continue to deny health care to women and children, we need Kyrsten Sinema’s leadership more than ever,” said Romero, who noted that Governor Jan Brewer’s weekend signing of HB 2800 denying funding to Planned Parenthood will make it harder for poor women to afford cancer screenings and birth control. “Sinema has never lost the nerve to fight for families. Arizona women need that voice more than ever.”

“I’ve worked with Kyrsten Sinema in the legislature, and I’ve seen her stand up for issues important to our community,” said Rios. Read More »

Michael Couch is our Volunteer of the Week! Michael was a little apprehensive about door knocking and phone banking, but he gave it a try and now he’s one of our rockstars!

Michael is originally from Detroit, Michigan but now lives in Mesa.  When not being an awesome Sinema for Congress volunteer he works at Boeing.

Thanks, Michael!