MCDCC Chair Statement,
July 2, 2020

It's hard to believe that even in a leap year (366 days) we are officially at the halfway point. I hope everyone is staying healthy, washing your hands, wearing a mask and always thinking of the health of everyone.

So here are some updates.  The Democratic National Convention scheduled for Milwaukee has been cancelled. Delegates will be holding events remotely and Joe Biden is expected to accept the nomination in front of a small group in Milwauke.

The Arizona Democratic Party 1ADP) along with Mission4AZ is busy onboarding Regional Organizing Directors (ROD) and Field Organizers (FO). Mohave County has a ROD, Lorenzo Rosas. Our dedicated FO is Kara Monaghan. Both Lorenzo and Kara have been attending our meetings, learning the team and getting up to speed on the unique attributes here in Mohave County.

Joe Biden's campaign team has arrived in Arizona. The Senior Advisor, Deputy Senior Advisor and the State Director are working alongside with Mission4AZ. The leaders for Biden's campaign all come with direct experience in Arizona having been a part of the Kysrsten Sinema campaign, the former Arizona coordinated campaign in 2018. WE are fortunate to have them back. The Biden campaign team is also in the process of hiring Field Organizers and soon we will have more than 100 organizers focused on turning Arizona BLUE up and down the ballot.

We have had the office open for the past several weeks and saw a steady stream of people stopping by and registering to vote and sign up for Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL). Early voting begins July 8th and runs through July 29th. I am appreciative to our Democratic volunteers who will be working the polls during the early voting period.

We are fortunate to have great candidates running in races up and down the ballot and it’s not too late to consider running as a write in candidate. If you’re interested in finding out more please contact me.

I know it's disappointing to drive around and see the campaign signs for so many GOP folks but keep in mind several of the candidates are running in non-partisan races and many are DEMOCRATS. Stu Starkey and Delina DiSano have begun to get their signs up. Mark Kelly and Joe Biden signs are expected to arrive after the primary.

I miss us having face to face meetings and I know it's hard to keep up with wha's going on. If at anytime you want to know more please feel free to call the office.

We are having District Meetings and our Countywide meetings via zoom (or telephone dial in) See the dates and times for the meetings here. Also congratulations to Beth Weisser for taking on the role as District 1 Chair.

Joan McDermott in District 3 has been holding remote meetings and PC training meetings.

District 2 will be meeting on July 26th at 10am at the Mohave Valley Community Park. Please bring a chair and a snack.

J'aime Morgaine is emailing out a weekly Get Out The Vote (GOTV) updates and actions. If you would like to know more or would like to receive her updates please let us know.

In closing, I want to say thank you for hanging in there these past six months. Every person and every action we take will make a difference. We can win in 2020! WE WILL WIN IN 2020! I'm proud to be a Democrat'

Respectfully yours,
Mary McCord Robinson
Chair