Millions of dollars being spent for control of the Arizona state house
PHOENIX — In the battle for control of the state legislature, millions of dollars are pouring in, to either help the Democrats take control or keep the Republicans in power. How the state spends its money on public education, health care, and the economic response to COVID may all lie in the balance.
This week Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country, began a $1.6 million campaign to oust as many members of the Republican-controlled legislature as it can. “The Republican-led state legislature has had plenty of opportunities to take action on gun safety,” Kara Waite from Arizona Moms Demand Action said. “Instead they refused to do anything, even with risks of gun violence rising amid the pandemic.”
In digital ads playing on Roku, Hulu, Facebook, and elsewhere as well as in mailers delivered to voters in key legislative districts, Everytown is targeting people who it believes are vulnerable Republican lawmakers.
“Arizonans deserve better,” Waite says, “that’s why we are pulling out all the stops in order to help flip the state legislature this election.”
“Arizona remains a major pro-gun anti-gun control state,” Republican political consultant Stan Barnes says. “A group from outside Arizona trying to change that dynamic is probably just wasting their money in 2020.”
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