Episode #33: Interview with Mary Fortney February 18, 2022
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Show Topics
- Welcome Mary Fortney, Campaign Manager for Representative Judy Schwiebert, AZ LD2
- All politics is local!
- Stop messing with Arizona education
- Voting is key to democratic processes
- Keep the legislature working for the people!
- Pay attention Arizonans!
Show Notes
- 00:20 - Mary describes her political journey
- 3:050 - Why the State Legislature is important
- 05:00 - "Local is where you start!"
- 06:05 - 1980 returns to haunt Arizona education! (Aggregate Expenditure Limit explained)
- 09:20 - No medals for 49th place Arizona!
- 10:20 - ALEC, privatization, AZ as "test market"
- 12:00 - Tweets and trolls!
- 13:30 - Lottery, land sales, misinformation
- 15:40 - Let's expand voter engagement!
- 17:25 - Voting is core element of democracy
- 18:40 - Voter suppression hurts across party lines
- 20:00 - AZ's mail-in voting historic "street cred"
- 22:15 - Judy Schwiebert cares about Arizona!
- 24:20 - "Tier 1 Districts" and the "single shot"
- 28:00 - Redistricting, revisiting Ken Clark
- 28:40 - Campaign Manager's Day, never boring!
- 32:20 - What about the "outer-space" base?
- 33:10 - Mary's masterful burger pivot!
- 34:25 - The Question Purple and recap!