Listen "Episode #33: Interview with Mary Fortney"
Episode Synopsis
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!
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!
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