• Monitor all publications, social media, meetings, and events sponsored by LD18 to ensure that none reflect any discrimination
• Keep current with trending language and policies that may be supportive or pejorative
• Encourage participation and activism from diverse individuals and groups
• Suggest resources, presentations, or training for LD18 that would support or raise awareness of the importance of diversity

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

Work Group Chair: Tristan Topps

• Focus on young activists aged 14-36
• Reach out to young Democrats in and near LD18
• Engage young people in the political process
• Elect Democratic candidates
• Train the next generation of Democrats 

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

Work Group Chair: Cameron Adams

• Identify races in which LD18 candidates can run
• Work with Maricopa County Democratic Party (MCDP), Arizona Democratic Party (ADP) and Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC) in recruiting candidates
• Serve as a resource for candidates in recruiting team members such as campaign managers and treasurers
• Serve as a resource with groups in Arizona that provide quality training for candidates

Work Group Chair: Karyn Lathan

• Reach out to local pubs and other watering holes for Watering Hole Wednesdays on the last Wednesday of each month.
• Reach out to community groups such as local elementary schools, high schools, ASU, MCCC, Boys and Girls Clubs, and YMCA.
• Spearhead efforts to develop a Blue Business Directory which would advise Democrats of Democrat-friendly business within the LD.

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

Work Group Chair: Laurie Nerat

• Maintain the Voter Activation Network (VAN)
• Enter data into the VAN
• Work closely with Social Media and Communication (SMAC)
• Support precincts, PCs, and other LD18 volunteers to cut turf for canvassing

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

Work Group Chair: Jason Smith 

• Maintain and create projects partnering with parks.

• Maintain and create projects partnering with pet shelters.

• Maintain and create projects partnering with family shelter and assistance programs.
• Maintain and create projects partnering with environmental protection
• Oversee LD18 activities, events, and facilities to ensure that they are environmentally supportive.
• Oversee and develop environmental awareness of LD18.

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

Work Group Chair: Rebecca Hinton

• Lead district efforts in fundraising through such efforts as letter writing and phone calling to specified groups, “asks” at district meetings and events, and calendared district events.
• Propose an annual calendar of fundraising events that can be repeated each calendar year.
• Set up committees to be responsible for the successful raising of funds at each of the calendared events.
• Work with the treasurer on proposing and maintaining a budget that will reflect the impact of the expenses and profits of fundraising activities and events.

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

 Work Group Chairs:

 Saman Golestan 

 LaDawn Stuben 

• Educate and sign on Democrats to the Request to Speak Provide links to Democrats about legislative and committee action so that they can confidently participate in the Request to Speak program.
• Act as liaison to all LD18 clubs such as Dems and Donuts and Dobson Ranch Dems and Friends.
• Act as liaison between LD18 and allied political groups such as Indivisible and Black Lives Matter.
• Lead efforts for candidate recruitment and candidate support.
• Establish a clearinghouse for issues, sharing information and building relationships, where needed between LD18 and groups spearheading issues.

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

 Work Group Chair: Tamara Durot

Do you have any talent in, experience with, or passion for one or more of the following:

• Creating and maintaining websites
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Digital Marketing
• Prezi or Powerpoint presentations
• Graphics
• Social media
• Writing articles, blogs, or letters to the editor
• Videos
• Instagram or Meetup
• Reddit

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

Work Group Chairs:        

Susie Thornton     

Daniel Harris 

• Keep informed on current issues and candidates
• Attend meetings of the County and LD
• Attend training sessions to improve skills and effectiveness as a PC
• Support nominees of the Democratic Party
• Educate voters about the Democratic Party, its nominees, and Democratic issues
• Build relationships with Democrats in your precinct by door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, and/or organizing informational gatherings
• Recruit and maintain contact with precinct volunteers to assist with GOTV and other Democratic Party activities
• Collect contact information and pertinent information from Democrats in your precinct and submit that information to County or LD in a timely fashion
• Participate in recurring donation programs (LD/County/State) and recruit other donors

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

Work Group Chair: Joanne Markis

• Attend Voter Registration training.
• Participate in voter registrationdrives within the district.
• Help support newly registered voters.
• Identify and nominate Democrats/self to be Election Board workers (poll workers) from each precinct in the district.
• Identify and nominate Democrats/self to be polling place observers and polling place captains.
• Identify and nominate Democrats/self to assist in ballot countingand other projects with the Maricopa County Recorder’s office.

If you are interested in any or all of these areas, contact the

Work Group Chair: David Boyles