Jon Stewart calls Arizona "the meth lab of democracy". Its new immigration law and the birther bill are front-and-center in the national debate, and the state has the largest budget deficit and worst jobs record in the country.
This Thursday night, meet two of the state's Democratic candidates: Andrei Cherny and Terry Goddard. Andrei Cherny, former Obama adviser is running for Treasurer, who is fighting to keep the Grand Canyon State from spiraling out of control. Terry Goddard is the current Arizona Attorney General and is running against Jan Brewer in a race which has garnered national attention.
Special introduction from Eric Gioia, former NY City Councilman, 2001-2009 (D-Woodside/LIC).
Co-sponsors include the Truman National Security Project.
Program begins at 7pm
Free for DL21C Annual Members; $7/non-members
See you Thursday night!
About Terry
Terry Goddard is the current Attorney General of Arizona and the democratic candidate for Governor. Terry is an Arizona native, born and raised in Tucson. Terry received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his law degree from Arizona State University. He served an active duty tour in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Commander after 27 years in the Naval Reserves. From 1984 to 1990, Terry served as Mayor of Phoenix for four consecutive terms. Terry began his legal work when he was hired by the Arizona Attorney General's Office as a white-collar crime prosecutor. Since taking the oath of office as Attorney General in 2003, Terry has compiled an unprecedented record of successful criminal prosecutions and civil settlements across a wide range of cases that includes border protection, consumer protection, leading the fight against methamphetamines, protecting Arizona’s environment and fighting mortgage fraud.
To learn more about Terry's ideas for Arizona, go to:
www.terrygoddard.com
About Andrei
Andrei Cherny is the Democratic candidate for Arizona State Treasurer. Andrei is a former Clinton White House aide and the co-author of President Obama's 2008 campaign policy plan, Change We Can Believe In. He is the author of two best-selling books and the founder of "Democracy: A Journal of Ideas" which has been the source of ideas like the Comsumer Financial Protection Agency. Formerly an Arizona state prosecutor, he is now the Democratic candidate for Arizona State Treasurer and running with a bold agenda to target state investments to make Arizona "the Solar State."
To learn more about Andrei's plan for Arizona, visit:
www.andreiforarizona.com.