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OPINION: "Contrary to our shared public values, the gun lobby stomps its feet like spoiled brats while our children are forced to grow up too quickly; participating in active shooter drills and learning how to apply tourniquets to their classmates and teachers," writes Dana Allmond, aÌýDemocratic candidate for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State House of Representatives in Legislative District 17.

OPINION: "Across America, measures to deny medical abortions, morning after pills, and contraception represent a dramatic escalation in the attack on our personal liberties," writes Dana Allmond,Ìýa candidate for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State Representative in Legislative District 17.

OPINION: "As long as they can control our bodies, they control our lives," writes Nancy Gutierrez, a Democratic candidate for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ House of Representatives in LD 18.Ìý

OPINION: "I was a text book salesperson in 2002 in California. I sold books to middle and high schools. These were high-quality books with new literature and state standards built into them. When I got to my current school in 2013, I was shocked to see those very same books that were from 2002 on the shelves of the English classrooms," writes Nancy Gutierrez,Ìýa teacher in TUSD and a candidate for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ House in LD 18.

OPINION: "I share the voters’ concerns, for I was recently pregnant. I had my second child almost four months ago, and watched with concern–bordering on panic–as our state Legislature passed laws during my pregnancy impacting the health care I could receive," writesÌýPriya Sundareshan, candidate for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Senate in Legislative District 18.Ìý

OPINION: "Our elections are secure. But at the state Legislature, the Big Lie of election fraud persists. We can ask Gov. Ducey to veto these bills, but he has not yet rejected a voter suppression bill sent to him. Make no mistake - we need a new Legislature with a Democratic majority if we are going to escape this whirlpool of lies," writesÌýPriya Sundareshan,Ìýcandidate for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Senate in LD 18.

OPINION: "In my short time in the Legislature, I realize that there is no clear separation of church and state in our Legislature. Many Republican legislators in the majority craft policy to legislate morality cloaked in religious language as if the religious views of the proponents are the only ones that matter or hold the corner on truth," writes state Sen. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton.

OPINION: "Losses of this scale always hit financially marginalized Americans the hardest, and the fallout from the Durbin Amendment was no exception," writes Consuelo Hernandez, candidate for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ House of Representatives in LD 21.Ìý

OPINION: "President Biden should withdraw this nomination and consider other options. In particular, he should consider nominating one of the many highly-qualified, experienced, and capable Hispanic telecommunications experts that the White House ignored in its initial consideration," writes Consuelo Hernandez,Ìýsecretary of the League of United Latin American Citizens Council #1209 and president of the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board.