Lauren Kuby is a proven progressive running for the Arizona State Senate in Legislative DIstrict 8 (includes Tempe, Scottsdale, Mesa, Phoenix, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community).
As Democrats seek a Legislative majority for the first time in decades, we will have an experienced, respected, and effective voice for:
About Lauren
Lauren is a recognized national champion for climate action and cities and local governments as incubators of innovation. Veteran journalist Juan Gonzales featured Lauren in his book Reclaiming Gotham, citing her as evidence of a growing movement of cities taking progressive action and challenging legislative interference in local democracies.
As a Tempe councilmember, she led efforts for social, economic, environmental, and racial justice, including climate action, equal pay, earned sick days, affordable housing, animal welfare, urban forestry, transparency, and campaign-finance reform. She spearheaded a dark-money ballot initiative, garnering 91.44% support from Tempe voters. For her efforts exposing the corruptive influence of money in politics, Lauren was featured in the inaugural episode of the MSNBC docuseries American Swamp.
Full Bio: https://www.kubyforsenate.com/about