Your Arizona Democratic Party needs leadership to meet this historical moment.

The corrupt Republicans who control the state legislature are trying to sell off our state for scrap. While the AZGOP is playing politics with our government, elected Democrats are fighting back. The people of Arizona deserve better. We deserve a state government run by the people, for the people.
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This is why I'm running to be your next Arizona Democratic Party Chair: to build a dynamic and professional Party fighting in every corner of the state to make life better for working and middle class Arizonans.

Vision

As a former national security official with four tours in the Middle East — including Iraq and Pakistan — I saw first-hand the human toll of democracies corrupted by greedy elites, opportunistic wannabe dictators and their grifter leeches. With a strong ADP that has party infrastructure in urban, suburban, and rural communities, cooperating directly with the outstanding volunteers in county parties and legislative districts, Arizona is uniquely positioned to show the rest of America how to win the fight to reclaim our democracy and make government work for us, not the billionaire puppet-masters of the AZGOP. We will build a base of small dollar donors paired with institutional support from citizen groups in the organized labor, small business, reproductive freedom, environmental, immigrant and civil rights communities. We will have a party and a chair that is visible, delivering our Democratic message everywhere across Arizona and nationally, to close the trust gap and the registration gap.

Professionalism

We need a party HQ that runs like a first-rate campaign war room. That’s the culture of fight and accountability I built as a statewide candidate, as Executive Directors of the Pima Dems, and a Foreign Service Officer. As chair, I’ll bring that same data-driven operational discipline to the Party —budgets balanced, staff empowered, and county parties and legislative committees resourced. We'll communicate clearly and regularly with the thousands of volunteers who make the ADP strong.

Victory

Winning comes down to strategy, focus, and relentless grit. We’ll contest every down-ballot race because power grows from the bottom up, and the Republicans know it. By linking tribal, rural, and urban operations into one smart machine, we’ll flip seats, defend incumbents, and run up the score where we can because that's how we win statewide. We will reclaim our role as the party of the working and middle class with authentic messaging delivered using the tools of the 21st century.
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As a candidate for statewide office in 2024, I campaigned in all 15 counties, in all 30 legislative districts and with the majority of the 22 federally recognized tribes.
I currently serve as the vice-chair of the ADP and have seen first hand the need for steady and drama-free leadership.

After the last six months, we need a new chair who can heal our party, repair our relationships with those who make up the Democratic coalition, solidify our financial health, and most importantly — bring the fight to the Republicans.

The next two elections will have generational impact on the future of our state and our country. We need a Democratic Party that is trusted by the voters to guide our state through the vicious sandstorms brewing on the horizon.

Let’s build our Democratic Party to fight, win elections, and secure Arizona’s future. 

Together we can take back control.
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Hello, I'm Joshua

I grew up across the rural West, the son of an immigrant mother and a father serving in the Indian Health Service. We moved to Tucson for my middle and high school years and, after college, I served almost twenty years as a commissioned Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of State. I built pro-democracy coalitions across the Middle East after the Arab Spring and served as a State Department spokesperson providing rapid response communication in high-stress situations. I am proud to be the third generation in my family to serve our country.

When I came back home in 2018, I continued that service: leading the Pima County Democratic Party as Executive Director in 2020-21 then as a proud Democratic nominee for the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2024. I have raised nearly $1 million over the last four years for Democratic campaigns and mentored staffs ranging from 9 to 28 people. I regularly appeared on local, state and national TV, in print, radio - including rural talk radio, and new media. I'm fearless in taking our pro-working class message anywhere. I'm a retired union member and former elected shop steward. I live with my family in Tucson where I'm an avid rock climber and Co-Leader of Girl Scouts Troop #446

Let's be proud to be Democrats.
I made the difficult decision in 2020 to resign my commission because my values called me to fight for the Constitution and for our democracy. My oath is sacred. I swore to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
Now is the time for proven and steady leadership at the helm of the Arizona Democratic Party. I humbly ask for your support to be the next chair of the Arizona Democrats.
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