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By Jon C.
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Political Consultant - Veterans
Advocate
Husband and wife and domestic
partners - both can be found in the diverse Arizona Legislative races this year
in both the Republican and Democratic tickets. This year must be the year of
couples. But does the bliss of a relationship translate well as practical and
independent choices for Arizona
Let's take Sarah (state
senate) and Daniel Coleman (state house) in Arizona Taylor
Or let's got to Legislative
District 30 for the all-Democrat, no Republican race has incumbent State Senator
Robert Meza is running for re-election while his domestic partner, Michael Snitz
is running in the house race with one open seat and Debbie McCune-Davis
defending her incumbency. Jonathan Larkin, an Iraq War Marine Corps vet, is
making a first time run. Snitz has already attacked Larkin, minimizing his
military and combat experience.
The question arises if these
two couples, the Colemans and Meza & Snitz, were to get elected to the
Legislature, does it become a family caucus in their respective homes? The term
"kitchen cabinet" evolves a new meeting. Instead of the Democrat or Republican
caucus, there would be the domestic relations caucus?
Do these couple teams pose a
conflict of interest? The complaint has risen that the Bush family dominated
Washington , D.C.
The Coleman's don't hide that
they are from the same address, but in doing a bit of research on Meza and
Snitz, the addresses vary. Why hide? We are in a time when domestic partners,
either hetero or same-sex, are beginning to out number the rest of us who
decided marriage is still a great institution and tied the legal
knot.
Let's look at the Meza and Snitz
research:
MEZA
Mailing Address:
1833 W Lewis Ave
Phoenix AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 421-1702
Email: elizmf@yahoo.com
Filer Address:
1919 W. Virginia Avenue
Phoenix az 85009
SNITZ
1833 W Lewis Ave
Phoenix AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 421-1702
Email: elizmf@yahoo.com
Filer Address:
1919 W. Virginia Avenue
Phoenix az 85009
SNITZ
Mailing Address:
1919 W Virginia Ave
Phoenix AZ 85009
Phone: (602) 327-2785
Email: mikesnitz@gmail.com
Filer Address:
1919 W Virginia Ave
Phoenix AZ 85009
Why the musical addresses in this modern age of
recognizing marriages, partnerships, living together, etc?
Are Arizona voters willing to elect couples in the
same household to the same Legislature?
About Jon C.
Altmann
Jon is a retired Navy Senior
Chief Intelligence Specialist, active nationally and locally as a leader in
veterans organizations and a volunteer legislative activist in support of
veterans. His efforts have led to the passage of new laws in Arizona and
contributed to national legislative goals by the veterans military coalition
before Congress. He is a small business owner operating a national public
safety consulting service to city and county governments, having designed
several of the nation's emergency medical response systems and helping municiple
governments better plan the use of the fire and emergency response dollars
during austere economies. He is also an independent political consultant
with campaign victories to his credit in local and legislative races. He is a
husband and father who donates his time as a church leader, an activist for
education as a economic engine, and a counselor in youth educational programs.
Above all, his steering axiom is: "Leadership is not for the
risk adverse "
The views expressed by Jon C. Altmann
are his own and do not represent or otherwise reflect the positions of any
government or military agency, veterans organization or other community
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