NO ONE CAN KNOW OR FULLY REPRESENT 750,000 PEOPLE.
Yet that is the current size of U.S. Congressional Districts. Therefore, money, big media and special interests rule. Only the rich and well-connected can afford to run for Congress. Expensive television commercials and big media are the only way to reach enough voters, but we never really have a chance to KNOW the person we are voting for.
Solution: People First Arizona
DIVIDE ALL CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS INTO 100 COMMUNITY DISTRICTS.
7,500-person community districts are human-scale. A candidate can meet most – or even all – of the voters. Look them in the eye, share their story without the need for expensive television, big media, or negative campaigning. And the far extremes of both parties would be neutralized. Good folks can earn the right to represent their communities, even if they don’t have the deepest pockets.
On the current primary date, each Community District nominates for Congress a Democrat and a Republican, just as voters do now.
On the regular general election date, voters choose one of those candidates to represent that Community District for two years.
Then, shortly after the general election, those 100 newly elected Community Representatives gather.
They choose from among the 100 which one will serve as the Representative to the U.S. Congress for the two- year term.
BETTER OUTCOMES FOR EVERY ARIZONA FAMILY
Electing better Representatives through People First Arizona, with the ability to better monitor their performance, will result in far better policy, a better life for you and your family.
The Community Representatives will be closer to the people. They will be your neighbor. A bridge between every community and the House member.
VOTERS IN AMERICA WILL FINALLY HAVE A REAL VOICE IN OUR DEMOCRACY. We’ll have better candidates.
Better policy. You will be heard.
Big money in politics no longer calling the shots. A handshake, coffee in your kitchen, a conversation on the corner, and a look in the eye will replace the influence of expensive advertising and big media domination.
The Four Plagues will finally be vanquished, no longer controlling our electoral process.
YOU will have the power. Our elected Representatives will finally have no choice but to put the People First, loud and clear.