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Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe
Rep. Athena Salman is the House Democratic Co-Whip, ranking member on the House Elections Committee and representative for District 26.
Arizona’s care infrastructure is already on the brink. Congress must fix that.
By: Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe - August 31, 2021
Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan, $1 trillion infrastructure bill, delivering funding to our country’s roads, bridges, climate needs and broadband infrastructure. But this is just the first piece of much-needed infrastructure legislation. The reconciliation budget package includes critical investments in women, caregivers and families — including child care investments, permanent paid family and […]
What’s Arizona got to do with D.C. statehood? A lot, actually.
By: Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe - July 12, 2021
All eyes were on the U.S. Senate as it considered the For the People Act (S.1) to protect voting rights, reduce the influence of money in politics, and raise the standards for ethics in government.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors must appoint a reform-minded prosecutor
By: Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe and Analise Ortiz - September 24, 2019
Local prosecutors wield extraordinary, often unchecked, power that extends beyond their counties and reaches the entire state of Arizona. Prosecutors decide who gets charged with a crime and, because the vast majority of criminal cases end in a plea deal, who gets convicted.
We need the whole truth on Montgomery and Martinez
By: Arizona Justice Alliance, Women's March Phoenix, Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe, Sen. Juan Mendez, D-Tempe and Sen. Martín Quezada, D-Glendale - August 22, 2019
Montgomery chose this weak response – chose to protect a powerful man over the women in the County Attorney’s office and the entire justice system – despite a written record that Martinez’s misconduct goes back 30 years.
Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. Why do some legislators want it to be harder to vote?
By: Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe and Rep. Reginald Bolding, D-Phoenix - February 18, 2019
It’s Election Day, and all over the country, people are casting their ballots, based on a principle as simple as it is radical: no matter who you are or where you live, if you’re eligible, you have the right to vote.