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Arizona Democrats elect Yolanda Bejarano as new party chair


Yolanda Bejarano is the new Arizona Democratic Party chair.

Arizona Democrats chose union organizer Yolanda Bejarano in a landslide to lead the party’s work into 2024, with prying control of the state Legislature away from Republicans a foremost goal.

Bejarano received 70% of votes from the 626 state party committee members who gathered online Saturday to choose their new leaders. She defeated Steve Gallardo, a Maricopa County supervisor backed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, in a contest that some viewed as a test of Hobbs’ influence within the party.

Bejarano will take the helm of a party fresh off victories in November that saw Democrats take the top three posts in state government for the first time in nearly 50 years. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., won a full six-year term in one of the most competitive races in the nation.





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