Tired of how things are being run and want to learn how to make a difference? Learn what's happening in your back yard, meet like-minded neighbors and enjoy pie & coffee!

After we get to know our neighbors and grab some pie and coffee, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors candidate Michelle Ugenti-Rita, Scottsdale City Council candidate Jan Dubauskas, and EZAZ.org Co-Founder Merissa Hamilton will discuss how to fix the homelessness & public safety issues, keeping Scottsdale great, stopping road diets, and how you can help save Arizona!

Location: RSVP for Address. It is located at a neighbor's house off 136th St. & Shea Blvd.

Date: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Promo Code: Enter promo code PIE when RSVP'ing to zero out the donation request and then we will text you the address.

About District 2 Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Candidate Michelle Ugenti-Rita: The following is from Michelle's website: In 2009, when I made the decision to pursue elected office I was advised in order to gain credibility as a candidate, I would need to follow the traditional avenues and get the blessings of the so called “establishment”. As I reached out, I encountered reactions of it wasn’t my time yet, I had not paid my dues and that there were others who they felt were more ready than me. My nature has always been one of independence and to chart my own path, even if that meant not being accepted. Rather than allowing others to determine my direction, I decided to be the master of my own domain.

As a lifelong resident of Scottsdale, having been raised, attended school and worked here, I was keenly aware of the issues and concerns many people had and how they wanted them to be addressed. It became abundantly clear to me there was lack of leadership willing to be the voice for those opinions and sentiments. The country was in a deep recession with record high unemployment, unprecedented levels of government borrowing, a stimulus package enacted to spur economic growth, the swine flu was infecting thousands and an immigration crisis growing at our southern border.

Having been personally impacted by the effects of the downturn in the economy and beginning to raise a family, I sharpened my focus on the issues and decisions being made that were shaping my community, state and country. That summer, with one of my brothers, I attended a political rally at the Capitol in downtown Phoenix. After seeing hundreds of people, of all ages, come out in the 100 plus degree temperature to make their voices heard I was inspired to become more involved in impacting the direction of my state. Shortly thereafter I entered the race for the Arizona House of Representatives.

I spent the next year and a half attending any meeting or function I could find, to speak with people and listen to them voice their concerns and ideas. From those interactions I developed the foundation and positions of my candidacy. In my first race, there were four men and two women. Unfortunately, as a woman not even 30 years old, I was dismissed and criticized as too inexperienced and not ready for the job. However, I was not deterred by the unfounded and often too personal criticisms and stayed the course of standing up for what I believed was right. I am grateful the voters overwhelmingly responded to my message and for their continued support which enabled me to win all six of my legislative races.

I am honored to have served in the legislature for 12 years, I am a mother of three children plus a fur baby Pomeranian named Wolfie, a native and resident of Scottsdale. My mother is Norwegian born, my father is a second generation Italian and I have four siblings. I have worked as a commercial real estate agent and graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the W.P. Carey School of Business. In addition to working my way through college, I played rugby for the ASU Women’s Rugby Club team.

About Scottsdale City Council Candidate Jan Dubauskas: The following is from Jan's website: Born in San Diego to a family of veterans, small business owners, and community leaders, I grew up with leadership in action. A first-generation college graduate, I am no stranger to hard work and adversity. After dedicating myself to my studies and working over 40 hours a week between several jobs, I graduated debt free from the University of Oregon with a BA in Spanish.

In 1998 after hearing about its reputation of immense opportunity and prosperity with high wages and low cost of living, I chose to live and work in the beautiful state of Arizona.

Life threw a curveball when my first son, Trevor, was born prematurely. Those were challenging days, as I cared for Trevor while putting myself through law school. I graduated from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University as a Pedrick scholar and began my legal career at U-Haul International, Inc. in Downtown Phoenix.

As a corporate executive, I worked as General Counsel and Chief Operations Officer for an insurance carrier where I made a name for myself as an outspoken leader against the disaster of government-run healthcare. I quickly became a leading healthcare advocate and nationally recognized expert, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, Newsmax, Cheddar, and OANN.

Concerned for my state and community, I volunteered as a poll watcher in 2020. Since then, I’ve become a fierce advocate for our community and ran for Arizona State Senate in 2022. I currently serve our district as Republican Precinct Committeeman and Captain of the Lane Precinct. In 2022, I was awarded “Outstanding Precinct Committeeman” by the Maricopa County Republican Committee.

As a Scottsdale resident, I am a proud graduate of the Scottsdale Citizen’s Government Academy and the Scottsdale Citizen’s Water Academy. And a member of the Scottsdale Unified School District Wellness Committee.

My husband and I have a blended family of five children ranging in age from 26-6 years old. We live in DC Ranch with our two youngest daughters.

About EZAZ.org's Co-Founder Merissa Hamilton: Merissa Hamilton has worked with elected officials at all levels of government on essential reforms to stop bad government in its tracks, protecting individual liberty and personal responsibility. In 2020, she ran for Phoenix mayor, resulting in the highest number of votes for a non-incumbent in City history, stopping the defunding of the police, killing BLM plaza, and halting the vaccine mandates against City of Phoenix employees with the support of grassroots leaders from across the valley. Merissa previously served as the Chair of the Policing Sub-Committee on the Arizona Legislature’s Ad Committee on Criminal Justice and Director of Constituent Services for Councilman Sal DiCiccio at the City of Phoenix. She co-founded Strong Communities Action with an initiative called EZAZ.org, making civic action easy as pie so that citizens can effectively influence their government with just 15 minutes a week to save their state, mobilizing hundreds of volunteers and thousands of action alert responses by grassroots voters every month. She led the successful grassroots campaign to elect Warren Petersen as Senate President -- returning the Legislature to the people instead of special interests.

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3.19.24 AZ Rescue Mission w/ County Supervisor Candidate Michelle Ugenti-Rita, Scottsdale City Council Candidate Jan Dubauskas & Rep. Justin Heap

RSVP for FREE with Promo Code PIE - After you RSVP, Jeff Caldwell will text you and email you the address from his personal cell: 913-484-8404.