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 Attorney Candidate Gina Godbehere will discuss what's going on with crime, homelessness, and how we can make our neighborhoods safer. District 2 Maricopa County Board of Supervisor Candidate Michelle Ugenti-Rita will inform us how we can help drain the SWAMP at Maricopa County. Soon to be Announced: Representative Andy Biggs & Representative Paul Gosar endorsed Maricopa County Recorder Candidate will discuss how we can secure our elections! EZAZ.org's Merissa Hamilton will inform us on all the ways we can make a difference!

Location: RSVP for Address. It is located at a neighbor's house off N McDowell Mountain Rd & Forest Rd.

Date: Wednesday, March 6th, 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 Maricopa County Attorney Candidate Gina Godbehere: Gina Godbehere has over two decades of experience both as a Bureau Chief and trial attorney in assignments with a wide variety of bureaus, including Pretrial, Juvenile, Gang, and the Repeat Offender Unit, during which she has tried every type of felony case including first degree premeditated murder.

Throughout her twenty years of service with MCAO, Gina played an integral role in developing the first Juvenile Drug Court, in implementing the Juvenile Transfer Offender Program, and is the Co-Author and Creator of the Ultimate Trial Research Notebook used by prosecution agencies throughout Arizona. Gina actively trains prosecutors and law enforcement officers throughout the state. Gina was born, raised, and currently resides in the West Valley. She graduated from Cactus High School, before receiving a Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies and a Juris Doctorate degree from Arizona State University's College of Law in 1995.

About District 2 Maricopa County Board of Supervisor 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 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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3.6.24 AZ Rescue Mission w/ County Attorney Candidate Gina Godbehere, County Supervisor Candidate Michelle Ugenti-Rita & County Recorder Candidate

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.