Who We Are, Why We Care

Our Founding Fathers specifically warned us about the threat to our electoral process from a two-party system. Ask yourself

"Are we living up to the vision of our founding fathers?"

The coalition’s motivation is rooted in the shared belief that elections should work for every voter.

Let’s do something real and ensure the integrity of the electoral process and guarantee equal access to the ballot for everyone regardless of Party. Let's make our Founding Fathers proud.

This coalition of Arizona citizens intends to educate voters of the challenges facing the state of Arizona brought about by our partisan primary system and explore alternative nonpartisan voting systems that would make elections work better for all citizens.

Meet Our Board

Sarah Smallhouse

President and Secretary

Si Schorr

Vice President

Ted Hinderaker

Assistant Secretary

Don Budinger

Beau Lane

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Patrick DeConcini

Victor Flores

Meet Our Team Members

Andrew Yang Former presidential candidate and co-chair of the Forward Party	Katherine Gehl Founder of The Institute for Political Innovation, author of the Politics Industry
Fred Duval President of DuVal and Associates	Adrian Fontes Technical Advisor Arizona Secretary of State
Heather Carter Greater Phoenix Leadership, Inc.	Humberto Lopez President, HSLopez Family Foundation
Jackie Norton Norton Connections	Chuck Coughlin CEO & President HighGround Public Affairs
Bob Worsley Former AZ State Senator	Stephen Richer Technical Advisor Maricopa County Recorder
Patricia Welborn Education Forward Secretary	Edmund Marquez Chairman, Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce
John Giles City of Mesa Mayor	Nicole Barraza Director of Governance & Outreach, Southern Arizona Leadership Council.
Mike Hammond Founder - Cushman & Wakefield	Mike Cowley President - Cowley Companies
Jay Thorne Asst. VP Media Relations, Arizona State University	Scott Smith Former Mayor of Mesa
Arnott Duncan Chairman of the Board, Chief Agronomist, Duncan Family Farms	Rep. Ron Barber Former United States Representative
Jackie Salit President of Independent Voting	Kevin Moran Senior Director, Water Policy and State Affairs, EDF
Paul Johnson Former Mayor of Phoenix CEO, Redirect Health	Chip Scutari Co-founder of S+C
Rex Scott Pima County Supervisor