Bullard for AZ

It is not news that our community is hurting, that is why I was proud to announce my candidacy for the Clerk of the Superior Court earlier this year. As I saw it, the people being served by the Clerk’s Office are often the ones that need the most support. Families that are going through divorce, people fighting to regain their rights, and widowers struggling to navigate probate court, among many others.

However, to bring forth lasting change we don’t just need good candidates we need our elections systems to work. Right now, our elections system is under attack by special interest groups and those who seek to divide and disenfranchise our community.

I have always been a fierce advocate for election integrity, transparency, and accessibility. I believe that our vote is the most fundamental right we have to protect ourselves and our community from authoritarianism. That is why I have been working so diligently as the Yuma County Democratic Party Chair to have more poll observers, increase voter education, and hold our election officials accountable.

Recently, in doing my due diligence for my race, I found an obscure code of conduct that would prevent me from running while continuing this critical work as the Yuma County Democratic Party Chair. And frankly, with a new temporary County Recorder, and the amount of voter suppression and intimidation being carried out in Yuma County, I knew that I couldn't abandon that fight. For that reason, I have come to the hard decision to set aside my campaign for Clerk of the Superior Court and instead continue to serve the people of Yuma County, on what I think is the more pressing issue right now -- voter rights and empowerment.

I want to thank everyone that has supported me throughout this campaign and look forward to working with each of you to protect our rights to vote.

I will be out talking to voters in San Luis and Somerton today… excited to share my plans for the office with them.