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AZLD4Candidate

(5,688 posts)
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 06:53 PM Sep 2021

Update on my Wife's Green Card: My wife demanded I restart my campaign for AZ House

She told me that I need to continue working to get into the Arizona House. Her words, translate from Chinese to English:

"This is more important than me and I believe you would be good for everyone. We will be together there soon enough. Don't give up something you believe in."

As a result, I am un-suspending my campaign. I have my wife's blessing to continue.

Because of that, I posted a new post on my campaign website. I have decided to take the gloves off completely and go on the attack as much as possible against my Republican opponent (for now as redistricting will happen soon) Joel John and the entire Republican Party as a whole.

Here is my new posting: Katz for Arizona House is back online.

13: Biden Wins Arizona (again); Republicans Prove Biden Got Even More Votes

People in LD4 and Arizonans as a whole: We need ONE seat to flip the Arizona House. LD4 is a PVI of D+13 and John only won by 2400 votes. This district is winnable. Let's turn Arizona blue in 2022. Let's work to get me into the AZ House. . .for LD4, for Arizona. . .and for my wife who has told me it's pretty much more important for the long term good of the State and my family.

I absolutely love my wife and it feels so much better that I have her support even though she is still 7000 miles away.

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Update on my Wife's Green Card: My wife demanded I restart my campaign for AZ House (Original Post) AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 OP
Kudos to your wife for thinking of you and being so supportive! Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 2021 #1
Being a painter and an artist (as well as a kindergarten teacher) my wife fell in love with Tubac AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #3
Summerhaven.... is that on Mt. Lemmon? Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 2021 #8
Yes. Up that curvy nightmare of Catalina Highway. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #9
Great! Glad to hear that. Your wife sounds like a fine woman. panader0 Sep 2021 #2
My wife is a better person than I am and I am a better man when she allowed me to AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #4
Hey Katz--make you signature line link to your site clickable. panader0 Sep 2021 #5
How do I do that? AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #7
You are asking the wrong guy--when it comes to computers I'm a good bricklayer. panader0 Sep 2021 #10
Never mind. I fgured it out. It's done. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author mopinko Sep 2021 #24
What wonderful news! Native Sep 2021 #6
Kick! PoliWrangler Sep 2021 #12
Good for you! SergeStorms Sep 2021 #13
im glad she requested to do a restart i do too. AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #14
👍 Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #15
K&R ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #16
Excellent news. I felt so sad when you made your... 3catwoman3 Sep 2021 #17
you may want to scrub a few posts.... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #18
Probably too late. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #19
true, but no reason to make it easy for them..... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #20
Thank you, but I'm not scrubbing anything AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #21
Good point. Treefrog Sep 2021 #25
DFW and your wife are on the right track. BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #22
Listen to your wife canetoad Sep 2021 #23

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(1,956 posts)
1. Kudos to your wife for thinking of you and being so supportive!
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 07:02 PM
Sep 2021

I read your article a couple of weeks back when you were talking about the difficulties the two of you were facing in trying to be able to have her continue living here in the U.S. I hope you were able to get the ball rolling to be able to hopefully have her be able to stay here permanently.
I think it is great that she is thinking of you and your campaign while she is facing these difficulties. I wish the two of you all the best and I hope you are victorious in your campaign!

I was fortunate to get to spend 4 years of my military service time in Arizona (Luke AFB) back in the 1980s. I love the great and varied scenery of The Grand Canyon State. Those mild winters are pretty nice, too!

AZLD4Candidate

(5,688 posts)
3. Being a painter and an artist (as well as a kindergarten teacher) my wife fell in love with Tubac
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 07:05 PM
Sep 2021

and Sedona. She absolutely loves going to Northern Arizona. As she says: "It's the forest, Oak Creek Canyon, and the smell of pine in the morning that made love it up there."

I'm going to take her up to Summerhaven when she gets here to show her that Southern Arizona has the same things Northern Arizona has as well.

She loved going up to Snowbowl outside of Flagstaff when it was snowing up there.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(1,956 posts)
8. Summerhaven.... is that on Mt. Lemmon?
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 07:14 PM
Sep 2021

I am not very familiar with the Tucson area. I love the Colorado Plateau and if I had money and lived in AZ, I would split the year between either the Phoenix or Tucson area and Flagstaff.

I worked with someone who liked both water and snow skiing while at Luke. They said if you try it during the right time of year, a person can snow ski at the Snow Bowl and then water ski on one of the man made lakes north of Phoenix in the same day,

panader0

(25,816 posts)
2. Great! Glad to hear that. Your wife sounds like a fine woman.
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 07:04 PM
Sep 2021

I hope your wife can join you soon, and that you win in LD4.

AZLD4Candidate

(5,688 posts)
4. My wife is a better person than I am and I am a better man when she allowed me to
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 07:07 PM
Sep 2021

put the ring on her finger. She is my rock and my guiding light.

I would give my life without a second's hesitation for my wife.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
10. You are asking the wrong guy--when it comes to computers I'm a good bricklayer.
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 07:16 PM
Sep 2021

Hey DUers---who knows how to make a link clickable? Help.

Response to AZLD4Candidate (Reply #4)

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)
17. Excellent news. I felt so sad when you made your...
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 08:34 PM
Sep 2021

…previous announcement.

There is a typo in the first sentence of your review posting - “…Republican fraudit proved
her won with even more votes.

I’m betting the teacher in you will want to fix that. We don’t want to give the opposition anything to ding you on.

Your loving words about your wife touch me deeply.

getagrip_already

(14,741 posts)
18. you may want to scrub a few posts....
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 08:41 PM
Sep 2021

There are some your oppo would love to put on a billboard. What you say in anger can come back to haunt you.

Just saying.

Good luck!

getagrip_already

(14,741 posts)
20. true, but no reason to make it easy for them.....
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 09:07 PM
Sep 2021

State rep offices are decidedly low budget. No real oppo dollars are available. It's up to the skill and time available to the searcher.

Lazy opponent, and you can slide by. It might eventually turn up as you rise up, but for a low level office I have to believe simple measures work.

AZLD4Candidate

(5,688 posts)
21. Thank you, but I'm not scrubbing anything
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 09:09 PM
Sep 2021

I will live and die by my style.

But if you would like to help, I'm looking for people to do that officially.

Considering that I know they will use my wife as a weapon against me (like how McSally tried to tie Mark Kelly to China) because she is Chinese. . .I will eliminate nothing.

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