Rep. Oscar De Los Santos
@RepODLS
Arizona House Democratic Leader. Former public school teacher. Rhodes Scholar. New Deal Democrat fighting corporate greed.
Arizonans deserve a safe, affordable place to call home. But corporate landlords & rich investors are making it impossible for us to buy an affordable home. The Pew Research Center found that corporate investors bought 1 in 3 single-family homes in AZ on the market in 2021.
Kroger made billions off the backs of working people — now they’re cutting 144 union trucking and mechanic jobs in Arizona. I’m demanding they rethink this. These workers kept shelves stocked. They deserve respect, not pink slips.
The Netanyahu government’s extermination of Gaza intensifies. Malnutrition is rampant, children are starving to death, people are shot while waiting for meager food rations — and US weapons allow it to happen. Trump and Congress must act NOW. Stop the slaughter. Feed the people.
As Bernie Sanders campaigns against “oligarchy,” the data shows half of wealth concentration in the U.S. over the past dozen or so years has benefited just 19 families. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
🚨 BREAKING: Andy Biggs just voted “NO” to releasing the Epstein Files. He’s proved he won’t look out for Arizonans, but he will look out for a notorious sex trafficker.
Trump’s approval among 18- to 29-year-olds fell from 55% in February to 28% in July, with disapproval rising from 45% to 72%, a 54-point net swing (CBS)
Imagine needing to fly home to take care of a sick parent and AI has your personal data, knows you’re desperate, and raises your ticket price. That’s the future Delta could be heading toward. Pricing based on your personal pain point. I’m demanding answers and fighting back.
While this is horrific (newsflash, AZ is losing its groundwater) it does show @AZAGMayes is right on the money on this issue: - NASA scientists says huge alfalfa farms partly responsible - NASA says AG's work w/@GovernorHobbs to cancel state land leases has had a positive impact
"f left unmanaged for another decade, groundwater levels will continue to drop, putting Arizona’s water security and food production at far greater risk than is being acknowledged,' said Famiglietti..." via nasa.gov: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154567/…
Where are all the Arizona Republicans who talk about groomers left and right? Crickets.
WATCH: Andrew Soto of @AFSCME in Phoenix learns that his elected representative in Congress, @RepDavid, was ASLEEP when the House advanced Trump’s massive, harmful tax bill - and he offers an apt boxing metaphor in response: “If you’re asleep when the fight’s going on, you just…
A report from Zillow shows the average person in Phoenix needs to make about $70,000 a year to make rent. That’s up from $50,000 in 2020. abc15.com/news/local-new…
Our Phoenix town hall was full of remarkable individuals who are fighting back against politicians who put billionaire donors over families and communities. They are bringing their friends and neighbors with them. This is how we make change. Thank you to our partners for…
hot union summer continues 😎☀️ Starbucks partners in Tucson, AZ just unanimously won their union at the Ina & Oracle Casa Adobes store! 16-0 sweep!!!! 🔥🔥
🚨 Gov. @KatieHobbs just erased $429 million in medical debt for Arizonans! This is what delivering for your state looks like.
🇺🇸 Dems deliver for veterans ✅ Created Homes for Heroes, a groundbreaking new initiative to end veterans homelessness ✅ Funding veterans treatment courts to ensure veterans are supported — not punished by the justice system ✅ and more Thank you Rep. Marquez & Whip Travers
“No budget checks every box. But this one moves us forward. It affirms that freedom has a cost—and that when our veterans pay it, we must answer with action, not just words.” — Legislative Veterans Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Aaron Marquez breaks down how the bipartisan state budget…
The Trump administration intends to destroy nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food meant to help feed starving children. The destruction of the food, which could have fed 1.5 million children, will cost an estimated $130,000 to American taxpayers.
Millions of dollars in medical debt have been erased for 350,000+ Arizonans. See who is impacted by the payoffs and how it happened⬇ abc15.com/news/state/med…
While Andy Biggs voted to rip away healthcare from hundreds of thousands of Arizonans, Gov. Hobbs is delivering BIG TIME for working families. NO ONE SHOULD GO BANKRUPT BECAUSE THEY GOT SICK. Thank you, @GovernorHobbs
We’ve erased $429 million in medical debt for more than 352,000 Arizonans. No applications. No red tape. Just relief. We’re fighting for economic security so every Arizonan can thrive. That’s the Arizona Promise.
PRESS RELEASE: Rep. Peshlakai Statement on Devastating Fire at 'Sacred' Grand Canyon #AZleg