Opinion: No issue is as pressing for Arizonans and our future as water. We need bipartisan leaders in Congress to assure our supply.
Our future depends on the strength and resiliency of our water supply, and Arizona has been a solution leader the whole way. Others need to step up, and I’ll continue to work to make sure they do.
Part of this process is holding accountable those who need to do their fair share – like California, a basin state that will make no cuts next year – and bad actors like Fondomonte, acalled on the Arizona State Land DepartmentAs our changing climate continues to affect our water supply, the coming years will see these problems compounded.
I’m proud that our wild Western lands hold a history of true maverick leaders who fought to put the needs of Arizonans over politics to accomplish goals. We must ensure that our state continues to be represented by honest people willing to ignore ego to do what they know is right and to secure our water future.
Rep. Tom O’Halleran represents Arizona’s 1st Congressional District and is running to represent the state's newly established 2nd Congressional District. A Democrat, he lives in the Village of Oak Creek. Reach him at
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