Daniel Ruiz II

Thank you, @DougDucey. Thank you, @9thFloorAZ. Thank you, Arizona. linkedin.com/pulse/honor-li…

Congratulations to @azcapmedia who was inducted into the Arizona Media Hall of Fame today. A well deserved recognition for a great journalist and dean of the AZ Capitol press corps (who, on brand, was late to his own party because he had to cover a presser with @GovernorHobbs).

Surprise, Ms. Vee! 🏀 ⚾ 🏈 🎾 We are honored to have made your day! 😊 #AZBlueinAction Yesterday we surprised a PE teacher at Brunson Lee Elementary with new sports equipment for 4th and 5th grade students!

Great to join Tom Lewis and Dr. Richard Gray as recipients of the Colangelo Servant Leadership Award from @GCU. Opportunity has never been more abundant in Arizona and it’s places like GCU that are helping to lead the way!

Great to spend the morning with Gov @dougducey and the old gang celebrating his contributions to Arizona with the Servant Leadership Award from the Colangelo Business School at @gcu. Feel blessed everyday to be a member of this team and have worked under Gov Ducey’s transformational leadership.

Richard counseled me as I made the move from @maricopacounty to Gov @DougDucey's office way back when after I was offered the job — and would regularly send me notes of encouragement. He will be so missed.

“Life is a wonder to behold, a blaze of color & personality that is to be relished, not ignored, and certainly never to lament.” My friend & journalism moral compass, Richard de Uriarte. 💛 From @azcentral Editorial Board: azcentral.com/story/opinion/…

A perfect tribute by @azcentral’s Editorial Board to a friend so many of us were lucky to have. Opinion: Farewell to the Arizona editorial writer whom everyone loved azcentral.com/story/opinion/…

We lost a great one, Arizona. He was not only a talented journalist and communications pro, but a wonderful friend and mentor. Rest in peace, Richard. azcentral.com/story/opinion/…

@stephen_richer @azjustinheap Principles, class, and sefless service all the way through. Thank you @stephen_richer 👏

It's been a privilege. Thank you. Elections have winners and, sadly, losers. And in this one, it looks like I'm going to end up on the losing side of the column. But that's the name of the game. Accept it. Move on. Congratulations to @azjustinheap on winning the primary (I haven't called him yet to congratulate him because calling him at 7:00 AM seems... unsportsmanlike?). In my remaining 4 months in office, I will be sure to: 1) Ensure the continued efficient and lawful execution of my duties in recording, voter registration, and mail voting. I'm so proud of how my team (@RecordersOffice) did this election. Our voter rolls were in better shape than they've ever been. Mail voting went off without a hitch. And on the Board of Supervisors side (@MaricopaVote, @maricopacounty), they executed an amazing in-person election yesterday. It was basically serene at the office. We had over 800k votes in this election. But we will likely have over 2 million in Maricopa County in November, so buckle up! 2) Ensure that either @azjustinheap or @TimStringhamAZ has everything he needs to hit the ground running in January 2025. My predecessor (@Adrian_Fontes) showed grace, class, professionalism, and selflessness in how he handled the transition. And considering she embodies class and professionalism, I'm sure Helen Purcell did the same. So I won't be the one to drop the baton! (Note: one of my friends said the Maricopa County Recorder's Office is basically like teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts. It's cursed. So best wishes to my successor!) ....................... As for me, I'm excited for whatever comes next. And if it's back in business, out of the spotlight, well ... that sounds just dandy! I'll likely be writing some longer form stuff in the future. I've subjected you all to some of my longer reports before (in many ways this journey really got going when I wrote my 38-page open letter to Arizona Republicans in 2021). It's something I enjoy, and the last few years have given me a lot to think about in terms of election administration, democracy, politics, humans, etc. That's for another day, but for my last bit today -- the most important bit -- THANK YOU to the people who worked in my office the past 4 years and the people who supported my political efforts. You're the best. Onward! S

🔥🔥🔥 -- GOVERNOR DUCEY ENDORSEMENT -- When I moved to Arizona at the end of 2015, the state had the best brand of Republican politics in the country. Principled conservatives of character and competence. Our then-governor, Governor Doug Ducey, of course played a large role in setting that standard. And as I settled in and attended more political and professional events (especially a lot with the Arizona Chamber of Commerce), Governor Ducey repeatedly made promises that cemented this positive brand. Governor Ducey promised to make Arizona one of the best business climates in the country (and he was succeeding). Governor Ducey promised to keep Arizona out of late-night talk shows (and he was succeeding). Governor Ducey promised an efficient, effective government that would improve government where it was needed, and remove government it where it wasn't needed (and he was succeeding). Governor Ducey promised to avoid the personal controversies that had plagued so many politicians, including some Arizona politicians (and he was succeeding). Governor Ducey promised a serious, professional approach to the Governor's Office that would resemble his work as a serious, professional CEO of a successful business (and he was succeeding). ......... Philosophically, my politics had been set long before moving to Arizona. Since age 15 (weird?), I'd idolized the likes Milton Friedman, F.A. Hayek, Bill Buckley, and Richard Epstein (who as my teacher for two different degrees was ... a little different than his writings... Hi Professor Epstein if you're reading!!!). And I'd worked at places like American Enterprise Institute, Cato Institute, and the Washington Legal Foundation. But in terms of elected officials, I had fewer north stars. Governor Ducey became one. And that's why I'm so proud that today he is endorsing my campaign for reelection. "I'm endorsing Stephen Richer for reelection as Maricopa County Recorder because he is a conservative focused on efficient, lawful, and limited government. As Recorder, Stephen led a massive voter roll cleanup and added safeguards into our county’s vote-by-mail process. And to protect homeowners from title fraud, he introduced the free Maricopa Title Alert service. Stephen’s commitment to consistently improving government operations is what Maricopa County deserves; please join me in voting Richer for Recorder." I'm very grateful to Governor Ducey's support of my ongoing efforts as Recorder to improve vote-by-mail, voter registration, and public document recording for Maricopa County. And, as always, I'm grateful to you all for the opportunity to be in this role.

Justice. Trailblazer. Arizonan. "A person for all seasons." We will miss Justice O'Connor and her wisdom.

@AZBrianAnderson @FlinnFoundation Thanks, Brian!

.@AZDanielRuiz remains Arizona's most energetic and outspoken advocate for the @FlinnFoundation I've seen in years. twitter.com/AZCivicLeads/s…

Thanks for having me! So great to join @Scarpinato and @richietaylor for the discussion

SCENE ⁦@AZCardinals⁩ future HOF Larry Fitzgerald chatting w former GOP Gov. ⁦@DougDucey⁩ before ⁦@POTUS⁩ speech announcing McCain National Library. Fitz delivered eulogy at McCain funeral. Ducey played role in library.

@stephen_richer HBD!

38 Still my mid-30s.

Hey @repcampbell welcome to the COS club! Governor Hobbs just acquired an experienced leader who is unafraid to mix it up.

Sincere congrats to Chad Campbell on this well deserved appointment. @repcampbell has always been good to me -- someone I have personally relied on for help and advice over the years, including as COS. He's smart, and a person of high integrity. Welcome to the Chiefs club!

Well deserved praise! Chad is a smart, pragmatic, and effective leader. He is going to be a force, for sure. Congrats @repcampbell, and welcome to the Chief’s Club!

@AZCivicLeads Great crew!

We are so grateful for the time and effort of the #2023FlinnBrown Selection Committee over two full days of interviews to create the 15th class of Flinn-Brown Fellows. Meet the new 28 Fellows and seven-member Selection Committee: flinn.org/arizona-center…

Lots of impressive names on this list! Congrats to all the newest Flinn-Brown fellows 👏