What a day! For photos and a full recap, please visit lamaz.org. Highlights below.

• Nearly 100 advocates from 23 of Arizona’s 30 districts gathered at the State Capitol for a day of advocacy on January 30, 2023

• Sen. Raquel Terán (D), Senate Minority Leader from LD26 and Rep. Tim Dunn (R) from LD25 (Yuma) were featured speakers, along with Ashley St. Thomas, Arizona Food Bank Network; Jessie Gruner, Pinnacle Prevention; and Connie Phillips, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest.

• Participants met with their legislators in support of anti-hunger bills HB2211 and HB2142

• Bishop Hutterer led the invocation in the Senate, advocates were introduced in the House gallery by Rep. Jennifer Pawlik (D), LD13 and in the Senate by Sen. Raquel Terán (D), LD26.

• Advocates attended the Health & Human Services Committee to hear testimony in support of HB2211, which received a 9-0 due pass recommendation.

We crowd-sourced the photography this year! Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed photos to the montage: Braden Biggs, Sheri Brown, Lupe Conchas, Rep. Patty Contreras, Mark Engel, Brian Flatgard, Bob Hindal, Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta, Melanie Hobden, Bishop Deborah Hutterer, Sandi Lien, Rev. Charles Newman, Connie Phillips, Rev. Kristin Rice, Debra Slack, Rev. Christine Stoxen and Barb and Owen Swenson.