The Phoenix Business Journal has featured an opinion piece by Conor O'Callaghan, candidate for Congress in AZ-01. O’Callaghan is a managing director at BTIG and a board member of the AZ Fund Manager Association. Leveraging his nearly two decades of economic experience, O’Callaghan’s opinion piece focuses on his work in the finance industry and his ideas for making the Phoenix market – and by extension AZ-01 – a national finance hub, which will be a boon for Arizona’s economy.

O’Callaghan’s piece reflects on how he linked up with finance professionals to help grow the Arizona Fund Manager Association “AFMA” and cites how it has received bipartisan support from Senator Mark Kelly, former Vice President Dan Quayle, and former Gov. Doug Ducey.

O’Callaghan goes on to argue that the finance industry needs continued political support from both sides of the aisle as well as buy-in from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and the Arizona Commerce Authority to help the market grow into a “Wall Street of the West.”

Phoenix resident Bob Lord, who serves as Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and Senior Advisor for Tax Policy for Patriotic Millionaires, praised the op-ed, “O’Callaghan is talking about things in this race that nobody else is. This is a policy that will make a difference in people’s lives. This is why he needs to win this race.”

Read O’Callaghan’s op-ed in the Phoenix Business Journal here: https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2024/06/11/my-view-arizona-financial-hub.html

MORE ABOUT CONOR O'CALLAGHAN:

Conor O'Callaghan is a lifelong Democrat. He has been a prolific fundraiser and touts the most cash on hand of any candidate in the race including David Schweikert. He is endorsed and recognized by:

Daniel Goldman - U.S. Congressman

Val Hoyle - U.S. Congresswoman

Brendan Boyle - U.S. Congressman

Max Rose - Former U.S. Congressman

Justin Cooper - Former Senior Advisor to President Clinton

Ben Graff - CAWCD Board Member

Ylenia Aguilar - CAWCD Board Member

Mariana Sandoval - LD23 Arizona State Rep

Roy Tatem Jr. - Former Bernie Sanders Deputy Director

Tony Moya - Fontes for Arizona Latino Outreach Manager

Steven Slugocki - Former MCDP Chair, Fontes for Arizona Senior Advisor

Miguel Medrano - Former Obama State Director

Julie Cieniawski - Scottsdale Unified School District Board Member

Regional Carrillo - Phoenix Elementary Governing School Board Member

Rachel Bitecofer - Political Scientist, Author

Shea Najafi - SUSD Override Co-Chair, Women's Rights Activist

Kerry Baker - PVUSD Governing Board Member

Eric Kurland - Former President Scottsdale Education Association

Marco Lopez - Former Mayor of Nogales, Arizona

Ron Williams - Former host of "Turning AZ Blue" podcast

Mark Ashley - Veteran and Democratic Activist

Kate Walsh - Actress, Women's Rights Activist

Laura Benanti - Actress, Women's Rights Activist

Lesley-Ann Brandt - Actress, Women's Rights Activist

Beth Dover - Actress, Women's Rights Activist

Cissy Jones - Actress, Women's Rights Activist

Allie LaForce - Sports Reporter & Host on TNT, Founder of HelpCureHD

Endorsed by The Stonewall Democrats of Arizona

Endorsed by PowerPAC+

Endorsed by Blue America

Recognized by Moms Demand Action

Recognized by Vote Common Good

Recognized by American Promise

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