Arizona Public Interest Research Group (Arizona PIRG)

Arizona Public Interest Research Group is the advocacy arm of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. ³ It is also affiliated with the Public Interest Network (PIN). ⁴

Advocacy

Arizona Public Interest Research Group advocates the banning of polystyrene foam, straws, and plastic bags for environmentalist reasons. ⁵ It also advocates for restricting private motor vehicle transportation options, with a goal of doubling the number of people who travel by public transit, bicycle, or foot by 2030. ⁶

Funding

In the 2018 fiscal year, Arizona Public Interest Research Group reported $267,485 in revenue, identified as contributions, grants and gifts. ⁷ More than 90 percent, or $240,000, came from a grant from Fund for the Public Interest, a left-wing 501(c)(4) advocacy organization that runs campaigns for the network of PIRG organizations that are affiliated with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US-PIRG) and Public Interest Network. ^{8 9}

People

Joe Rupp is president of Arizona Public Interest Research Group. He is also national lab director at the Fund for the Public Interest. ¹⁰

Adam Rivera is vice president of Arizona PIRG, and is also a senior writer for the Public Interest Network. ¹¹

Diane Brown is treasurer of Arizona PIRG and the group’s executive director.  She was previously the executive director of the Illinois State Public Interest Research Group. ^{12 13}