Arizona for Cardano Lobby

[IMPACT]

The ultimate goal of Catalyst and the challenge setting lobbying for favorable legislation is to advance the interests of Cardano in the political realm. Arizona for Cardano is to do just that, to advance the interests of Cardano in legislation within the state of Arizona.

This will be accomplished by founding an organization to legally lobby within the state, with the advice of professional advocacy groups such as Bolder Advocacy (https://bolderadvocacy.org).

the ultimate impact of Arizona for Cardano will be to advance blockchain and Cardano's interests within the state primarily by educating and influencing legislators on proposed legislation and advocating for favorable legislation to our goals.

Arizona for Cardano meets the challenge by directly interacting with legislators to influence legislation within the state to create a favorable environment for Cardano to grow and succeed.

the largest challenge in need of overcoming is to comply with laws regarding lobbying, to this end we intend to hire veteran advocacy groups to provide an added layer of safety to prevent any and all risks from manifesting.

[FEASIBILITY]

Once funded with the aid of bolder advocacy will be retained to advise on the creation of an organization to become licensed to lobby within the State of Arizona.

This process is expected to take up to 3 months.

Once licensed Arizona for Cardano will begin making contact with legislators and educating them on blockchain and its advantages.

Advocacy advisor: 4000

state registration fees: 1000

• 30 years resident of Arizona
• involved in Cardano since 2020
• involved with Catalyst since Fund 2 as a proposer.
• involved since fund 3 as a Community Advisor
• Involved since fund 6 as a vCA.
• Atala PRISM Pioneer
• Involved in Arizona politics for 10 years

[AUDITABILITY]

KPIs for Arizona for Cardano are fairly straightforward.

• Licensing approved by the sate
• Number of Legislators educated
• Legislation proposed
• Legislation passed

Success for Arizona for Cardano is easily measured by legislative victories for legislation advocated for by the organization.

this proposal is not a continuation, though it is intended to be the first of a continuous line of proposals to continue advocation for Cardano within the State of Arizona.