Tag Archives: Arizona

Politico reports: An Arizona Republican who falsely claimed to be a legitimate presidential elector for former President Donald Trump — part of a sweeping effort by Trump and his allies to subvert the 2020 election — has pleaded guilty for her role in the scheme. Lorraine Pellegrino, one of 11 Arizona Republicans who falsely posed as Trump’s electors that year, …

The Washington Post reports: For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, Arizona’s largest public school district isn’t opening its schools to voters as polling sites. The reasons have been building for years, but the final straw came last November with a small, low-turnout election that became mired in misinformation and menace.  Voters confused school staff for …

The Arizona Republic reports: Charges have been dropped against one of the defendants in Arizona’s so-called “fake electors” case in exchange for cooperation in the case, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced on Monday. Jenna Ellis signed the agreement on Monday morning. “This agreement represents a significant step forward in our case,” Attorney General Mayess said in an emailed statement. …

The Arizona Mirror reports: Former candidate for Arizona Attorney General Abe Hamadeh is the victor in a packed race for the Republican nomination for the state’s 8th Congressional District. As of Wednesday night, when The Associated Press called the race for Hamadeh, he had garnered nearly 30% of votes, compared to the runner-up, venture capitalist Blake Masters, who came away …

The Associated Press reports: Kari Lake won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona on Tuesday, setting up a fierce battle against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego for a seat that could be crucial to deciding Senate control. Accepting victory Tuesday night, Lake called Trump a “hero” and urged his supporters to back her as well. “He can’t do …

Mesa Mayor John Giles writes for the Arizona Republic: Since 2014, I have had the honor of being mayor of Mesa, the nation’s 36th-largest city and one of the most conservative. Under Trump, American cities didn’t get the support they deserved. Infrastructure week was made into a joke. But under the Biden-Harris administration, Mesa has seen historic federal funding for …

“We have a very important Republican Primary Election on Tuesday for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, with two spectacular America First Candidates. “Blake Masters is a very successful businessman, and an incredibly strong supporter of our Movement to Make America Great Again – He is smart and tough! “Likewise, Abe Hamadeh, a Veteran, former prosecutor, and fearless fighter for Election Integrity, …

From the Justice Department: An Alabama man pleaded guilty today to sending threatening messages to election workers with Maricopa County Elections in Phoenix. “The functioning of our democracy requires that our country’s public servants be able to do their jobs without fearing for their lives,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “Brian Ogstad repeatedly threatened to kill Maricopa County election …

The Arizona Republic reports: With just a few days to go until the primary election, Arizona’s own Blake Masters on Wednesday demonstrated once again why he’s not in the U.S. Senate. This, by explaining what it takes to be an elected leader in America. No, not intelligence or ideas or even the ability to get things done. Not humanity or …

The Arizona Mirror reports: “Americans are waking up to the truth about disastrous Democrat policies,” Lake said. She called Gallego “Biden’s favorite congressman” and accused Gallego and other Democrats of handing over the control of Arizona’s border to drug cartels and blamed them for the fentanyl overdose deaths of young people in the Grand Canyon State. “The solutions, guys, are …

The Washington Examiner reports: Kari Lake is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to declare her governor two years after she lost the election for that office, despite her current run for the state’s open Senate seat. On Thursday, Lake attorneys Kurt Olsen and Jennifer Wright filed a petition for review, arguing the Superior Court and Court of Appeals should have …

Playbook reports: Trump campaign manager Susie Wiles has told people that she has called Blake Masters to urge the Arizona Republican to pull or change ads that falsely imply that he has Trump’s endorsement in his congressional campaign. Trump endorsed Abe Hamadeh, Masters’ primary opponent, in December. But Masters, a Peter Thiel protégé and ally of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), …

NBC News reports: A proposed amendment to enshrine access to abortion in Arizona’s constitution is one step closer to appearing on the November 2024 ballot after organizers submitted far more than the required number of valid signatures to state officials on Wednesday. Arizona for Abortion Access, the group leading the effort, announced it had collected the signatures of more than …

NBC News reports: On the eve of the presidential debate, GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake decided to skip out on her own. The MAGA frontrunner for her party’s Senate nomination in the key battleground state was invited to participate in a formal debate Wednesday night against her lone GOP primary competitor, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb. She instead opted to …

The Arizona Republic reports: Pastor Jeff Durbin of the Apologia Church in Mesa is the head of End Abortion Now, an organization he founded. He’s also preached election conspiracies and posted videos of himself outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as well as commentary later sympathetic to those who eventually stormed the building. On Monday the Biden campaign …

The Arizona Republic reports: Officials say a temporary elections employee stole a security fob from Maricopa County’s vote tabulation headquarters last week. Walter Ringfield, a 27-year-old Phoenix resident took the fob on the evening of June 20 from the facility, officials said. In a statement, officials said the fob was recovered and they will reprogram and retest election equipment to …

“Let’s pretend that this gentleman over here was running for county recorder. And he’s a good Christian man that believes what we believe. We can work with that, right? That’s that’s unity. That’s saying, hey, we’re going to shake hands and we’re going to agree that we’re going to run a good Christian foundation campaign, and we’re going to treat …

Phoenix’s ABC affiliate reports: The Navajo County Republican Committee is calling on a candidate to drop out of the race for state office. Steve Slaton is running for a seat in Arizona’s House of Representatives to represent Legislative District 7. He’s accused of misrepresenting his military record by claiming to be a Cobra helicopter pilot. A veteran group says he …

The Christian Post reports: U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake called for the return of God in American culture Friday as she claimed at a Christian conservative summit that it was God’s plan, not her own, that she run for public office. She proclaimed, “I want to bring Him back,” as she pointed to Heaven, indicating that she was referring to …

The Washington Post reports: Arizona delegates to the Republican National Convention gathered this month in a Phoenix suburb, showing up to get to know each other and learn about their duties. Part of the presentation included a secret plan to throw the party’s nomination of Donald Trump for president into chaos. The instructions did not come from “Never Trumpers” hoping …