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In 2020 President Biden won the state of Arizona by a narrow margin, but based on the false narrative about voter fraud spread by Trump and his allies, election denialism has raged on in Arizona, supported by the following people.
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Kari Lake is a far-right conspiracy theorist and Trump loyalist who quit her job as a Fox News reporter to run for governor of Arizona in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement. She lost that race but having gained support among GOP voters by making outrageous statements and spreading disinformationis, she is running for the U.S. Senate in 2024.
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About Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) has served Arizona’s 8th Congressional District the U.S. House of Representatives since 2018 and is a member of the far-right Republican Study Committee. After winning the 2022 GOP primary with Trump’s endorsement, she will retain her House seat in the 118th congressional session since she is running unopposed. Lesko was previously … Read more
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About David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) has represented Arizona’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011. He won reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement—now in the 1st district—but with only 50.4% of the vote in a tight race. Previously, Schweikert served as treasurer of Maricopa County from 2004–06, chair of the Arizona State … Read more
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On Nov. 5, 2020, pro-Trump demonstrators gathered outside the Arizona Capitol building and the Maricopa County Elections Department office to protest alleged election fraud.
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About Kelli Ward chaired the Arizona Republican Party from 2019–23 and is a former state senator who served in office from 2013–15. As GOP chair during the 2020 election, she was heavily involved in the state’s fake electors scheme and since then has been the focus of Arizona’s criminal investigation into the scheme. Ward has … Read more
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About Jack Wilenchik is lawyer based in Phoenix, Arizona who helped organize fake Pro-trump electors from the state as part of a plan to sabotage the Electoral College certification process on Jan. 6, 2021 and throw the election in Trump’s favor. Practicing for the firm Wilenchik & Bartness, he specializes in business and employment law, … Read more