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Summit Boosts Election Integrity Initiative |
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Last weekend, I was honored to speak to the Arizona Statewide Election Integrity Summit. Hundreds of Arizonans from across the state gathered to learn about election processes and
how we make sure the debacle of 2020 never happens again. Senate President Karen Fann briefed the crowd on the latest from America’s Audit that is still going on here in Arizona. She let us know that she expects the information on the routers and Splunk logs from Maricopa County and the “Special Master,” John Shadegg this week. We had excellent presentations from
organizations that led to big wins in Virginia in November 2021. The Virginia election is a model for Election Operations across the country. We heard from our AZGOP 3rd Vice-Chair, Gina Swoboda, on many of the important pieces of election integrity legislation that we must get across the finish line at the legislature. If you’ve already signed up, you can weigh in on the bills via the Request to Speak system online here: Request to Speak.
This week, our new Election Integrity Director, Tony Sanchez, officially started his term as part of our Victory Team. Tony worked on the Trump Victory campaign in Arizona where he organized, trained, and mobilized volunteers to get out the vote for President Trump and Republican candidates up and down the ticket Welcome, Tony Sanchez! The Summit was an important step in our efforts to put together our own Election Integrity Army – and WIN – here in Arizona. Watch for information on what you can do to keep our state red.
The deadline to get our candidates on the ballot is fast approaching: April 4th. Critical statewide offices including Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mine Inspector, and two positions on the Corporation Commission are all on the ballot. The great Republican candidates running for these offices, as well as those running for all the others, need and deserve our support. The AZGOP is running an ad campaign on KFNX right
now reminding people to help their candidates – listen here and let us know if you hear it on the air and what you think!
If you haven’t signed candidate petitions yet, please click here. If you have already signed, please pass the link along to your friends and family.
Many of you are aware of the battle going on to protect PC elections. Through some
shenanigans at the legislature early this month, a provision was added to allow county chairmen and their committees to select PCs as well as some muddy language that could be interpreted as allowing only one elected PC per precinct. The Republicans in the legislature realized the mistake after being contacted by hundreds of PC and by the AZGOP – and they listened. They have attempted to fix the issue while Democrats revealed that they don’t care a bit about their PCs. A legislative fix was attempted, but they lacked the votes to get an emergency clause
enacted which means that the fix wouldn’t take effect until 90 days after the session ends. We are still trying to work out a solution that allows every voter to have the ability to elect who represents them inside the party. We have a strong likelihood of fixing the issue immediately and allowing every voter to have the ability to elect who represents them inside the party. Once again this shows that the power of a united Republican Party with strong leadership from the state and our counties, leads to victory.
There is a lot of work ahead and we need resources to ensure victory come November. Sign up to VOLUNTEER here. DONATE to help our efforts here. Together, we will save Arizona and save America!
Always America First!
Dr. Kelli Ward
Chairwoman
Republican Party of Arizona
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Illustration by: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post; iStock
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Americans Feel Deep Inflation as Biden's Reckless Policies Continue
Economic inflation is at a 40-year high. American families are struggling to afford basic necessities. Workers are seeing their real wages fall. The consumer price index has spiked 7.5 percent since January, 2021. Producer prices have risen 9.7 percent over the past year. And to make matters worse for Americans, last week prices at gasoline pumps across the country have passed $4.00 per gallon and are expected to rise even higher in coming weeks.
These are just some of his administration’s accomplishments that Joe Biden neglected to mention in his rambling State of the Union message while Democrats continue to push for trillions more in careless, wasteful spending.
Economists have warned the administration that more spending would likely result in higher inflation and make life more challenging for poor and middle-class Americans. Recently, 373 economists signed a letter stating Biden’s economic agenda will negatively impact the federal debt, reduce the number of employed people, and stunt economic growth.
The recently released February jobs report confirms that 2.1 million Americans who lost their jobs during the pandemic have yet to get their jobs back. Further, the report says that 47 percent of small businesses have job openings that cannot be filled while there are nearly 11 million job openings that businesses are struggling to fill.
The White House explanation? Biden’s Chief of Staff Ron Klain says that Americans disapprove of the declining state of the economy because they haven’t “fully internalized” the progress.
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Redistricting Comments Precede Final Maps Approval in Coconino County
Coconino County voters are asked to submit comments on the county’s new redistricting draft maps at a series of virtual meetings scheduled until Tuesday, March 29. The meetings precede a vote by the county supervisors to finalize redistricting maps planned for Tuesday, April 12.
More information on the comment meetings is available from coconino.az.gov/redistricting or from the Coconino County Republicans’ office in Flagstaff.
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We Need Your Help!
The Republican Party of Arizona is looking for volunteers to help our candidates achieve electoral success at the polls this November. Several volunteer positions are available. Check azgop.com for the Volunteer Application Form. You’ll hear from us.
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Flagstaff Republican Women to Host Candidate Crane
March 17
CD 2 candidate Eli Crane will be the guest speaker at the Thursday, March 17 pizza lunch meeting of the Flagstaff Republican Women. The meeting starts at 11:00 AM and will be held at the Flagstaff VFW, 409 W. Santa Fe in Flagstaff.
Call Flagstaff Republican Women President Jean Ferguson for reservations at 928-526-4237 or [email protected].
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Candidates to Address Quail Creek Republicans
March 18
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson, Attorney General candidate Abraham Hamadeh and Secretary of State candidate Shawnna Bolick will present to the members of the Quail Creek Republican Club on Friday, March 18, 8:30 to 11:00 AM. The meeting will be held at Kino Conference Center in Green Valley.
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Pima GOP to Host Candidate Pozzolo
March 22
CD 7 candidate Luis Pozzolo will be the guest speaker at the Pima County Republican Club’s lunch meeting on Tuesday, March 22 at the Kettle Restaurant, 748 W. Star Pass Blvd., Tucson.
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Yuma PC's to Hear Candidate Bolick
March 22
Arizona Secretary of State candidate Shawnna Bolick will speak to Yuma County Precinct Committeemen at a meeting on Tuesday, March 22. The Yuma Community Food Bank at 2404 E. 24th Street in Yuma is the location of the meeting which starts at 5:30 PM.
Details are available from the Yuma County Republican Committee at 928-317-9120.
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RPAZ Staff
Dr. Kelli Ward, State Chairwoman
Pam Kirby, Executive Director
Dan Godzich, Communications Manager
Kristy Dohnel, Business Operations
Terry Babb, Special Projects and Volunteer Coordinator
Matt Grim, Assistant Finance Manager
Felicia Gibson, Administrative Assistant
Carl Hodgson, Intern
2022 Executive Committee
Jill Norgaard, First Vice-Chair
Nathan Jackson, Second Vice-Chair
Gina Swoboda, Third Vice-Chair
Yvonne Cahill, Secretary
Shirley Dye, Assistant Secretary
Sheila Muehling, Treasurer
John Stevens, Assistant Treasurer
Mitch Friedlander, Sergeant-at-Arms
Chris King, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
Tyler Bowyer, National Committeeman
Lori Klein-Corbin, National Committeewoman
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Chino Valley Conservative Group to Host Candidates
March 26
Arizona Secretary of State candidate Shawnna Bolick, CD candidate Eli Crane and LD 1 Senate candidate Noel Campbell round out the slate of speakers that will be addressing the Conservatives for a Constitutional Republic meeting on Saturday, March 26 in Chino Valley. The lunch meeting starts 11:00 AM at the Bible Baptist Church, 3490 N. Highway 89 in Chino Valley.
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Yavapai Pachyderm Hosts Candidates
March 26
Four Republican candidates will meet with members of the Yavapai Pachyderm on Saturday, March 26 at 3:00 PM. The candidates are Arizona Treasurer candidate Jeff Weninger, Superintendent of Public Instruction Shiry Sapir, congressional candidate Eli Crane and incumbent legislative candidate Judy Burges. The meeting starts at 3:00 PM at the Prescott Golf Country Club Homeowners Association Building, 1133 Old Chisholm Trail in Dewey.
Reservations are required and can be made through Sue Goodchild at [email protected] or 928-636-7355.
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Redistricting Comments Precede Final Approval in Coconino
March 29
Coconino County voters are asked to submit comments on the county’s new redistricting draft maps at a series of virtual meetings scheduled until Tuesday, March 29. The meetings precede a vote by the county supervisors to finalize redistricting maps planned for Tuesday, April 12.
More information on the comment meetings is available from coconino.az.gov/redistricting or from the Coconino County Republicans’ office in Flagstaff.
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Lincoln Republican Women Hosts Candidates
April 11
Attorney General candidate Andrew Gould and Corporation Commission candidate Kim Owens will address the Lincoln Republican Women at the group’s monthly diner meeting on Monday, April 11 at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Scottsdale. The meeting starts at 5:30 PM in the private dining room.
Tickets for the dinner are available from [email protected] or from Julie at 480-272-0511.
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Four Candidates Top Havasu GOP April Meet
April 4
Arizona Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem, Attorney General candidate Abraham Hamadeh, State Representative candidate Bill Hardt and Clerk of Superior Court candidate Christina Spurlock will be guest speakers at the April dinner meeting of the London Bridge Republican Women. The meeting will be held on Monday, April 4 at Shugrues Bridgeview Room in Lake Havasu and starts at 5:00 PM.
Reservations for the event are available from Amie Boggs at 928-231-6805.
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Gila Sets Date for Candidate Meet and Greet, Barbecue
April 24
Sunday, April 24 has been set as the date for the Gila County Republican Party’s American II fundraiser and candidate Meet and Greet. The event will be held at the Rim Country BBQ, 202 W. Main in Payson and starts at 1:00 PM.
Candidates running for 10 various local, state and federal offices will be on hand to meet voters. Arizona’s 4th CD Representative Paul Gosar will receive a special presentation from the GCRP. KTAR radio’s conservative talk host Mike Broomhead will emcee the program and musical entertainment will be provided by Tino & Ashley.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Gila organization’s headquarters office at 438 S. Beeline Hwy., Payson, or from gilagop.com.
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