Turns out that Finchem, Gosar, and Kern are finding out that bullshit has a cost

From the AZ Mirror, written by Jim Small -

Finchem, Gosar and Kern must pay ex-Dem lawmaker’s $75,000 legal fees for ‘groundless’ lawsuit

Republican secretary of state nominee Mark Finchem, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar and former GOP state legislator Anthony Kern must pay $75,000 in attorney’s fees to a former Democratic state lawmaker they sued after a judge said the lawsuit was “primarily for purposes of harassment.”

In February 2021, the three Republicans filed a lawsuit against Charlene Fernandez, then a Democratic legislator from Yuma, accusing her of defaming them by making disparaging remarks, connecting them to the violence of Jan. 6 and conspiring against them. 

The number for the case in question is S-1400-CV-202100146

The curious thing about the case was that there were more attorneys associated with the case (9) than there were parties (4).

Note: Kern's lawyer, Alexander Kolodin will be a state representative from LD3 (north Scottsdale).  They will not face any Democratic challengers.

Note2: Kern will probably be a state senator from LD27.  He faces a Democratic challenger in the general election, but it's a non-competitive district favoring Republicans.

Courtesy the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission -

Wonder if the threesome will ever pay the costs that they been ordered to pay, and if any payments will come out of campaign funds?