Saturday, July 29, 2023

Failed election deniers don't go away; they just run for a seat in the AZ lege

Failed candidate for Arizona Secretary of State (AZSOS) Mark Finchem made noises about running for Maricopa County Recorder, which would have necessitated a move, sine he doesn't actually, you know *live* in Maricopa County.

Apparently, that aspiration has gone by the wayside.  He's now formed a committee for a run for a seat in the legislature.

From the AZSOS -












He may not actually live at that address, though.  Also from the AZSOS

From his 2022 financial disclosure -













That address goes to a condo in Phoenix.  He didn't always report that as his address, though.  From a previous disclosure -













Neither address is in the district he's running in. 

From the website of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission -










Oro Valley isn't in LD1; neither is Phoenix.










My guess is that Finchem is, like a certain other state senator (Republican election denier, of course), and is district shopping here.   His listed campaign address goes to a manufactured/mobile home.

The current state senator from LD1 is Ken Bennett, who has some election-denying cred of his own.






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