Competence: Thy name is not Justin Heap

Heap (R-MAGA ideology matters more than reality) is the Maricopa County Recorder.  

In 2024, he defeated incumbent Stephen Richer (R-knew what he was doing) in the Republican primary by nearly 9%. (A third candidate received nearly 22% of the vote).

He went on to win the general election by a little less than 4.5% of the vote.

Heap seems to be finding that actually doing the job well is more difficult than criticizing someone who did the job well.

From Arizona PBS' Horizon -

The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office mailed about 83,000 voters an incorrect letter warning them that they would be moved to the inactive voter list if they didn’t respond, a mistake the Recorder’s Office blamed on a printing error. The voters, roughly 3% of the total registered voters in Maricopa County, were supposed to receive a different letter entirely, according to Sam Stone, chief of staff in the Recorder’s Office. The letter’s recipients were incorrectly told that the Recorder’s Office had received notification from the Arizona Department of Transportation that they had obtained a driver’s license in a different state. The voters were also told they would be moved to the inactive voter list if they didn’t respond within 90 days. These voters will not be moved to the inactive voter list, Stone confirmed. It also drew sharp intraparty rebukes from two fellow Republicans on the county Board of Supervisors, who said their phones were swamped with angry calls.

Hmmm...