ELECTIONS

Republican candidates with extreme views could be elected in November

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District 1: Rep. Quang Nguyen, seeking reelection, is one of four current Arizona Legislatures who are members of the Yavapai County Oath Keepers, a right-wing group that claims to defend the U.S. Constitution.
District 1: Rep. Quang Nguyen, seeking reelection, is one of four current Arizona Legislatures who are members of the Yavapai County Oath Keepers, a right-wing group that claims to defend the U.S. Constitution.
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District 2: Christian Lamar has said that his No. 1 priority as a candidate is to attempt to decertify the 2020 presidential election.
District 2: Christian Lamar has said that his No. 1 priority as a candidate is to attempt to decertify the 2020 presidential election.
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District 3: Alexander Kolodin was a lawyer for the Arizona Republican Party and worked with Trump lawyer Sidney Powell on a legal challenge to the 2020 election. He also briefly represented Cyber Ninjas, the contractors hired by the state Senate to perform its partisan audit of the 2020 election.
District 3: Alexander Kolodin was a lawyer for the Arizona Republican Party and worked with Trump lawyer Sidney Powell on a legal challenge to the 2020 election. He also briefly represented Cyber Ninjas, the contractors hired by the state Senate to perform its partisan audit of the 2020 election.
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District 7: Sen. Wendy Rogers, seeking reelection, is a member of the Oath Keepers and has faced censure and investigation over various social media postings.
District 7: Sen. Wendy Rogers, seeking reelection, is a member of the Oath Keepers and has faced censure and investigation over various social media postings.
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District 7: David Marshall Sr. has spread misinformation in public statements including the idea that lawmakers in another state want to legalize “abortions” that occur after birth. He has no opposing candidate in November.
District 7: David Marshall Sr. has spread misinformation in public statements including the idea that lawmakers in another state want to legalize “abortions” that occur after birth. He has no opposing candidate in November.
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District 9: Mary Ann Mendoza was disinvited from the Republican National Convention in 2020 after retweeting tenets of an antisemitic conspiracy theory about a Jewish banking family. She removed the retweets and apologized, saying she didn ’ t read them before posting them. But she still expresses belief in the underlying theory.
District 9: Mary Ann Mendoza was disinvited from the Republican National Convention in 2020 after retweeting tenets of an antisemitic conspiracy theory about a Jewish banking family. She removed the retweets and apologized, saying she didn’t read them before posting them. But she still expresses belief in the underlying theory.
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District 10: David Farnsworth, who formerly served in the Legislature, has said he believes the state may be offering foster children to sex traffickers and that the devil interfered directly in the 2020 election. He faces independent candidate Nick Fierro in November ' s election.
District 10: David Farnsworth, who formerly served in the Legislature, has said he believes the state may be offering foster children to sex traffickers and that the devil interfered directly in the 2020 election. He faces independent candidate Nick Fierro in November's election.
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District 13: Liz Harris has made a number of unproven claims about the 2020 election based on an unofficial voter canvassing operation she led.
District 13: Liz Harris has made a number of unproven claims about the 2020 election based on an unofficial voter canvassing operation she led.
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District 17: Justine Wadsack twice tweeted a QAnon slogan in 2020. She has called the tweets regrettable and denounced the conspiracy theory.
District 17: Justine Wadsack twice tweeted a QAnon slogan in 2020. She has called the tweets regrettable and denounced the conspiracy theory.
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District 17: Cory McGarr has made the 2020 election a priority in his campaign, saying that he will “vote on literally nothing” as a lawmaker until he believes problems with the election system are fixed.
District 17: Cory McGarr has made the 2020 election a priority in his campaign, saying that he will “vote on literally nothing” as a lawmaker until he believes problems with the election system are fixed.
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District 27: Anthony Kern, who previously served a term in the state House, was photographed on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
District 27: Anthony Kern, who previously served a term in the state House, was photographed on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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District 30: Sen. Sonny Borrelli has been a lawmaker since 2013 and has been one of the Legislature ’ s most outspoken election-conspiracy promoters. He ’ s heading back to the office with no opposing candidate in November.
District 30: Sen. Sonny Borrelli has been a lawmaker since 2013 and has been one of the Legislature’s most outspoken election-conspiracy promoters. He’s heading back to the office with no opposing candidate in November.
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