Charlie Loftus announced last week his decision to enter the race for the Arizona State House of Representatives, in LD-20. Loftus was urged to run for the House as part of a campaign to drain the Arizona swamp.
Loftus earned widespread attention this past year for his efforts to expose waste, fraud and abuse at the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
Loftus, an Arizona native, was born in Nogales and raised in Phoenix. He entered law enforcement after high school and has been an Arizona law enforcement officer for over 30 years, having served with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Arizona State University Police, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Inspector General at DES.
Loftus earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration with an emphasis on Criminal Justice Public Policy (police and public corruption) from Arizona State University. He also earned a Master in Public Administration with an emphasis on organizational behavior and public policy analysis from Arizona State University.
Loftus became an instructor with the Arizona State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice teaching counter-terrorism, domestic terrorism, intelligence, and research methods. He is the director of an intensive study abroad program through ASU that takes students to Israel to learn about counter-terrorism, Islamic fascism, jihadism, martyrdom and emergency responses to terrorism.
Loftus says he has witnessed firsthand how Arizona government has worked and at times failed its citizens.
According to Loftus. he has been witness to the many faults and corruption within Arizona government and it is something he passionately wants to correct.
Loftus says that he believes that there is a effort in this country that is dedicated to restoring our Constitution and the Bill of Rights and he strongly feels that he can contribute to it.
Loftus, who has lived in LD20 for the last 25 years, describes himself “as a Republican Conservative with very pro law and order leanings.’
He would like to help expose and eliminate corruption in government. Like you, he is fed up with politicians that say anything to get elected then support the lobbyist who provides them the most.