Arizona Lawmaker Illegally Endorses City Council Candidate

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Sen. Wendy Rogers

The Senate Democratic Caucus says Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers drafted a letter with an Arizona Senate letterhead, endorsing a Cottonwood City Council member in the local election in violation of Arizona law.

The law states that “any public agency, department, board, commission, committee, council or authority shall not spend or use public resources to influence an election, including the use or expenditure of monies, accounts, credit, materials, equipment, buildings, facilities, vehicles, postage, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, web pages and personnel and any other thing of value of the public entity.”

The Senate Democratic Caucus says Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers drafted a letter with an Arizona Senate letterhead, endorsing a Cottonwood City Council member in the local election in violation of Arizona law.

The law states that “any public agency, department, board, commission, committee, council or authority shall not spend or use public resources to influence an election, including the use or expenditure of monies, accounts, credit, materials, equipment, buildings, facilities, vehicles, postage, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, web pages and personnel and any other thing of value of the public entity.”

The Senate Democratic Caucus sent the letter to Attorney General Kris Mayes, asking for an investigation. According to Richie Taylor, communications director for the Attorney General’s Office, the Mayes has received the request for an investigation and is looking into it.

“We are, once again, disappointed by her behavior and have taken action to have this matter investigated by the Attorney General,” reads a statement from the Senate Democratic Caucus. “Arizonans deserve to have confidence in their elected officials. Senator Rogers’ action may have been done carelessly or with blatant disregard for the law. Either way, it is an abuse of her position. No elected official is above the law.”

The Senate Democratic Caucus sent the letter to Attorney General Kris Mayes, asking for an investigation. According to Richie Taylor, communications director for the Attorney General’s Office, the Mayes has received the request for an investigation and is looking into it.

“We are, once again, disappointed by her behavior and have taken action to have this matter investigated by the Attorney General,” reads a statement from the Senate Democratic Caucus. “Arizonans deserve to have confidence in their elected officials. Senator Rogers’ action may have been done carelessly or with blatant disregard for the law. Either way, it is an abuse of her position. No elected official is above the law.”

6 Comments

  1. Well if Hobbs can violate the Law repeatedly as Sec of State why not a GOP’er??

    Hobbs also illegally reprogrammed/stole $10 Million in FY24 to House/Transport Illegal Aliens from the Rural Fire Grant Fund.

    Like Harris said; “So where’s the equity”

  2. Wendy Rogers has been caught, again, braking the law and still nothing is done? How about treating this piece of scum like any other person? Go to prison, Wendy!

    • “Go to prison, Wendy!” No need for a trial. She must be guilty because a political opponent says she has committed a crime. This is the kind of support we can expect for the Bill of Rights in today’s world.

    • Katie Hobbs has been caught, again, breaking the law and still nothing is done? How about treating this piece of scum like any other person? Go to prison, Katie!
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      There, I fixed it for you.

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