There Are A Lot Of Questions : Arizona GOP Faces Concerns About Party Elections By Ben Giles | KJZZ-FM
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Then-President Donald Trump is greeted by Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party, during a stop in Arizona last year.
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The chair of Arizona s Republican Party has been a leading voice for false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Now Kelli Ward faces questions from her fellow Republicans about the state party s recent election of party leaders, and possibly her own reelection as party chair.
Multiple Arizona Republicans have demanded an audit of the state party s leadership election at its Jan. 23 biennial convention. Ward claimed a narrow victory that day, reportedly defeating southern Arizona businessman Sergio Arellano by 42 votes. Local press was barred from covering the event, which has traditionally been o
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Then-President Donald Trump is greeted by Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party, during a stop in Arizona last year. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The chair of Arizona s Republican Party has been a leading voice for false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Now Kelli Ward faces questions from her fellow Republicans about the state party s recent election of party leaders, and possibly her own reelection as party chair.
Multiple Arizona Republicans have demanded an audit of the state party s leadership election at its Jan. 23 biennial convention. Ward claimed a narrow victory that day, reportedly defeating southern Arizona businessman Sergio Arellano by 42 votes. Local press was barred from covering the event, which has traditionally been open to reporters.
Arizona GOP keeps Trump ally as chair by Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square | January 25, 2021 08:39 AM Print this article
Arizona’s two major political parties have signaled their moves away from their more moderate constituents, setting the stage for a contentious 2022 election cycle.
On Saturday, Arizona’s Republican Party narrowly re-elected Chairwoman Kelli Ward to lead them. Ward, a staunch Trump ally, had been pressured by others in the party to step down over her “egregious distortions of the truth” and inability to win statewide races.
Ward was re-elected with 51% of the party delegate vote. She edged out Sergio Arellano after two rounds of voting.
PHOENIX Arizona Republicans issued rebukes to three of the party’s most prominent figures on Saturday, approving resolutions to censure Gov. Doug Ducey, former Senator Jeff Flake and Cindy McCain, the widow of former Senator John McCain. Though largely symbolic, the political scolding during a meeting of the state G.O.P. on Saturday underscored a widening rift in Arizona between party officials who have made clear that their loyalty lies with.