AZ GOP Elect Trump-Endorsed ‘Election Integrity Warrior’ As New Party Chair

The Arizona Republican Party has a new leader after a scandal forced former chair Jeff DeWit to the sidelines. Gina Swoboda was elected at a party meeting after she collected a massive level of support that included…

IJR SyndicatedJan 28, 20243 min read

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The Arizona Sun-Times noted that Republican Reps. Eli Crane and Andy Biggs of Arizona endorsed Swoboda, as did Charlie Kirk of Turning Point Action.

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“Gina Swoboda is the stability that this party needs,” conservative activist Merissa Hamilton said, according to The Arizona Republic. “The fate of America runs through Arizona, and Gina has gone through decades of leadership experience. She’s the right person to lead the party.”

DeWit announced Wednesday that he is resigning, a day after the release of an audio recording made in March that revealed his efforts to encourage Kari Lake not to run for U.S. Senate.

In the audio clip, DeWit could be heard telling Lake, a leading contender for the Senate, that powerful people “back East” did not want her to run.

DeWit claimed he was “set up” and the recording was selectively edited.

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“The tape speaks for itself: The Arizona GOP Chairman Jeff DeWit attempted to bribe Kari Lake,” Lake’s campaign advisers Caroline Wren and Garrett Ventry told Fox News in response to DeWit’s allegations.

“Thankfully Kari is an extremely ethical person who rejected DeWit’s multiple attempts to offer her money and corporate board seats in exchange for Kari not running for public office.”

Arizona Speaker of the House Ben Toma told The Arizona Republic that bouncing back from the recent turmoil is critical for the party.

“I hope we can find a way to get united as a party very soon, because I think that matters a lot. It’ll make a big difference by the time we get to the general election,” he said.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.