Arizona Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in AZ

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Arizona Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Arizona Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Frank AntenoriFmr. State Senator [R-AZ]

7/21/16
Unlawfully entered and hunted wild game on the grounds of a restricted military base in southern Arizona


According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Steve MontenegroState Representative
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2/22/18
Engaged in an online affair with a Republican digital media coordinator and received a topless photograph of her while also being a married pastor who publicly professed to be a "leader of virtue"


According to an exclusive report by AZ Central
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Austin SmithState Representative

4/18/24
Forged "rows" of voter names, addresses and signatures on petitions he filed to qualify for the 2024 Republican primary in Arizona while also championing himself as an "election integrity warrior" who routinely espoused voter fraud conspiracy theories


According to an exclusive report by The Arizona Republic
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11/29/23
Illegally delayed certifying her county's 2022 midterm election results for weeks by citing unfounded and baseless allegations of fraud and only allowed the certification to go through after a judge ordered her to


According to charging documents filed by state officials
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David StringerFmr. State Representative

3/30/19
Paid two teenage boys he met in a park $10 each to perform oral sex on them and then had them perform oral sex on him

Had oral and penetrative sex with an underage boy as young as 13-years-old on ten separate occasions and got caught when the boy's father found out and reported him to the police


According to an exclusive report by the Arizona Republic
Arizona Republican City Official Scandals
Other Arizona Republican Scandals
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Tom CrosbyCounty Commissioner [R-AZ]

11/29/23
Illegally delayed certifying the results of his county's 2022 midterm election by citing baseless allegations of supposed voter fraud


According to charging documents filed by state officials
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Joe ArpaioFmr. Sheriff [R-AZ]

7/31/17
Blatantly disregarded a new law that prevented the targeting of people of Latino descent showing complete disdain for "law and order" while also having had espoused excessive over-the-top rhetoric that claimed the opposite and was found guilty of criminal contempt of court


He was convicted of criminal contempt but was pardoned by Donald Trump before being sentenced