Category: Mark Finchem

Arizona GOP Candidate Files Election Appeal With Arizona Supreme Court

Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem filed a notice of appeal after a judge rejected his election-related lawsuit challenging the results of the midterm elections. Finchem, a Republican, trails Democrat Adrian Fontes in the Nov. 8 general election by about 120,000 votes, or around 5 percentage points. Earlier this month, he filed a lawsuit alleging…


Judge Dismisses Republican’s Election Lawsuit in Arizona Statewide Race

An Arizona judge has dismissed a Republican candidate’s lawsuit challenging the election results of the secretary of state race. Democratic Party candidate Adrian Fontes beat Republican candidate Mark Finchem by over 120,000 votes in the Arizona secretary of state race in the midterms, according to election results (pdf) certified on Dec. 5 by the Arizona…


Kari Lake, Abe Hamadeh, Mark Finchem Formally Contest Arizona Election Results

Three Republican nominees for state government positions in Arizona on Friday filed three separate lawsuits to formally contest the midterm election results that saw their Democrat opponents win. Arizona candidate for governor Kari Lake, Arizona candidate for attorney general Abe Hamadeh, and Arizona candidate for secretary of state Mark Finchem, each filed separate lawsuits just days…


Mark Finchem Defeated in Arizona Secretary of State Race

Democrat Adrian Fontes was projected Friday night to win the race for Arizona secretary of state against state Rep. Mark Finchem, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Fontes, who formerly oversaw parts of the election system in Maricopa, the state’s most populous county, said in a statement on Twitter late on Friday that…


Mark Finchem Projected to Lose Arizona Secretary of State Race

Democrat Adrian Fontes was projected Friday night to win the race for Arizona secretary of state against Rep. Mark Finchem, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Fontes, who formerly oversaw parts of the election system in the state’s most populous county, Maricopa, said in a statement on Twitter late on Friday, projecting his…


Arizona State Rep. Mark Finchem Credits Elon Musk for Restored Twitter Account

Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem is crediting Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk after Twitter suspended his account for no apparent reason on Oct. 31 and the company restored it less than an hour later. He said it looks like Musk came to his defense. “He said, ‘Let me look into it.’ Forty-five minutes later, he…


Capitol Report (Oct. 24): FBI Double Agent Blows Up CCP Plot; Trump Responds to J6 Subpoena

China allegedly tried to recruit spies on American soil. However, its plan took a twist when the people China tried to bribe turned out to be double agents working for the United States. The nation’s report card is assessing the state of the U.S. education system, and the grade is not a passing one. The…


Heated Debate in Arizona Secretary of State Race Highlights Political Divides

It was a hot political debate, for sure, but the heat was clearly on Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, the Trump-endorsed Republican nominee for secretary of state on Sept. 20. The “Big Lie” of the stolen 2020 election and Jan. 6 were Arizona Horizon host Ted Simons’ big questions for Finchem during the half-hour long…


Democrats try to Disqualify 2 Pro-Trump Congressmen and 1 State Lawmaker in Arizona

Two left-wing groups are trying to disqualify two pro-Trump Arizona congressmen and one Arizona state representative, all Republicans, as candidates in approaching elections for allegedly participating in a supposed insurrection against the U.S. government by supporting the former president’s reelection bid. This alleged conspiracy supposedly culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, security breach at the…


Arizona Democrats Seek to Disqualify 2 Pro-Trump Congressmen, 1 State Lawmaker

Two left-wing groups are trying to disqualify two pro-Trump Arizona congressmen and one Arizona state representative, all Republicans, as candidates in approaching elections for allegedly participating in a supposed insurrection against the U.S. government by supporting the former president’s reelection bid. This alleged conspiracy supposedly culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, security breach at the…