A GOP senator used state resources to endorse a Cottonwood city council candidate
Flagstaff Republican State Sen. Wendy Rogers appears to have violated Arizona’s version of the Hatch Act, which bars the use of government resources for campaign activity, after she published a letter on official Senate letterhead endorsing a candidate for Cottonwood City Council.
“The swamp comes after her, yet SHE STANDS STRONG!” Rogers said in a now deleted post on X, formerly Twitter, endorsing Lisa DuVernay, who is facing a recall election. “We need WARRIORS like Lisa who FIGHT for rural Arizona cities!”
The post was accompanied by a screenshot of a letter of endorsement on Rogers’ official state Senate letterhead saying she “wholeheartedly” is backing DuVernay.
In Arizona, lawmakers and other members of state government are prohibited from using government time, money or resources to campaign for a candidate or cause. Valley attorney Tom Ryan said Rogers’ post appears to be a “clear cut violation” of the state law commonly referred to as Arizona’s Hatch Act, a reference to a federal law that bars federal government employees from engaging in politicking at taxpayer expense.
https://azmirror.com/briefs/a-gop-senator-used-state-resources-to-endorse-a-cottonwood-city-council-candidate/
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