Arizona GOP picks state Sen. Jake Hoffman, indicted fake elector, for national position

A state lawmaker facing charges alleging he tried to help overturn the 2020 election was selected by fellow Arizona Republicans to a top position in the national party.

Along with 17 others, Sen. Jake Hoffman of Queen Creek was accused of nine felony counts in an indictment announced by Democratic Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes this week.

It alleges the slate of Republicans sometimes known as fake electors and the Trump aides engaged in a conspiracy aimed at "preventing the lawful transfer of the presidency of the United States, keeping President Donald J. Trump in office against the will of Arizona voters, and depriving Arizona voters of their right to vote and have their votes counted."

Democrat Joe Biden won the popular vote, and under state law, Arizona's votes in the Electoral College went to him.



https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2024/04/27/arizona-fake-electors-jake-hoffman-running-for-national-gop-role/73474423007/