AZ Rep. Schweikert’s Ethics Investigation Legal Fees Near $1M; 69% Of Contributions Go To Attorneys

The 2-year investigation into ethics violations by Arizona Rep. David Schweikert continues to take its toll on his campaign. More than two-thirds of the monies he raised in the last quarter of 2019 went to paying legal debt, and he incurred nearly $77,000 in new bills from four different law firms.

Schweikert’s campaign has now racked up $985,932 in legal fees since the investigation began. The House Ethics Committee is continuing its investigative work behind closed doors into a multitude of alleged violations. Schweikert (R-CD6) has long stated that the ordeal surrounding minor allegations was on the verge of being wrapped up.

To make matters worse, a sixth law firm began billing the campaign this year. It is unclear from the campaign’s FEC filing today how Ashby Law is now involved.* The legal bills this quarter were higher than the

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The Trump Zone Resident Loonies are getting Restless; Do Not Follow Them

Gerald O. Glenn, the bishop of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, Virginia urged his congregants to ignore social distancing guidelines prescribed by health authorities to combat the Coronavirus. He said he would continue preaching his views “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.” He died just before Easter after being exposed to the … Read more

Donald Trump’s rant today is actually damning Mitch McConnell’s Republican Senate (updated)

So this actually happened today during the “Daily Trump Show,” which the cable networks inexplicably continue to air live. The Washington Post reports, Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to get his nominees but likely would be impeded by Senate rules: President Trump threatened to shut down both chambers of Congress to allow him to fill … Read more

Flip AZ’s Legislature Blue in 2020!

David Gordon posted a wonderful overview of those state legislative races that will allow us to flip the AZ legislature to Democratic control this year. Read it, and then go do something about it. Specifically, make a monthly commitment to fund those campaigns that will flip the state legislature! First, contribute to the ADLCC. Second, … Read more

The ADLCC gears up to make the Arizona State Capitol Blue

Democrats have their best opportunity in years to take control of the Arizona State Legislature in 2020. The team at the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC) is gearing up to help make that happen. In 2018, Democrats made strong gains in the Arizona House, electing newcomers Jennifer Jermaine, Jennifer Pawlik, Domingo DeGrazia, and Aaron … Read more