‘Democrat’ Mike Jette Voted for Republican Abe Hamadeh in 2022

This article was first published in the Daily Star. Matthew Capalby is a Democratic Precinct Committee Person in LD20 in Tucson.

I’m concerned about Mike Jette’s candidacy for County Attorney. His switch to the Democratic Party appears to be just a practicality, but his conservative background says otherwise.

We have been witnessing an effort to reshape our legal system that favors authoritarianism at the expense of true justice. The Federalist Society, et al., are championing this cause, as indicated in ‘Project 2025.’

Jette appears to reflect this agenda. His prior appearances on right-wing media, conservative donors, and an insincere shift to the Democratic Party raise significant red flags.

Subsequently, Mr. Jette spoke at a luncheon [at Monterey Court in Tucson in June]. When the topic of the AZ AG’s election came up, Mr. Jette revealed that he ‘supported the other guy,’ meaning Trump-endorsed Abe Hamadeh, the Republican AG candidate. This was startling and contradicts Jette’s Democratic affiliation.

Therefore, please scrutinize Mr. Jette and his supposed Democratic platform. It’s crucial to elect a county attorney who represents justice and not someone who uses political expediency to cover for a conservative agenda.

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Editor’s note: No Democrat would ever vote for Trump-endorsed election denier Abe Hamadeh, a Republican who lost the election for Attorney General in 2022. He has wasted thousands of hours of judicial time pursuing a failed attempt to overturn the election.

The Arizona Appeals Court just rejected his case on June 17, 2024, to overturn the 2022 election results. The courts have ruled that Hamadeh’s challenge is “meritless” and “bad faith.” The courts have actually ordered sanctions for both Hamadeh and his lawyer for misrepresenting facts to the court. 

Hamadeh is an anti-abortion, pro-gun, anti-immigrant zealot. Hamadeh is exactly what MAGA Republicans vote for.

The facts also show that Jette is indeed a fake Democrat:

• He ran as a Republican for County Attorney earlier.
• He lives in Legislative District 20. But the Democratic District Chair says Jette has not canvassed, written a postcard, held a fundraiser, or made calls for Democrats. He came to an LD20 meeting in March but not after that. He is not even a precinct committee person.
• The right-wing Goldwater Institute supports Jette.
• Jette appeared on four different programs on right-wing talk radio, KVOI, including the shows of Bruce Ash — the former national Committeeman of the Republican Party of Arizona  — and pro-MAGA announcer Chris DeSimone. Their audience is Republicans because Democrats do not listen to right-wing talk radio.

The Heritage Foundation is pursuing a nationwide campaign to oust Democratic prosecutors and replace them with “war on drugs,” anti-reform Republican shills. Jette is a perfect example of this surreptitious campaign.