Shawnna Bolick

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Shawnna Bolick
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Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 20th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
Serving with Judy Schwiebert
Preceded byPaul Boyer
Personal details
Born1975 (age 46–47)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Clint Bolick
ResidencePhoenix, Arizona

Shawnna Bolick (born 1975) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 20 since January 14, 2019.

Political career[]

Before being elected to the Arizona legislature, she was a consultant to the Arizona Charter School Association and the Goldwater Institute.[1] She ran unsuccessfully for Arizona House seats in District 11 and District 28 before winning a 2018 election for the 20th District.[1][2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, she opposed the expansion of mail-in voting.[3]

Attempt to overturn the 2020 election[]

After Joe Biden won Arizona in the 2020 presidential election and President Donald Trump refused to concede and made claims of fraud, Bolick urged Congress to throw out the presidential election results from Arizona and give the state's electoral college votes to Donald Trump.[1]

She also introduced legislation in January 2021 to rewrite the election laws in Arizona to give the state legislature the power to reject the election results "at any time before the presidential inauguration" (i.e., even after the results were certified by the Secretary of State and by the governor and the electoral votes counted by Congress).[4][5] At the time, the legislature was controlled by the Republican Party.[5] The bill is inconsistent with the state constitution.[4] Bolick's legislation would also prevent judges from throwing out baseless court cases without evidence; the cases would instead have to be adjudicated by a jury.[4]

The bill, Arizona House Bill 2720, died in committee.[6]

She is a candidate in the 2022 Arizona Secretary of State election.[7]

Personal life[]

Bolick moved to Arizona in 2001.[1] She is married to Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick.[8][4] She has two children.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Oxford, Andrew. "Shawnna Bolick enters crowded race for Arizona secretary of state". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Arizona primary election results 2018". The Arizona Republic. August 28, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Arizona Republican Lawmakers Dismiss, Ignore Calls For Emergency Expansion Of Voting By Mail". KJZZ. April 15, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Fischer, Howard (2021). "Proposed law would allow Arizona Legislature to overturn presidential election results". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Arizona GOP lawmaker introduces bill to give Legislature power to toss out election results". NBC News. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Arizona House Bill 2720".
  7. ^ Duda, Jeremy (June 22, 2021). "Shawnna Bolick, author of bill to reject voters' presidential choice, running to be top elections official". AZ Mirror. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  8. ^ Pineda, Paulina (November 8, 2017). "Shawnna Bolick launches third run for state legislature". The Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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