PHOENIX — The Arizona Republican Party has elected a new leader after choosing Gina Swoboda as their new chairwoman at the party's annual mandatory meeting on Saturday at Dream City Church in Phoenix.
Swoboda had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake. Swoboda had also been endorsed by Congressman Andy Biggs of Gilbert and Eli Crane of Tucson and State Sen. Wendy Rogers of Flagstaff along with Mike Lindell, the "My Pillow" guy, who is an ardent supporter of Trump and Lake.
Swoboda is a former employee of the Arizona Secretary of State's office and was the election day director of operations for Trump in 2020. Lake and others have called her an "election expert." Swoboda is currently advising the Senate Elections Committee, which is chaired by Rogers.
"Massive Victory for The Trump and Lake-endorsed election integrity warrior Gina Swoboda wins Arizona Republican Chair position," Lake said in a statement on Saturday. "Today is an incredible day for Election Integrity and expanding our party. Arizona Republicans voted overwhelmingly to make Gina Swoboda our new Chairwoman going into the most important election in Arizona history. Gina is a national leader in election law. She is a grassroots hero, and also loved by Republicans of all stripes. Gina is battle tested and a woman of great integrity—Gina understands that the White House and Senate Majority— and frankly, the survival of our Republic —runs through State 48. President Trump and I were proud to endorse Gina. We look forward to restoring Arizona's faith in elections and winning in 2024."
This comes after a week of drama for the Arizona Republican Party, which saw former party chairman Jeff DeWit step down after audio, secretly recorded by Lake 10 months ago, revealed that he offered her a job and money to not run for Senate in 2024.
Lake accused DeWit of bribing her and DeWit said she blackmailed him into stepping down.
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