by Brian Ference | News
LD3, The largest Legislative District in Arizona, censured Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at a recent meeting, demanding his resignation as Speaker of the House, and calling for all House Representatives to vacate the chair.
UPDATE: President Trump weighs in on the disastrous CR saying “Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.”
Speaker Johnson is under fire from several Republican Representatives for his support of the current CR. Critics point out that the CR is full of “pork” and includes funding for 
pandemic “Disease X” and expands the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act including “allows for vaccine and mask mandates, vaccine passports, intentional emergency powers, gain of function research…”, gives automatic raises to Congressmen, allegedly allows quashing of any subpoenas, a one year extension on the State Department’s Global Engagement Center which reportedly has funded 
speech suppression efforts and is currently being sued by the Federalist and Daily Wire, and holds hostage needed disaster relief funding.
Senator Rand Paul said “I had hoped to see Speaker Johnson grow a spine, but this bill full of pork shows he is a weak, weak man. The debt will continue to grow. Ultimately the dollar will fail. Democrats are clueless and Big Gov Republicans are complicit. A sad day for America.”
Representative Thomas Massie said “People call me ‘NostraThomas’ for accurately predicting Speaker Johnson would use the Christmas recess to force a massive spending bill through Congress. After claiming he would not, Johnson is embracing a D.C. tradition that’s nearly as old as decorating Christmas trees.”
Representative Jim Banks said “This CR funds the censorship of conservative speech for the entire first year of the Trump administration. Unacceptable!”
by Brian Ference | News
Candace Czarny is again spamming LD3 PCs and illegally using the LD3 name in violation of the judges order. Her pattern of filing false lawsuits and challenges is clear. In her latest email, Czarny criticizes the decisive and landslide victory in which new LD3 Chairman Stuart Scurti defeated her pick for chairman by over 39 points in the first round of the election run by third party LD12 Chairman Greg Dutton with assistance from MCRC. Czarny claims “Many are saying it was an absolute failure, so much so that the following timely election challenge has been filed by numerous PCs…”
But what she doesn’t tell you is that SHE personally filed the election challenge along with her board member Carrie Cox. The signed challenge pages reveal the truth:
Her further claims and points of her challenge are all false: “There were reports that ballots were removed from ballot boxes during counting, multiple ballot pages were not reconcilable, during hand counting ballot boxes opened and ballots were manipulated without observers, and MCRC 1st Vice-Chair Shelby Busch prepared the master tally without observers.”
Response to Points in Czarny Challenge:
Point #1: “Violations of PC Voting Rights and Timely Notice.”
All elected PCs as of Oct. 1st, 2024 were permitted to vote in the statutory election held on November 19th 2024. The call letter for the LD3 statutory election was sent via email or USPS to all elected PCs 10 days prior to the meeting in accordance with the governing statutes and bylaws.
Point #2: “Violation of ARS 16-823 (H) Failure to issue Physical Call letter to PCs who did not give MCRC Authority to communicate by email.”
All elected PCs as of Oct. 1st, 2024 were given notice of the district statutory meeting by email or by USPS if no email was provided. See the below photo evidence of physical letters prior to mailing:
Point #3: “Violation of the right to observe the tallying of votes”
Candidates were permitted to observe the tallying of the votes on November 19th. Candidates were also present at the tallying of votes on November 23rd.
Point #4: “Failure to implement a secure voting process” and Point # 5: “Vote collection process violated chain of custody”
The voting process was secure. There is no bylaw prohibition on ballots being printed on site. The ballots were printed on 2 pages and given a ballot number. The ballot number was printed on the first page, however, all voters were instructed to write their ballot number on the bottom of the second page when the error was discovered. A minimal # of ballots had the second page without a ballot number, but all ballots were verified as matching at the tally. There is no evidence of any over votes or any ballots discarded due to over votes (this is being confirmed).
Ballots were well sealed and protected. See the below images:
Point #6: “Chain of custody violated – No observers on the opening of the ballot boxes”
Observers were absolutely present. Four were present to open the ballot boxes and every pair was personally reviewed and cleanly matched. At the November 23rd tally of the State Committee votes the sealed ballot bins were presented and all present were able to see that the seal was intact and had the correct #. Nothing regarding the tallying was done without observers.
Point #7: “Violation of Credential and Tally Committee”
There is no bylaw prohibition on having other entities participate in the counting of ballots. It was prudent to enlist the help of MCRC especially given then large number of State Committee ballots.
Point # 8: “Violation of observers for the master tally”
Observers were permitted and present at the vote tallying process. All ballots were individually checked and confirmed to match at tally
See the below statement from Greg Dutton:
“When it was brought to my attention the State Committeeman ballots did not have Page 2 printed on the back, we immediately went to the ballot box where both Patty P and Carol A were observers and had already started giving word to every person to write the ballot number on the second page. Every one already had been submitted was entered together. It turned out during hand counting to be around 30 ballots. I personally secured the bins. They never left my sight, secured in my office, all seals fully intact inside and out, delivered. I was there when we opened the bins. I spoke about ALL of the above before we opened the bins. I called for questions and there was none.”
This is nothing more than more sour grapes in a pattern of false challenges and lawsuits.
We can stop these fraudulent harassing emails if all immediately do every step below:
1. Report Candaces email as spam in your email system
2. Then contact Constant Contact her mail list provider
compliancesupport@constantcontact.com AND
https://www.constantcontact.com/about/contact-us
Telephone 781-472-8100
https://mobile.twitter.com/constantcontact
Hello, i request you immediately freeze, investigate, and close the constant contact account sending from admin@azld3gop.org. It is in violation of a judges order:
https://drive.proton.me/urls/0C3QDNXSV8#SBg8vNL5FXWj
committing fraud, spamming hundreds, and in violation of the canned spam act as she is not a political organization but an LLC. The former Chair Candace Czarny was removed and replaced and is now illegally abusing the email list which she no longer has any permission or right to use. https://maricopagop.org/press-release-congratulations-to-the-new-ld3-board-members/ shows the County recognized election. There has since been another new election with an entirely new board elected: https://www.gopld3.org/newsroom Please immediately freeze her account and delete all emails or I will be forced to file multiple complaints with state and federal authorities including the Arizona Attorney General and pursue litigation against Constant Contact.
3. Report BOTH Constant Contact AND Candace as committing fraud using always the top option on this FTC form
(pick the first option in all cases)
https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
4. File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau against Constant Contact
https://www.bbb.org/file-a-complaint
by Brian Ference | News
In an email dated November 14, 2024, Candace Czarny finally admitted defeat after 2 years of fraudulently claiming she was the “Official LD3 Chair”, committing campaign finance fraud raising tens of thousands of dollars while impersonating a political party, engaging in multiple frivolous lawsuits against Republicans costing the party over $70,000, committing fraud in creating an LLC stealing the LD3 Party name, relentlessly spamming hundreds of precinct committeemen weekly with propaganda and lies, and defaming dozens of MAGA Republicans and the Maricopa County Republican Committee in statewide communications campaigns. She states simply “The judge’s ruling is in, and unfortunately, the case was not made to convince the judge of our official capacity to represent the precinct committeemen.” and she cancels her fake election meeting saying “Pursuant to the Judges Ruling, the meeting scheduled for November 18th has been cancelled.”
Will this Democrat agent who has created nothing but chaos and division apologize? Will she return all the money she stole? Will she repay the $70,000 in legal fees? Will she be sued for $300,000 in defamation?
Czarny’s financial backers including AZ House Member Joe Chaplik and US District 1 Representative David Schweikert now have a new strategy, to run a new slate of board members, the majority of which who have donated to the fraud, been named as Czarny election captains, and distributed fake Golden Tickets which created vote-splitting and resulted in Democrats winning seats on School Boards.
This comes after the below judges ruling (read the full ruling here)
See the excerpt from her email below:
by Brian Ference | News
I have written before about the new Candace Czarny slate of Doug Drake, Janet Mohr, Tom Walsh, Liz Palmer, and Jack Swonson splitting the Republican Ticket of Cave Creek and Deer Valley School Boards by promoting 5 Republicans for 3 seats on their fake club Golden Ticket. That disastrous strategy was confirmed and instead of 3 Republicans in each school district easily winning the seats in two different school boards, 2 of the 3 seats in Cave Creek and 1 of the 3 seats in Deer Valley were won by liberal democrats who will continue to promote LGBTQ, trans bathrooms, DEI, and SEL among other democrat policies.
Cave Creek School Board Candidate Cody Reim had this to say about the vote-splitting: “I entered a race to gain a seat on the Cave Creek School Board. CCUSD has been in decline for at least the previous 4 years since the current board assumed office. Since 2020 there has been an almost 30% decline in student population. I made the choice to run on a slate with two fellow Republicans and amazing Patriots, Sheri Lopez & Stacey Goodman. The official LD3 leadership made the choice to endorse us three and place us on the LD3 Golden Ticket, We also were endorsed and placed on the AZ GOP Golden Ticket. Although we received tremendous support from many Republicans and the LD leadership, our race was negatively impacted by Candace Czarney’s LLC that is posing as LD3. Candace Czarney and her LLC made the choice to recommend 5 people for our race which only had 3 positions available. This caused a massive split in the Republican vote for us and the vote was split to two other candidates (one of which is an incumbent) not only did it cause our slate to not have a single one of us be elected, it caused the two most far left incumbents to be reelected. It is very disappointing and disheartening as a Young Republican, and first time running for an office, that a fellow “Republican” group would throw such an important race in our LD. I would hope that by the Mid-Terms in 2026 these underhanded actions can be ended and close races such as school board races can have some level of understanding that they will be supported by Republicans and PCs within our LD.”
This tragedy for our children lies directly at the feet of the new Candace Czarny slate of Doug Drake, Janet Mohr, Tom Walsh, Liz Palmer, and Jack Swonson. See their slate card below. Now Czarny has sent a fake election call letter for November 18th in Fountain Hills.
by Brian Ference | News
Several Candace Czarny Board Candidates are running for positions in LD3:
- Doug Drake
- Tom Walsh
- Janet Mohr
- Liz Palmer
Aside from donating to her fake club, whose members literally endorse Democrats and are helping to subvert and undermine the Republican Party like the most effective Democrat spies of all time, while engaging in repeated lawfare against true Republicans they also distribute fake Golden Tickets counter to the real LD3 Golden ticket which will split the vote and guarantee democrat school board members win. In the below photo, Doug Drake with name badge can clearly be seen distributing Czarny’s voter guide while claiming they are “LD3 GOP Voter Guides”.
The Real LD3 Golden Ticket DOES NOT split the vote and lists only three grass-roots Republican candidates for school board:
Their website and mailing list owner Rich Rutkowski is a Fountain Hills School Board Member and per https://www.fountainhillsrich.com/ “he has voted for every single spending item that has been presented by the superintendent and the board President. So, while Rich claims to be conservative, has sided every single time with the leftist members on spending and has been a rubber stamp for each and every reckless spending item. While schools are failing, losing enrollment, and needing to reign in budgets, he spends like a drunken frat boy on spring break.”
Czarny also lists Drake, Walsh, Mohr, and Parmer in her email newsletter as her “Electioneering Captains”:
by Brian Ference | News
In an article in Fountain Hills Times Independent dated October 1, 2024, Brenda Kalivianakis says ” It is my honor to serve the people of Fountain Hills as both a council member and as vice mayor. Many constituents have asked who I think is the best candidate for mayor. As a lifelong conservative, RNC election attorney and a Republican statewide and precinct committee member, I have always voted Republican. But as a council member elected to a nonpartisan office, it’s my duty to put party affiliation aside and vote for the best interests of the town, its businesses and all our citizens. For the past two years, I have worked with both mayoral candidates. In my opinion, the best-qualified is our incumbent mayor, Ginny Dickey.”
Brenda is was allegedly born a man John Kalivianakis and is now a Trans “woman”.
In the below video, Legislative District 3 Precinct Committeeman Brenda can be seen in the front row of a club meeting held by Candace Czary. Though somewhat blurred, Brenda is still clearly identifiable in the front row of Czarny’s private club meeting. Czarny has come under fire for impersonating an elected official, falsely claiming she is the “Official LD3 Chair” and engaging in campaign finance violations fundraising while impersonating a political party committee. Czarny is not recognized by either the State GOP, County GOP, and was forcibly removed from the County meeting by Police. Czarny has been suspended as a precinct committeeman for 2 years and none of her state delegates were accepted at the recent AZGOP State delegate meeting.
Brenda Kalivianakis Seen Front Row Right in Candace Czarny Meeting Impersonating LD3 Chair
The fake club whose members endorse Democrats is also supported by Arizona House of Representatives member Joseph Chaplik who is one of their largest donors. This raises questions if Joseph Chaplik himself is committing any campaign finance violations or other ethical violations.
by Brian Ference | News
On September 24, 2024, Legislative District 5 effectively suspended an LD5 Precinct Committeeman Gibson McKay for endorsing a Democrat, voting to “strip him of his role and privileges as a Precinct Committeeman within LD 5”. The document below was titled “CENSURE FOR THE REMOVAL OF PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN GIBSON MCKAY” AZGOP MAL Jeremiah Cota posted the full resolution publicly on X stating “This is an aggressive move by a Legislative district to ask for an elected official to be stripped of status. County GOP passed bylaws in response to high profile Republicans endorsing Democrats in 2022 and 2020. Now bylaws being used to purge Republicans who go against party.”
The vote also stated the “LD 5 body formally requests the Maricopa County Republican Committee (MCRC) to take immediate action by holding a vote to remove Gibson McKay’s voting rights and his ability to serve in any official capacity within the MCRC.” (This would also strip McKay from voting rights at county-wide GOP meetings.)
Multiple other LD5 PCs also confirmed that the below verbiage was correct and was handed out at the LD5 meeting.
by Brian Ference | News
Today, America First Legal confirmed that Maricopa Recorder Stephen Richer is committing TREASON saying:
“Correct. Arizona has 42,301 voters on the federal voting rolls who could not or would not present proof of citizenship. On July 17, we sent demand letters to County Recorders in all 15 counties notifying them of their legal obligation under state law to screen existing voter rolls against federal databases in order to remove ineligible non-citizens. All 15 counties failed or declined to do so—which is also an open invitation for ineligible non-citizens to register in Arizona in the weeks to come. So we sued all 15 counties. We are suing ALL 15 counties in Arizona for refusing to remove illegals from their voter rolls. This follows our lawsuit against Maricopa. Every county in AZ is flagrantly defying its duty under state law to expunge illegal voters:”
Arizona Constitution Article II Section 28:
“Treason against the state shall consist only in levying war against the state, or adhering to its enemies, or in giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confession in open court”
I am calling for Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer to be IMMEDIATELY placed under citizen arrest (or by any law officer in the state not in violation of their oath of office by refusing to act) and be tried for TREASON in a Grand Tribunal in light of the above irrefutable evidence.
by Brian Ference | News
“Republicans” Carrie Cox and Susan Wood continue to engage in lawfare against grassroot and legitimate Republicans just like democrats during the most critical election time. The two club members of Candace Czarny’s fake LD3 filed CV2024-021952 on August 13, 2024 requesting relief related to “legal power to call and preside“ over the upcoming Legislative District 3 Statutory Meeting to elect officers. This proves that the private club illegally impersonating LD3 while committing fraud and campaign finance violations always intended to file this lawsuit no matter what. Czarny also states in her club newsletter that is the reason for the lawsuit saying “2 Precinct Committeemen filed a case in Maricopa Superior Court to get an answer on who will be holding the LD3 Statutory Officer and State Committeeman election in 2024.“
Timothy La Sota, PLC was again the filing attorney for the plaintiffs. This is yet another example of “Republican” against Republican lawfare from La Sota and other attorneys in a series of losses. The Honorable Judge Frank W. Moskowitz ruled in case CV 2023-004799 that “It does not preclude political parties from holding other LD meetings and elections of officers, which may be necessary due to election contests, vacancies, or removals.” and “Here, the March election did not violate § 16-823.” and “IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED denying Plaintiff’s (Candace Czarny’s) claim for injunctive relief.”
In a related case funded by Czarny and her allies, The Honorable Judge Scott A. Blaney noted “THE COURT FINDS that Plaintiff was not candid with the Court in his sworn testimony. Plaintiff’s answers on cross-examination were evasive and lacked credibility, as did Plaintiff’s demeanor while testifying.“ and “Plaintiff’s lack of candor under oath greatly undermines his case.” The judge ruled in case CV 2024-008238 that “Plaintiff has failed to establish his entitlement to injunctive relief. Good cause shown, and in the Court’s discretion: IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED denying Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction.”
This latest third filing was met with disgust by the Maricopa County GOP Chair saying “With only 66 days until the General Election, these Precinct Committeemen (Cox and Woods) have chosen to re-litigate a case that has already been brought by Candice Czarny, adjudicated by our courts, and ultimately delivered a victory to Maricopa County Republican Committee and the rightful LD3… It is clear that while we are focused on victory for President Donald Trump and our Republican candidates up and down the ballot, these Precinct Committeemen are focused on intra-party politics and titles that should reflect honor, hard work and servant leadership instead of the petty childish attention they are wishing to attain.” See the response to the frivolous lawsuit already once dismissed by a judge from the Maricopa GOP EGC:
AZGOP Allegedly Displeased with La Sota’s Lawfare Against Republicans
Despite using his services in the past under criminal Jeff Dewit, the AZGOP is allegedly quite displeased with La Sota’s lawfare against Republicans. According to an anonymous first-hand witness, AZGOP Chairwoman Gina Swoboda has communicated to her entire board that “As long as she is Chair, the AZGOP will no longer engage of the services of Mr. La Sota.”
Czarny is Suspended as a PC for 2 Years and Unable to Attend or Hold Elected Office:
- On December 14, 2023, the MCRC EGC suspended Candace Czarny from LD3 and the County Committee for a period of 24 months saying “Ms Czarny will no longer be recognized by either body nor have any interaction including but not limited to: attendance at county or district meetings, to hold an elected office, any voting rights or any other privileges granted as a precinct committeeman in Maricopa County.”
by Brian Ference | News
Contact the AZ Free Enterprise Club (602) 385-0757 info@azfree.org https://x.com/azfec and DEMAND they cancel speaking at fake ld3 which is not recognized by state, county, and is illegally impersonating a political organization and committing campaign finance violations: Speakers: Free Enterprise Club – April Smith, will be presenting the Propositions on the November Ballots. Fountain Hills, Cave Creek & Scottsdale School Board Candidates. Location: McDowell Mountain Community Center, 16116 N McDowell Mountain Ranch Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259 Time: 6:00 pm
