Recently I broke the story of AZGOP 3rd Vice Chair Gina Swoboda Condemning Jeff Dewit’s Recent Power Grab. Today the AZGOP Secretary sent an email confirming that Jeff Dewit improperly and secretly appointed a replacement for CD4 Member at Large Kelly Cooper when he resigned from his elected position. DeWit did not call for an election or even inform the board. Instead, he improperly appointed Diane Ortiz Parsons because she “had the next highest number of votes” as he told several members of the AZGOP Excom recently. Elected, voting members like MALs cannot be appointed in this way. This was called out over a week ago on the FireJeffDewit.com site and by members of CD4; forcing Jeff Dewit to follow the bylaws and hold an election. See the email text below:

From: Christine Cothrun 
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2023 12:23 PM
Subject: Upcoming AZGOP Mandatory Meeting – January 27, 2024 – MAL ELECTION

Dear State Committeemen,

I am writing to inform you about the AZGOP Mandatory Meeting scheduled for Saturday, January 27, 2024. All information regarding the meeting can be found on our website: https://azgop.com/mandatory 

We have attached the Member-at-Large Nominations Form. Must be received at Nominations2024@azgop.com no later than 1/9/2024, 11:59pm Phoenix time. 

This election is being held to select a Member-at-Large for Congressional District 4. The Member-at-Large for the Arizona Republican Party acts as a crucial liaison between the state party leadership and the individual districts. Their main responsibility is to effectively communicate and relay information from the state party to their districts, ensuring that the voices and concerns of the districts are heard at the state level.

If you have any inquiries or require assistance, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Christine Ong Cothrun
AZGOP Secretary