Bobby Piton

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Bobby Piton was an Illinois Senate candidate who ran for office in the 2022 midterms. [1]

Biography

Piton is a financial manager and father of five, with strong Christian fundamental beliefs. [2] A proponent of baseless election fraud claims in the 2020 election, despite receiving only 9% of the vote in his 2022 race, Piton refused to concede his election loss claiming hacked voting machines and the "uniparty" contributed to his loss. [3]

Piton was a witness in the November 30, 2020 hearing with Arizona legislators and presented his data that he believed the 2020 election was rigged with "phantom voters." [4]

In late April 2021, as the audit was underway, Piton had a private meeting with Arizona legislators including Congressman Andy Biggs, to push the Arizona audit which he live-streamed to the internet. [4]

Piton appeared in the Arizona audit documentary The Deep Rig, created by Patrick Byrne to promote the effort. [5]

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References

  1. "Home | Bobby Piton Financial Solutions". BobbyPiton. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. "Robert "Bobby" Piton (R) | Election".
  3. "Republican Senate Candidate Gets 9 Percent of Vote, Refuses to Concede". Newsweek . June 30, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "QAnon Follower Who Tried to Steal Arizona for Trump is Running for Senate". June 15, 2021.
  5. "The Deep Rig (2021) - IMDb". IMDb .