Steven Arnold King is an American far-right politician and businessman who served as a U.S. representative from Iowa from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he represented Iowa's 5th congressional district until 2013 and the state's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
David Sheridan Schweikert is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2023. He previously served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he first entered Congress in 2011,representing Arizona's 5th congressional district until redistricting. His district includes most of northern Phoenix as well as Scottsdale,Paradise Valley,and Cave Creek.
Daryl D. Metcalfe is an American politician who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Metcalfe is a member of the Republican Party and represented the 12th legislative district from 1999 until 2023.
Paul Anthony Gosar is an American far-right politician and dentist who has represented Arizona's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023 and represented Arizona's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A Republican,he was elected in 2010 to represent the neighboring 1st congressional district until redistricting. Gosar's support of conspiracy theories,his extreme opposition to abortion and contraception,his alleged connections to Holocaust deniers,and his alleged ties to far-right militant groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers,have sparked controversy.
Judy M. Burges is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives,representing District 1,and a former member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 22. She was first appointed to the State Senate by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on January 23,2012.
Matthew Louis Gaetz II is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. The district includes all of Escambia,Okaloosa,and Santa Rosa counties,and portions of Walton County. A member of the Republican Party,he is widely regarded as a staunch proponent of far-right politics as well as an ally of former president Donald Trump.
Kelly Townsend is an American author,childbirth educator and birth doula who was a Republican politician. She was a member of the Arizona Senate representing District 16 from 2021 to 2023,and previously was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021,acting as Majority Whip from 2017 to 2018.
Debra Kay Lesko is an American politician who has represented Arizona's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2018. The district is in the West Valley portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area and includes Glendale,Surprise,Sun City,Peoria,and part of western Phoenix. A member of the Republican Party,Lesko previously served in the Arizona State Legislature from 2009 to 2018.
Don Shooter is an American politician from Arizona. A Republican,Shooter was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 13 from January 14,2017,until February 1,2018,when he was expelled from the House after several women accused Shooter of sexual harassment.
Andrew Steven Biggs is an American attorney and politician who represents Arizona's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district,which was once represented by U.S. Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake,is in the heart of the East Valley and includes most of Mesa and Chandler and all of Queen Creek and Biggs's hometown of Gilbert.
Kathy Szeliga is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates since January 12,2011,and as Minority Whip from 2013 to 2021. Szeliga was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 2016 to replace Barbara Mikulski,who retired.
Mark William Finchem is an American far-right politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 11 from 2015 to 2023. He is the Arizona coordinator for the Coalition of Western States,an organization that opposes the activities of the Bureau of Land Management and supported the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016.
Russell "Rusty" Bowers is an American politician and the former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 25th legislative district from 2015 to 2023. He was elected Speaker in 2019.
The 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals saw a heightened period of allegations of sexual misconduct,harassment and assault,and resulted in the subsequent firings and resignations of American politicians. Some of the allegations are linked to the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases starting in October 2017 amid the wider MeToo movement.
Walter Blackman is an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 6th district. He was the first black Republican elected to the Arizona State Legislature. Blackman served 21 years in the United States Army,earning a Bronze Star for combat action as a tank commander in Iraq.
Frank Carroll is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 28 since January 9,2023. He was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023,representing House District 22. Carroll was first elected in 2018 to succeed State Representative David Livingston,who instead ran for State Senate.
Quang H. Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American businessman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives for District 1 since 2021. The district includes most of Yavapai County and some of Maricopa County.
The America First Political Action Conference is an annual white nationalist and far-right political conference. Many attendees are members of the "America First" movement and supporters of Nick Fuentes,also known as Groypers. The conference was described by The Daily Dot as a "white nationalist alternative" to CPAC,the Conservative Political Action Conference. The Arizona Republic and Rolling Stone have characterized it as an extremist rival of CPAC.
The 54th Arizona State Legislature,consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives,was constituted in Phoenix from January 1,2019 to December 31,2020,during the first two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60,respectively. Following the November 2018 election,Senate balance was unchanged,leaving the Republicans with a 17–13 majority. Republicans also maintained an 31–29 majority in the House after losing four seats to the Democrats.
Liz Harris is an American politician from Arizona and the Arizona RNC National Committeewoman. A Republican,she was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from January 2023 to April 2023. Harris was elected in November 2022 from the 13th legislative district,which includes much of Chandler,Arizona.
