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PHOENIX (AP) — A Republican state senator who has occasionally been a thorn in the side of the majority party's legislative agenda will not seek reelection in 2022. State Sen. Paul Boyer said this week that he will serve out the remaining year of his term and then move on to other pursuits. The Glendale lawmaker said opponents in his own party will need to put up with him for his remaining year in office, however, meaning he'll retain the ability to thwart some key initiatives the slim one-vote GOP majority failed to get past him in this year's legislative...

Arizona State Sen. Paul Boyer has hit back at former President Donald Trump, with whom the Republican lawmaker is engaged in an online spat over the latter's continued false claims of electoral fraud and peddling of conspiracy theories. Boyer is among the Arizona Republicans calling on the state GOP to end its election audit in Maricopa County, an investigation that Boyer and others say is increasingly reliant on debunked conspiracy theories. Trump released a statement on Thursday dismissing Boyer as a "RINO"—a Republican In Name Only—and accusing the state senator of "doing everything in his power to hold up the...

A Republican Arizona state senator has expressed embarrassment over the ongoing Maricopa County presidential election audit, saying the effort makes the state GOP "look like idiots." State Sen. Paul Boyer, who previously voted in favor of the audit, now believes that the review is "ridiculous," according to an interview published by The New York Times on Sunday. The Republican-led audit has come considerable scrutiny over allegations of partisan bias, lack of transparency, general incompetence and security concerns. "It makes us look like idiots," Boyer told the paper on Friday. "Looking back, I didn't think it would be this ridiculous. It's...

An attempt by state senators to hold County Board of Supervisors in contempt failed on Monday as lawmakers seek to conduct their own audit of the presidential election results. "GOP" Paul Boyer said he wanted more time...

The treacherous act against his party and his constituents is a direct attack against this nation.Maricopa County residents deserve an audit of the 2020 election results. All Arizona residents do as well. In fact, patriots across this nation have been waiting impatiently to see a proper audit done on the allegedly fraudulent election results. But one Republican lawmaker took a stand on behalf of the perpetrators of election fraud by voting with Democrats to continue blocking the audit.State Senator Paul Boyer voted against holding the Maricopa Board of Supervisors in contempt for blocking an audit that the people want done....

Mom who served time over the death of her baby boy is accused of leaving her… Dr. Fauci says we risk creating more powerful COVID-19 variants if we… Arizona Republic logoArizona Senate fails in attempt to hold Maricopa County supervisors in contempt over election audit The Arizona Senate on Monday failed in an attempt to hold the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in contempt as lawmakers seek to conduct their own audit of the presidential election results. Breaking with the Republican caucus and casting the crucial vote against the measure, which could have led to the arrest of board members,...