John Gillette – California Globe

Arizona Election Bombshell: Audit & Interface Failures Documented Years Before 2024 Voter Verification Scandal

July 7, 2026 4:06 pmJuly 7, 2026 4:06 pm

Arizona contract and technology records reviewed by California Globe show that significant interface, audit, reconciliation, and security-review questions involving the state’s voter registration system were documented years before Arizona officials disclosed a citizenship-verification problem affecting more than 200,000 registered voters...

Arizona ESA Fight Heads To Court As Special Session Deal Resurfaces

June 27, 2026 1:28 pmJune 27, 2026 1:28 pm

Arizona’s school-choice fight escalated this week as opponents of a Republican-backed ballot referral sued to keep it off the November ballot, while school choice advocates urged lawmakers to return for a special session aimed at reviving a compromise over the...

Phoenix Mayor’s ‘Know Your Rights’ Campaign for Illegal Immigrants Brutally Backfires on Social Media

April 21, 2026 3:07 pmApril 21, 2026 3:07 pm

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego launched a new “Know Your Rights” campaign last Friday aimed at helping illegal immigrants and Phoenix residents respond to federal immigration enforcement activity, part of a broader city effort to monitor and document actions by federal...

Arizona Officials Braced for FBI Raid on Election Records, Emails Show

April 16, 2026 1:37 pmApril 16, 2026 1:37 pm

Newly released internal emails show that Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ office was actively preparing for a potential FBI raid on election records in late January, just days after federal agents executed a search warrant at Fulton County, Georgia’s...

Arizona Lawmakers Clash Over ASU China Research Ties

March 31, 2026 11:10 amMarch 31, 2026 11:10 am

An exchange between Republican Rep. John Gillette (R-LD30) and Democratic lawmakers escalated during a recent Arizona House committee hearing after Gillette raised a question about potential research links involving Arizona State University (ASU), China, and COVID-19. The confrontation occurred during...

AZ GOP Lawmaker Presents Evidence of Voter Roll ‘Anomalies,’ Plans Federal Criminal Referral

March 16, 2026 1:43 pmMarch 16, 2026 1:43 pm

Arizona State Rep. John Gillette (R-Kingman) presented a detailed investigative packet to the Arizona House Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections on March 11 outlining alleged voter registration irregularities and discrepancies between county election records and figures reported by...

Exclusive: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Privately Reviews Arizona Voter Fraud Evidence as Maricopa Recorder Heap’s Non-Citizen Audit Draws Federal Spotlight

February 17, 2026 1:43 pmFebruary 17, 2026 1:43 pm

As the dispute between Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap (R) and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over voter roll maintenance and election system oversight continues, Arizona State Rep. John Gillette (R) says U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled...