Shawnna Bolick

Shawnna Bolick is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 20 since January 14, 2019. Bolick was elected in 2018 to succeed State Representative Paul Boyer.[1]

Shawnna Bolick
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 20th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
Serving with Judy Schwiebert
Preceded byPaul Boyer
Personal details
Born1975
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Clint Bolick
ResidencePhoenix, Arizona

During the COVID-19 pandemic, she opposed the expansion of mail-in voting.[2]

After Joe Biden won Arizona in the 2020 presidential election and President Donald Trump refused to concede and made false claims of fraud, Bolick introduced legislation in January 2021 to rewrite the election laws in Arizona to give the Legislature the power to reject the election results "at any time before the presidential inauguration" (i.e., even after the results were certified by the Secretary of State and by the governor and the electoral votes counted by Congress).[3][4] At the time, the legislature was controlled by the Republican Party.[4] The bill is inconsistent with the state constitution.[3] Bolick's legislation would also prevent judges from throwing out baseless court cases without evidence; the cases would instead have to be adjudicated by a jury.[3]

Personal life

She is married to Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick.[5][3]

References
  1. "Arizona primary election results 2018". The Arizona Republic. August 28, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. "Arizona Republican Lawmakers Dismiss, Ignore Calls For Emergency Expansion Of Voting By Mail". KJZZ. April 15, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. Fischer, Howard (2021). "Proposed law would allow Arizona Legislature to overturn presidential election results". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. "Arizona GOP lawmaker introduces bill to give Legislature power to toss out election results". NBC News. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. Pineda, Paulina (November 8, 2017). "Shawnna Bolick launches third run for state legislature". The Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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