“Last week, a Republican who participated in Trump’s “fake elector” scheme was unmasked as the sole financier of an anti-Trump group — a political action committee that supports Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid.
Jim Lamon, who launched a failed U.S. Senate bid in Arizona last year, was outed by campaign finance expert Rob Pyers, who shared documents identifying Lamon as the lone backer of a super PAC that has aired multiple anti-Trump ads on conservative media.” [efn_note]MSNBC, Ja’ham Hones, July 24, 2023 – Arizona ‘fake elector’ shocks MAGA world with anti-Trump revelation – It turns out Jim Lamon, who signed false documents declaring Trump the winner of Arizona’s 2020 presidential race, is bankrolling a PAC backing DeSantis.[/efn_note]
“Jim Lamon, who ran for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, but lost to the Trump-endorsed candidate, Blake Masters, in August 2022, was part of a group of Republican figures, including Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward and State Senator Jake Hoffman, who met in December 2020 to sign a document falsely declaring themselves the “duly elected and qualified electors” for the state and award Trump the 11 electoral votes.”[efn_note]Newswekk, Ewam Palmer, July 21, 2023 – Arizona Fake Elector Explains Why He No Longer Supports Donald Trump[/efn_note]
“Authorities have not said whether the Arizona electors could face criminal charges. The Republican electors from Arizona included Jim Lamon, currently a U.S. Senate candidate; Jake Hoffman, a state representative; Anthony Kern, a former state lawmaker running for a state Senate seat; and Kelli Ward, the state Republican Party chair.”[efn_note]AZCentral.com, Stacey Barchenger, January 24, 2022 – Ducey says he wasn’t told in advance about Republican plans for fake Arizona electors[/efn_note]