Leading in the Right Direction
President’s Corner
A Night of Contrasts
At our Membership Meeting Thursday evening we hosted two candidates running in the Arizona primary election. We were hoping to find out what these candidates stood for, what they intended to do if they won the election, and how they would defeat their Democrat challengers. In my opinion, one of them rose to the occasion, the other one did not.
The first candidate to speak was Gina Swoboda, running for Secretary of State. Gina showed promise since she is a Certified Elections Officer in the State of Arizona and has served under two Secretaries of State. She served as Chair of the Arizona GOP and Chair of the RNC Committee on Election Integrity from 2024-2025. She has served as a senior policy advisor on judiciary and elections to our State Senate and House. As Chief Elections’ Policy Officer for Restoration of America, she worked nationwide to ensure transparency in our voter rolls, winning key litigation that provided transparency to the public on voter list maintenance.
However, her presentation was disjointed and gave no significant policy points nor actions that she would take if she were elected Secretary of State. Gina seemed scattered and somewhat combative when questions were posed to her. In all, my impression was that she did not come prepared and frankly she left me questioning if she could be successful in challenging Adrian Fontes in a serious debate.
In sharp contrast, our second speaker, Elijah Norton, candidate for State Treasurer, was bold and clear sighted. He is a very successful businessman and former Arizona Republican Party treasurer. He believes he is the most qualified for the job, considering how well the GOP did financially under his leadership in the last election cycle. He was a stellar steward of the party’s financial resources and stabilized the GOP’s finances while helping to get President Donald Trump reelected. As chief financial officer of the state, Elijah will perform a Doge-style audit and weed out the waste, fraud, and abuse in the state’s public education system. He will advance conservative financial policies and select the vendors for Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA’s). He will work to defund ESG and DEI policies and programs.
Elijah said Katie Hobbs has violated the Arizona Constitution and worked with NGO’s creating a $1.2 billion deficit in Arizona the first such deficit in years. He believes he is the only candidate who can beat the Democrat in this election. Arizona has not elected a Democrat treasurer since 1967! He is a fighter who will make sure that tradition remains unchanged!
I will be writing about all the major competing candidates in the next few newsletters so that members may get a better picture of who they are, where they stand, and most importantly which ones are best positioned to beat their Democrat opponents in November.
Happy Mother's Day to all our wonderful mothers!
Patricia Moore
Men's Breakfast Club
The "Men's Breakfast Club" meets at 8:30 AM on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Eagle's Nest Dining Room Alcove.
If you are interested in a lively, morning conversation about political events and your first cup of coffee, please attend this breakfast. This is a real opportunity for some "like-minded" discussion.
If you plan to attend, RSVP to Chuck Streeter - streeter@greencafe.com
PCRC Women's Luncheon
If you are looking for an informative and lively conversation among "like-minded" women and the opportunity to "talk Republican," here is your chance!
The luncheons are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 11:30 AM in the Eagle's Nest Dining Room Alcove. Eagle's Nest limits reservations to 20 women.
If you plan to attend, RSVP to Vicki Streeter at streeter@greencafe.com