Arizona Republicans pick former Trump aide Jeff DeWit to lead state party in landslide vote
Phoenix — Arizona Republicans on Saturday selected former state treasurer and Donald Trump aide Jeff DeWit to be the party's next chairman, turning to a familiar face with relationships across the fractured party after its worst election in decades. DeWit replaces firebrand Trump ally Kelli Ward, who helped the former president in his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and was a vocal proponent of his false claim that the election results were fraudulent. She broke with precedent in last year's primary, openly promoting a slate of election deniers who went on to lose the general election in November. "I'm going to work for you and we're going to unify," DeWit said after winning. "And we're going to get back to beating Democrats and winning elections."
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