President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Secretary of State primary winner Alexander Kolodin over the weekend.
Trump didn’t endorse any candidates for statewide races ahead of the primary election, apart from Republican Congressman Andy Biggs who is running for governor and also won his primary race.
Trump gave a shoutout to Kolodin and a handful of other Republican candidates at a rally in Phoenix in April, but stopped short of endorsing them.
Kolodin ran against former Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda, whom Trump had endorsed multiple times before, including when she ran for state party chair and when she initially campaigned to run for Congress, before switching to the Secretary of State’s race.
Kolodin will go on to face incumbent Democrat Adrian Fontes in November.
Kolodin is an attorney and was involved in multiple lawsuits to try and overthrow Arizona’s election results in 2020 and 2022.
“Congratulations to Alexander Kolodin for his great win in Arizona’s race for Secretary of State,” Trump said in his endorsement message on Truth Social. “He is tough, smart, and a proven winner. He was with me in my big Presidential Win,” Trump wrote. “We’ll do a fantastic Trump Rally to make sure he WINS. Alexander Kolodin has my complete and total Endorsement.”
Kolodin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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