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In
2020, far-right MAGA
extremist Republican
Neil DeSanti mounted
a campaign for the
Corporation
Commission, but
failed to qualify
for the ballot, so
he shifted his
sights to Phoenix
mayor, though he
never submitted
signatures to appear
on the ballot. In
2022, DeSanti hoped
to be elected to the
Arizona House of
Representatives in
District 2, which
includes large
portions of north
Phoenix. He turned
in nominating
petitions, but was
removed from the
ballot after their
validity was
challenged in court
and he fell short of
the required number
of valid petition
signatures. He is a
2024 candidate for
the Arizona House of
Representatives in
Legislative District
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Republican hopeful
Neil DeSanti is mounting his fourth
campaign for elected office since 2020,
hoping to secure a seat in the Arizona House
of Representatives for his north Phoenix
legislative district. He’s voted in 16 state
and local elections since registering to
vote in 2012. There’s just one problem: He
appears to be ineligible to vote under state
law, which raises serious questions about
the many ballots he has cast and his
candidacy. Under Arizona law,
DeSanti lost his right to vote in 2010, when
he pleaded guilty to felony endangerment
related to a 2004 drunk driving arrest. Less
than three months later, DeSanti pleaded
guilty to felony possession of burglary
tools after he and his cousin were caught
stealing a metal ramp from a commercial yard
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