Alexander Kolodin

Not to be confused with Alex Kolodkin, the American neuroscientist.

Alexander Kolodin
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Serving with Joseph Chaplik
Preceded byAlma Hernandez
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materGeorgetown University
University of Pennsylvania
Signature
WebsiteCampaign Website

Alexander Kolodin, or Alex Kolodin is an American lawyer, politician and Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 3 in 2022.

Early life and education

Kolodin graduated from Georgetown University, prior to becoming an English and civics teacher. He then attended law school at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a Reagan Fellow at the Goldwater Institute, and also owned his own law practice.[1] He is Jewish.[2]

Attempts to overturn the 2020 election

According to Kolodin's campaign website, he began litigating for election integrity in 2014.[3] Before the 2020 election, Kolodin won a case against Adrian Fontes for sending out instructions that voters could cross out votes, an instruction Kolodin accused Fontes of being ripe to cause fraud.[3]

Kolodin came to prominence when he filed lawsuits to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona.[4] Kolodin also represented those involved in the alternate elector plan, arguing in an August 2022 court filing to block the January 6th committee from accessing the phone records of the Republican Party chair, that "Trump electors simply created a backup plan in case legal challenges to Arizona’s outcome were successful."[5] Kolodin represented the alternate electors as part of a broader effort to overturn the 2020 election in Congress.[3] Kolodin reports on his campaign webpage, "The evidence collected during that trial was used by Congress to decide whether to accept the results of the election - and was a large reason why so many members of Congress objected to the results."[3] Kolodin also represented the CyberNinjas audit team when the Democratic Party attempted to stop the audit.[3]

In April 2023, Kolodin defended lawmaker Liz Harris, a QAnon adherent, who was expelled by the legislature for lying to the ethics committee, as part of a probe investigating Harris inviting a conspiracy theorist to present harmful and damaging information impugning the reputation of fellow legislative members and the LDS church.[6] Kolodin later stated Harris made an error in judgment hosting the hearing which aired several conspiracy theories, but did not address fellow lawmakers' allegations that while before the Ethics Committee, Harris lied about her involvement during the public committee hearing.[7]

In June 2023, Kolodin supported a bill to allow hand counting of votes, thus discouraging the use of voting machines.[8] The same month, Kolodin unsuccessfully sued to end early voting in Arizona.[9] Kolodin represented the group Clean Elections USA after they were involved in a lawsuit for violations of the Voting Rights Act.[10]

Kolodin also represented the CyberNinjas after it was commissioned by the Arizona Senate to conduct an audit.[11] In 2022, when the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6 subpoenaed the phone records of Republican Party Chair Kelly Ward, Kolodin represented Ward in the appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court to block access to her records.[12]

In 2022, Kolodin successfully represented Congressman Paul Gosar before the Arizona Supreme Court in a suit seeking to bar him from the Arizona ballot on Fourteenth Amendment grounds.[13] The following year, Kolodin praised the ruling, while criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, who expressed public disappointment he would not be able to keep former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in Arizona in 2024.[14]

Bar license probation

In December 2023, Kolodin received an admonition by the Arizona Bar for his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including acting as local Counsel for Sidney Powell's election fraud case in Arizona.[15][16] Kolodin also filed a lawsuit alleging Sharpies were a cause of ballot fraud in a conspiracy known as #Sharpiegate, which was also scrutinized by the bar.[15]

Water rights

In 2023, Kolodin introduced multiple bills aimed at addressing the water crises both throughout Arizona and particularly in the Rio Verde foothills.[17][18] These efforts ranged from attempts to guarantee water to the citizens of the Foothills and barring Maricopa County from issuing new building permits to the community while long-term solutions are worked out, amongst others.[19][20] On April 10, 2023, Kolodin's bill to secure water for Rio Verde passed the House with a bipartisan supermajority.[21][22] It was eventually signed into law and water was restored.[23]

Election reform legislation

In 2024, Kolodin sponsored a bill to resolve conflicts between Arizona election law and the federal Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022. The bill, which was ultimately signed into law, was touted by supporters as "put[ting] into law critical election integrity reforms to improve election procedures and strengthen voter confidence" such as legally binding signature verification rules for confirming the identity of early voters, the public posting of the system log files, and improvements to the chain of custody for handling ballots.[24] Governor Katie Hobbs acknowledged that she "really didn’t get anything out of the deal[,]" [25] but nonetheless touted the bill as a "bipartisan compromise[.]" [26]

Big Tech and censorship

On September 4, 2023, Kolodin and Kari Lake supported findings presented in the House Big Tech Committee meeting that Google played a substantial role in election influence.[27] In the hearing a psychology researcher explained that Google played a role in shaping the 2016 election to favor Hillary Clinton and in 2022 cost Kari Lake her election. In 2016 Clinton hired Google CEO Eric Schmidt as her tech advisor.[27][28]

Elections

  • 2022: Kolodin and Joseph Chaplik won a crowded primary, including defeating former State Representative Darin Mitchell. They went on to run unopposed in the general election.[29][30]

References

  1. ^ "Meet Alex". Alexander Kolodin for AZ House. May 23, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Sievers, Caitlin. "AZ House Elections Committee: Don't say 'conspiracy theory'". TucsonSentinel.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Record - Kolodin for State House". July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "GOP Lawyer Filed a Legal Bag of Trash to Overturn Election". December 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Sanchez, Yvonne Wingett (July 13, 2023). "Arizona escalates probe into alleged efforts to swing election for Trump". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Services, Howard Fischer Capitol Media (April 16, 2023). "Scottsdale lawmaker slams colleague's ouster". Scottsdale Progress. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ TV, Arizona Capitol (April 13, 2023). "Rep. Kolodin: Harris 'made an error in judgement'". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "Arizona Legislature Sends Bill Permitting Hand Counting to Governor". Democracy Docket. June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Christie, Bob (June 3, 2023). "Scottsdale lawmaker loses GOP legal bid to end early voting in Arizona". The Daily Independent at YourValley.net. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Gilbert, Daniel (May 21, 2023). "Groups settle Arizona lawsuit over voter intimidation at ballot boxes". The Washington Post.
  11. ^ "I'm Starting to Lose Faith in the Cyber Ninjas". Esquire. April 28, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Crane, Steve (October 28, 2022). "Supreme Court delays order that Ward give phone records to Jan. 6 panel". Cronkite News. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "THOMAS HANSEN et al v MARK FINCHEM et al (Decision Order)".
  14. ^ "Kolodin: "Sorry that my friends and I spoiled your plans"". NE Valley Times. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "GOP lawmaker Alexander Kolodin sanctioned for 2020 'kraken' lawsuit, other election cases". December 14, 2023.
  16. ^ "Kolodin agrees to Bar discipline in connection with election challenges". December 15, 2023.
  17. ^ Paredez, Ashley (March 28, 2023). "Latest push for solutions for Rio Verde Foothills as water woes continue". ABC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  18. ^ "AZ doesn't track how many communities at risk of running out of water". AZ Central. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  19. ^ Neff, Terri Jo (February 14, 2023). "Emergency Bill Could Reopen Scottsdale Water Tap For Rio Verde Foothills Residents". Arizona Independent News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  20. ^ "With clock ticking, Arizona lawmakers float ideas to help Rio Verde Foothills". AZ Central. March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  21. ^ "Bill History for HB2561". Bill Status Inquiry - AZ Leg. Website. Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved May 11, 2023. Ayes 46 Nays 13 NV 0 Exc 0 Vac 1
  22. ^ Kolodin, Alex (May 10, 2023). "Tweet from @realAlexKolodin". Twitter. Retrieved May 10, 2023. Also passed my bill (sponsored by all three LD3 members) to end Rio Verde water crisis w/supermajority!
  23. ^ "Scottsdale to resume sending water to Rio Verde Foothills". September 7, 2023.
  24. ^ "Hobbs Reluctantly Signs Election Integrity Bill". February 12, 2024.
  25. ^ "Hobbs played defense on election deadline fix | Arizona Capitol Times". February 10, 2024.
  26. ^ "Governor Katie Hobbs Signs HB2785, Ensuring Free, Fair, and Secure Elections in Arizona". February 9, 2024.
  27. ^ a b "AZ Republicans' new conspiracy: Big Tech bias against conservatives costs them elections - Raw Story". www.rawstory.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  28. ^ "Leaked emails show Eric Schmidt played a crucial role in Team Hillary's election tech". Quartz. November 1, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  29. ^ "Update: Chaplik, Kolodin maintain in LD3 House election". Daily Independent. November 14, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  30. ^ "Tom Horne, Alex Kolodin spoke to Republican Club". The Fountain Hills Times. August 11, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

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