Arizona Latino Republican Association tied to sham candidate Olivia Cortes

Pearce, Latino Republican group members tied to sham candidate Olivia Cortes (access required)

By Evan Wyloge - evan.wyloge@azcapitoltimes.com

Published: August 15, 2012 at 10:15 am

Last year a spokesman for the Arizona Latino Republican Association recorded a robo call implying Mesa residents could vote for a woman accused of being a sham candidate in the recall election of state Sen. Russell Pearce.

Earlier the association’s vice president, collected signatures for the woman, Olivia Cortes, who dropped out of the race after a judge found she had been recruited to draw votes away from Pearce’s opponent.

Now, the association is playing a key role on behalf of Pearce in his primary campaign against Republican Bob Worsley.

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