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Jeff DeWit

Oct 18, 2016

Trump allies defend allegations of ‘rigged’ election – but say it won’t happen here

Top allies of Donald Trump in Arizona said they don’t believe the 2016 presidential election will be rigged, but defended the GOP nominee over a slew of remarks that have drawn condemnation from Republicans across the country, including some supporters.

Jul 27, 2016

DeWit will split time as state treasurer, Trump chief operating officer

Jeff DeWit will split time between Donald Trump’s campaign and his duties as state treasurer after the Republican presidential nominee named him as his campaign’s chief operating officer.

Jun 28, 2016

Despite continuing concerns, board approves Prop. 123 payment to schools

The state Investment Board voted unanimously Tuesday to distribute more than $190 million to schools by Thursday in the first payment for Proposition 123 despite continued arguments by state Treasurer Jeff DeWit that the funding -- and even the election that approved it -- is illegal.

May 26, 2016

Legal wrangling begins on Prop. 123

Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan has officially certified the results of a special election on school funding and police and fire pension measures.

May 16, 2016

GOLIATH VS. DEWIT: Proposition 123 becomes a campaign of asymmetrical warfare

The campaign for Proposition 123 has millions of dollars, television ads, support from prominent figures from across Arizona’s political and business worlds, and the power of Gov. Doug Ducey’s bully pulpit.

Michele Reagan
May 10, 2016

Reagan won’t cancel next week’s special election

Secretary of State Michele Reagan won’t cancel next week’s special election even though her office failed to mail out on time more than 200,000 pamphlets with details of what’s on the ballot.

Apr 21, 2016

DeWit feels Cruz campaign’s icy blast in delegate fight

DeWit agrees with a growing sentiment among some activists that the Arizona Republican Party’s requirement that district and county parties allow proxy votes in selecting state convention delegates hurts Trump and aids Cruz.

Apr 7, 2016

Arizona treasurer won’t seek re-election

Arizona's treasurer says he won't run for re-election when his term ends in 2018.

Jeff Dewit (Photo from Dewit's Twitter webpage)
Dec 31, 2015

Right or wrong, DeWit climbed out on a limb in his first year

Jeff DeWit’s signature achievement from his first year as state treasurer was ensuring the eternal enmity of Arizona’s top Republican and possibly ensuring his place at the Capitol’s political margins.

Dec 29, 2015

More than four dozen file statements opposing Prop. 123

Opposition is building to a measure that slid through the Legislature that asks voters to approve a plan to tap a trust account to boost education funding.

Proposition 123, Ducey, Supreme Court, school trust fund, special election, Michael Pierce
Dec 4, 2015

Lawmakers approve Prop 123 language criticized by DeWit

State lawmakers voted Thursday to approve an explanation of Proposition 123 over objections by state Treasurer Jeff DeWit that it is misleading -- and probably illegal.

Nov 17, 2015

Ducey vs DeWit: The legal faceoff on school funding

Since Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled his plan to fund K-12 schools through increased payments from the state’s land trust, state Treasurer Jeff DeWit has warned that the proposal could find its ultimate downfall in court.

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