By Gary Grado | Arizona Capitol Times
A Democrat on the Independent Redistricting Commission and the party’s interim executive director each denied on the witness stand Tuesday insinuations they were part of a conspiracy to rig the state’s legislative district maps.
But newly released records also show Democratic candidates, party leaders and incumbent lawmakers were at least included in mapping strategy emails sent to Democratic commissioner José Herrera on his non-commission email account.
And phone records showed more of a connection between Arizona Democratic Party interim executive director D.J. Quinlan and Herrera than he acknowledged in sworn depositions just weeks ago.
(Editor’s note: RLG Director of Litigation Brian Bergin represents IRC Commissioner Scott Freeman)
