By BrieAnna J. Frank | Arizona Republic
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article contained incorrect information about the committee’s action involving Cindy McCain.
Some at a Maricopa County Republican Committee meeting on Saturday wanted to censure Cindy McCain for her support of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, but the proposal did not move forward, according to Marcus Milam, who was acting secretary at the event.
The county GOP did censure former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, who did not seek a second term in 2018 and who also endorsed Biden over Republican President Donald Trump.
A video of the meeting shows that Walt Steiner from Legislative District 4 proposed to add the widow of six-term Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to the resolution against Flake. The proposal received cheers and applause from a largely unmasked crowd gathered for the meeting at Dream City Church in Glendale.
A party member was booed after mentioning McCain’s work for the church foundation, for the state and on the issue of human trafficking.
The resolution eventually passed in a 1,190-to-291 vote, but Milam clarified Saturday night that the censure pertained only to Flake because resolutions cannot be amended.
