Sen. Justine Wadsack, R-Tucson. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) ||Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
The state senator called one critic a ‘stalker’ and accused another of being a ‘registered communist’
JEROD MACDONALD-EVOY
Arizona Mirror
An effort to recall Tucson freshman Republican Sen. Justine Wadsack started in May but as the summer heats up, so have things between the senator and those looking to recall her.
“Isn’t this fun? I’m going to be back every week,” a woman driving a pickup truck said to recall volunteers after she stood next to their table and combatively engaged with volunteers as they tried to gather signatures, volunteer Tina Kilcullen told the Arizona Mirror. On the truck was a magnet urging people to re-elect Wadsack and other Republican legislative district 17 “warriors” such as Reps. Cory McGarr and Rachel Jones.
But the people organizing the recall are facing more than just opposition at tabling events, they say that the senator is using her clout in an attempt to silence her critics.
