Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 11th district
In office January 5, 2015 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by
Adam Kwasman
Succeeded by
Oscar De Los Santos
Personal details
Born
Mark William Finchem
(1957-04-24) April 24, 1957 (age 67) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Children
3
Education
Kalamazoo Valley Community College (AAS) Grand Canyon University (BA) University of Arizona (MLS)
Website
Campaign website
Mark William Finchem[1] (born April 24, 1957)[2] is an American far-right[3][4][5][6][7] politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 11 from 2015 to 2023. He is the Arizona coordinator for the Coalition of Western States, an organization that opposes the activities of the Bureau of Land Management and supported the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016.[8]
A member of the militia group Oath Keepers, Finchem was the unsuccessful Republican Party nominee in the 2022 election for Secretary of State of Arizona.[3][9][10][11]
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^Cathey, Libby (May 23, 2022). "Experts warn of 'emergency' as Trump-backed election deniers could win primary races". ABC News. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^Itkowitz, Colby; Gardner, Amy; Dawsey, Josh (June 15, 2022). "Nevada Republicans join GOP wave of nominating election deniers". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^Medina, Jennifer (May 5, 2022). "In Arizona, a Swing State Swings to the Far Right". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^McCarthy, Bill; Sherman, Amy (June 7, 2022). "A coalition of 'stop the steal' Republicans aims to take control of US elections. QAnon is helping". Politifact. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^Kelety, Josh (October 1, 2020). "Rep. Mark Finchem Worked With Anti-Government Extremists, Emails Show". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^Simon, Mallory; Sidner, Sara; Jones, Julia; Kravarik, Jason (June 3, 2021). "What happened after locally elected officials posted or openly supported QAnon conspiracy theories". CNN.
^Stahl, Jeremy (August 2, 2022). "Capitol Rioter Who Compared "Cancel Culture" to the Holocaust One Step Closer to Running Arizona's Elections". Slate. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^Parks, Miles (November 11, 2022). "Adrian Fontes is elected Arizona secretary of state, beating election denier Finchem". NPR. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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