{"id":1634258,"date":"2022-09-06T13:47:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1634258"},"modified":"2022-09-06T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:51:06","slug":"guru-behind-arizona-democrats-campaign-for-states-top-law-enforcer-hates-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guru-behind-arizona-democrats-campaign-for-states-top-law-enforcer-hates-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Guru Behind Arizona Democrat\u2019s Campaign For State\u2019s Top Law Enforcer Hates Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fguru-behind-arizona-democrats-campaign-for-states-top-law-enforcer-hates-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1634258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A campaign associate for Democrat Kris Mayes, who is running to be Arizona\u2019s top law enforcer, hates the police. <\/p>\n<p>Since the summer of 2020, social media posts show Stacey Champion, a Democratic political consultant who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixnewtimes.com\/news\/dozens-of-arizona-politicians-are-ditching-their-debates-14353638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helps represent<\/a> Mayes\u2019 attorney general campaign to the press, deriding police as \u201cracist\u201d stormtroopers hellbent on killing black people. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe live in a country where \u2018law enforcement\u2019 = killing black folks and arresting women who need to buy tampons,\u201d Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1267716940660740096?s=20&amp;t=2UM1t3TlnQhsoppidlog9w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on her personal Twitter account in response to one post alleging such an episode. \u201cThat pretty much sums it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1267716940660740096?s=20&amp;t=2UM1t3TlnQhsoppidlog9w\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4BC3BFBB-1905-4258-A6A4-25FFE94A846D-1024x750-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4BC3BFBB-1905-4258-A6A4-25FFE94A846D-1024x750-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4BC3BFBB-1905-4258-A6A4-25FFE94A846D-300x220-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4BC3BFBB-1905-4258-A6A4-25FFE94A846D-768x563-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4BC3BFBB-1905-4258-A6A4-25FFE94A846D.jpg 1284w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1373164655321829376?s=20&amp;t=uXq0PhyTqKpQOfeo-pMKbw\">post<\/a> in March of last year complained that \u201cthe FBI wants to protect racist cops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post came in response to a podcast on FBI Director Christopher Wray refusing regular briefings on the Capitol riot, the same riot where <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/08\/02\/if-you-dont-suspect-deep-state-provocation-at-the-jan-6-riot-start-paying-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bureau informants<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/01\/14\/i-saw-provocateurs-at-the-capitol-riot-on-jan-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were<\/a> reportedly involved. The extent of their involvement, however, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/11\/fbi-refuses-to-say-how-many-informants-were-involved-in-jan-6-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concealed<\/a> by the agency. FBI leadership has also colluded with the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/27\/exclusive-biden-fbi-joins-pelosi-in-blocking-gop-from-investigating-january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refused<\/a> to offer House Republicans the same materials presented to Democrats. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1373164655321829376?s=20&amp;t=uXq0PhyTqKpQOfeo-pMKbw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Racist-Cops-Tweet.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Racist-Cops-Tweet.png 609w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Racist-Cops-Tweet-217x300-1.png 217w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>In a statement to The Federalist, Champion tried to distance herself from the campaign. Yet her own firm created Mayes\u2019 campaign website, which directs \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/krismayes.com\/press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press inquiries<\/a>\u201d to Champion. Champion has also previously described herself as \u201call in\u201d to elect Mayes. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-06-at-11.24.30-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-06-at-11.24.30-AM.png 475w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-06-at-11.24.30-AM-167x300.png 167w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am not a \u2018campaign spokeswoman,&#8217;\u201d Champion told The Federalist. \u201cMy tweets represent my personal opinions, not the opinion of anyone else, as can be seen in my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bio<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In October, Champion went after former Arizona Republican Senate candidate Justin Olson for his push back against left-wing demands to \u201cdefund the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur police officers put their lives on the line every day to ensure our safety,\u201d Olson wrote on Twitter. \u201cWithout them, our communities wouldn\u2019t be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Champion then attacked him for being white, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1454268939010072580?s=20&amp;t=uh6iWLzn4XhmJ0y9p2X-uQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing<\/a>, \u201cSpoken like a true white guy politician trying to drum up campaign contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1454268939010072580?s=20&amp;t=uh6iWLzn4XhmJ0y9p2X-uQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/White-Guy-Contributions-Tweet.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/White-Guy-Contributions-Tweet.png 595w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/White-Guy-Contributions-Tweet-300x161.png 300w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Last August, Champion accused an off-duty police officer of being responsible for the death of a Boston woman who got separated from him on a nearby hiking trail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/local\/valley\/womans-death-ruled-accidental-after-hiking-trip-with-phoenix-cop\/75-973db448-754a-41dc-b28f-6da55e6464b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a> to a local NBC affiliate, the death of 31-year-old tourist Angela Tramonte was determined to be caused by accidental heat exposure after she failed to return to the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officer said Tramonte was supposed to meet him back at the car, but at 1 p.m. he called 911 because he couldn\u2019t find her,\u201d Arizona 12News reported. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not believe that this cop isn\u2019t culpable,\u201d Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1432022628986851329?s=20&amp;t=uh6iWLzn4XhmJ0y9p2X-uQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> without evidence on Twitter. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1432022628986851329?s=20&amp;t=uh6iWLzn4XhmJ0y9p2X-uQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Culpable-Tweet.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Culpable-Tweet.png 599w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Culpable-Tweet-255x300-1.png 255w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Officers who defend themselves, meanwhile, are guilty in Champion\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1520922831676002304?s=20&amp;t=3Z_xxrWLm6EegH50bkFk2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">condemned<\/a> an officer shooting of a man who allegedly lunged at police with a machete. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1520922831676002304?s=20&amp;t=3Z_xxrWLm6EegH50bkFk2A\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9th-Shooting-Tweet.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9th-Shooting-Tweet.png 599w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9th-Shooting-Tweet-300x241-1.png 300w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1478214568744652800?s=20&amp;t=3Z_xxrWLm6EegH50bkFk2A\">tweet<\/a> reviled officers who fatally shot a man who \u201ccharged at them with a metal tool.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1478214568744652800?s=20&amp;t=3Z_xxrWLm6EegH50bkFk2A\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/We-made-it-tweet.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278816\" width=\"603\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/We-made-it-tweet.png 603w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/We-made-it-tweet-300x130.png 300w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>While Champion roundly condemns police, one post suggested police should descend on white maskless people who were outdoors protesting pandemic restrictions in the summer of 2020. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere are the police in riot gear, tear gas &#038; rubber bullets?!?\u201d Champion asked in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1275892291991830528?s=20&amp;t=QA5GeTzo1JbMr4_VK3NKwQ\">tweet<\/a>. \u201cNothing could be more dangerous than a white person refusing to wear a mask.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1275892291991830528?s=20&amp;t=QA5GeTzo1JbMr4_VK3NKwQ\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Other posts from the Democrat attorney general campaign\u2019s spokeswoman have emphasized \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1564475369066901504?s=20&amp;t=uh6iWLzn4XhmJ0y9p2X-uQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental racism<\/a>\u201d and demanded \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampPR\/status\/1379874686524252161?s=20&amp;t=uh6iWLzn4XhmJ0y9p2X-uQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate action<\/a>\u201d in the name of \u201cpublic health &#038; BIPOC.\u201d BIPOC is a popular left-wing acronym for \u201cblack, indigenous, and people of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In November, Mayes faces Republican attorney Abe Hamadeh, who captured the GOP nomination for attorney general in a crowded August primary with more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/08\/02\/us\/elections\/results-arizona-attorney-general.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">33 percent<\/a> of the vote.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. 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