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John Gillette | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Solorio |
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| Party | Republican[1] |
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John Gillette is an American politician. He represents the 30th district of the Arizona House of Representatives, alongside State Representative Leo Biasiucci.[2]
Life and career
[edit]Gilette served as a sheriff's deputy in Sangamon County, Illinois and military police officer in the Illinois National Guard, where he served in the Iraq War and won the Bronze Star Medal. He resigned his deputy post in October 2009 after dozens of internal affairs complaints against his conduct were made public. According to his internal records “Gillette racked up more complaints during his 13 years on patrol than the entire department generated in 2005, 2006 and 2007 combined.” More than 70 deputies worked for the Sangamon County sheriff’s department. [3] Gillette was also a real estate agent.[4][5]
In August 2022, Gillette defeated Donna McCoy, Marianne Salem, William Hardt and Nohl Rosen in the Republican primary election for the 30th district of the Arizona House of Representatives.[6] In November 2022, he was elected along with Leo Biasiucci in the general election.[7] He assumed office in 2023.
In September 2025, he called for Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal to be executed for encouraging anti-Trump protests, claiming that she supported the "overthrow of the American government".[8][9] Gillette had previously expressed support for people arrested as a result of the January 6 United States Capitol attack, calling them "political prisoners".[9][10] Earlier that month, he had also made social media posts that reject the concept of Islamophobia while calling Muslims "Arizona GOP lawmaker calls Muslims ‘f***ing savages’ and ‘terrorists’ from ‘sh*t hole’ countries".[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "These Arizona candidates still say Donald Trump won in 2020, or they're not sure what happened". The Arizona Republic. July 15, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ "House Member". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ Rushton, Bruce (November 3, 2009). "Was Gillette a rogue deputy or a good cop?". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ Dexter, MacKenzie (November 16, 2021). "John Gillette seeks District 5 House seat". Havasu News. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ Messick, Brandon (August 2, 2022). "Biasiucci wins second term in Arizona Legislature; Gillette appears to get nod in early returns". Havasu News. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Arizona State House - District 30 Republican Primary Results". The Arizona Republic. August 2, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Arizona State House - District 30 Election Results". USA Today. November 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ McCoy, Robert (September 26, 2025). "GOP Official Calls for Democratic Congresswoman to Be Executed". The New Republic. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- 1 2 MacDonald-Evoy, Jerod (September 26, 2025). "GOP lawmaker calls for Dem congresswoman to be executed for urging Trump protests". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ Chidi, George (September 26, 2025). "Republican Arizona lawmaker makes post calling for execution of Democratic congresswoman". The Guardian. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ MacDonald-Evoy, Jerod (September 9, 2025). "Arizona GOP lawmaker calls Muslims 'f***ing savages' and 'terrorists' from 'sh*t hole' countries". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
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