Recent tweets from Rep. John Gillette address elections law and social issues

John Gillette, Arizona State Representative for 30th District
John Gillette, Arizona State Representative for 30th District
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Rep. John Gillette, a Republican elected to the Arizona State House in 2023 to represent the state’s 30th House District, has recently posted several statements on his social media account addressing election security, race relations, and public prayer.

On November 16, 2025, Gillette addressed election code updates by stating: “All Election Code § 1107-A to require that any update, patch, or modification to a certified voting system—software, firmware, or configuration—be treated as a new system version mandating full recertification. This includes independent lab testing (functional, accessibility, and https://t.co/XqY4nKOPkb”.

The following day on November 17, 2025, he commented on discussions surrounding Black hair and prominent civil rights activists with: “Always complaining and the always victim. Nobody gives a a crap about what blacks do or dont do with their hair. More race baiting BS. AL and Jessy both 1 foot in the grave…. guess she will keep the grift alive. https://t.co/IfnBuAJqhN”.

Later that same day he wrote: “Remember when they arrested Christians for praying in public over the last few years…because it triggered the Islamist and the left.. https://t.co/n23BlURuJ7”.

Gillette succeeded Christian Solorio as representative of Arizona’s 30th House District after winning election in 2023.



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