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Mark Lamb |
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Mark Lamb is a far right
Republican American sheriff. He was elected Sheriff
of Pinal County, Arizona in 2017. In a 2021
interview, Lamb described his role as sheriff as
involving protecting people from "bad guys" and from
"government overreach", and maintaining the rule of
law. Lamb enforces law selectively, taking an
uncompromising approach to immigration while
adopting anti-government rhetoric in relation to
COVID-19 vaccination mandates and the legitimacy of
the 2020 United States presidential election. He
opposes all restrictions on the right to keep and
bear arms. In May 2020, Lamb stated he would not
enforce a stay-at-home order during the COVID-19
pandemic on the basis that he believed it was
unconstitutional. In June 2020, he tested positive
for COVID-19 a week before his scheduled appearance
at the White House for Donald Trump's signing of
executive order 13925. In 2020, Lamb spoke at a
convention of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace
Officers Association, an organization that holds
that sheriffs are the supreme legal authority in the
United States and are not required to enforce laws
they believe to be unconstitutional. He has also
appeared alongside the Federation for American
Immigration Reform, which is described as a hate
group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Lamb is a
supporter of the Stop the Steal movement. Following
the 2021 United States Capitol attack by supporters
of Donald Trump, he spoke at a rally where he said
the riot was not Trump's fault but rather caused by
"the other issues that have happened – the Hillary
Clintons that have gone unpunished". He later
described the rioters as "very loving, Christian
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Sources: Wikipedia,
Ballotpedia & Vote Smart |
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Pinal Residents Sound Off Over ‘Dangerous’ Sheriff |
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Residents are concerned
rightwing Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb is more
concerned with politics than policing. At a Board of
Supervisors meeting last week, some residents said
they felt Lamb, a Jan. 6 sympathizer, proponent of
conspiracy theories and a Fox News regular, is only
concerned with power. “Pinal County needs a sheriff,
a law enforcement officer, and not a reality show
character,” said Ralph Atchue, a longtime Pinal
County resident living in Eloy. “It’s become
apparent that Sheriff Lamb is crossing a line that
we consider to be dangerous. ...He does not
represent us, and we fear that he will fail to
uphold his oath of office to serve and protect us.”
Lamb, who runs the rightwing group Protect America
Now, is one of dozens of sheriffs who ascribe to the
idea of "constitutional sheriffs" -- an idea that,
within their jurisdictions, sheriffs have the
ultimate authority including above state and federal
entities. He often wades into political issues. Last
week, Lamb claimed without evidence that mail-in
voting and early ballot drop boxes allow for more
potential fraud. |
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Pinal County Sheriff Appears At State Capitol For
Falsehood-Filled Presentation On Election Integrity |
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Republicans in the Arizona
State Legislature on Tuesday hosted a legislative
hearing that contrived to present "evidence" of
massive voter fraud during the 2020 general election
— and Pinal County's chief law enforcement officer
was present. Sheriff Mark Lamb paid a visit to the
Arizona State Capitol for the event, in which some
of the state's top Republicans welcomed members of
the "election integrity watchdog group" True the
Vote for a 90-minute panel session on unverified
claims the group has made regarding voter fraud in
Arizona. |
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Jun. 1, 2022 |
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Amid Sex Trafficking
Probe,
Matt Gaetz Shows
Up In Arizona For A Border Diatribe |
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"Controversial, embattled
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz is going native. The
third-term U.S. congressman touched down in Phoenix
not long ago, donning an Arizona State University
Sun Devils cap and following the state’s GOP
kingpins to the U.S.-Mexico border for a screed
about the dangers of illegal immigration. Gaetz
accompanied Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and
Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs, who represents Mesa,
Chandler, Gilbert, and Queen Creek, for a stroll"" |
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Mar. 25, 2022 |
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Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb |
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Nov. 24, 2020 |
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Prominent Republicans Attended Fundraiser At Home Of Abortion Doctor Accused Of Pointing Gun At Pro-Life Protesters |
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Oct. 27, 2020 |
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"Charity" Founded by Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb Has $18,000 In Unaccounted Spending |
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Aug. 31, 2020 |
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Arizona Sheriff Who Refused To Enforce Lockdown Restrictions Has COVID-19 |
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Jun. 17, 2020 |
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Some Arizona Sheriffs Won't Arrest Or Cite Citizens Violating Governor's Order |
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May 1, 2020 |
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