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Neil DeSanti |
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Updated 07/22/2026 |
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In
2020, far-right MAGA
extremist Republican
Neil DeSanti mounted
a campaign for the
Corporation
Commission, but
failed to qualify
for the ballot, so
he shifted his
sights to Phoenix
mayor, though he
never submitted
signatures to appear
on the ballot. In
2022, DeSanti hoped
to be elected to the
Arizona House of
Representatives in
District 2, which
includes large
portions of north
Phoenix. He turned
in nominating
petitions, but was
removed from the
ballot after their
validity was
challenged in court
and he fell short of
the required number
of valid petition
signatures. He was a
2024 candidate for
the Arizona House of
Representatives in
Legislative District
2 but failed in this
race.
DeSanti has
filed a
Statement of
Interest
with the
Arizona
Secretary of
State and is
running for
election as
State
Representative
for LD2 in
the 2026
election. |
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Neil DeSanti, GOP Candidate Who Pushed
Election Fraud Claims, Indicted For Voting
Illegally |
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"Perennial Republican
candidate Neil DeSanti was indicted
earlier this month for falsely registering
to vote and illegally voting, both felonies,
because he never had his right to vote
restored after pleading guilty to multiple
felonies in 2010. DeSanti currently serves
as a Republican precinct committeeman in his
north Phoenix legislative district, a post
that is restricted to legally registered
voters. In 2024, while DeSanti was running
for the Arizona House of Representatives,
the Arizona Mirror exclusively reported that
DeSanti had never had his rights restored
following those 2010 felonies. While Arizona
law says that people with only one felony
will automatically have their rights
restored once their sentence is completed
and any required restitution is paid, people
like DeSanti who have two or more felonies
must petition the court to get their rights
restored." |
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Jul., 21, 2026 |
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Double Felon Wants Your Vote |
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"After being kicked
off the ballot in 2022 and forced to
withdraw his candidacy in 2024, Republican
Neil DeSanti took several steps to prepare
for his fifth run for public office this
year in the competitive Legislative District
2." [ . . . ] "While a Maricopa County judge
restored DeSanti’s civil rights in a felony
drunken-driving case from 2005, she denied
his application to restore them in a 2010
case in which he pleaded guilty to a felony
related to a burglary." [ . . . ] "DeSanti
is also facing a challenge to his signature
count this year. The lawsuit filed on
Monday alleges he is 102 signatures short of
the minimum required to run for office in
LD2, a politically competitive district
covering the Cave Creek area." |
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Apr. 8, 2026 |
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Trump-Supporting
Arizona Election Denier Appears To Be Voting
Illegally
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Republican hopeful
Neil DeSanti is mounting his fourth
campaign for elected office since 2020,
hoping to secure a seat in the Arizona House
of Representatives for his north Phoenix
legislative district. He’s voted in 16 state
and local elections since registering to
vote in 2012. There’s just one problem: He
appears to be ineligible to vote under state
law, which raises serious questions about
the many ballots he has cast and his
candidacy. Under Arizona law,
DeSanti lost his right to vote in 2010, when
he pleaded guilty to felony endangerment
related to a 2004 drunk driving arrest. Less
than three months later, DeSanti pleaded
guilty to felony possession of burglary
tools after he and his cousin were caught
stealing a metal ramp from a commercial yard
near downtown Phoenix.
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Mar. 30, 2024 |
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Neil DeSanti
Criminal Court Case Information - 2010 |
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Neil DeSanti
Criminal Court Case Information - 2005 |
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