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Republican
ultra-MAGA
extremist,
anti-LGBTQIA
and Transphobe
Rachel
Keshel is a
member of
the Arizona
House of
Representatives,
representing
District 17
and a member
of the
far-right
Arizona
Freedom
Caucus. She
assumed
office on
January 9,
2023. Her
current term
ends on
January 11,
2027. Keshel
ran for
re-election
to the
Arizona
House of
Representatives
to represent
District 17.
She won in
the general
election on
November 5,
2024. Keshel
has filed a
Statement of
Interest
with the
Arizona
Secretary of
State and is
running for
election as
State
Representative
for LD17 in
the 2026
election. |
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Legislative
Biography -
Representative
Rachel Keshel |
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Despite Broad
Support For Abortion
Access In Their
Districts, GOP
Lawmakers Push New
Restrictions |
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"When lawmakers
returned to the
Capitol after voters
approved Prop. 139,
a handful of
Republican
representatives
introduced six bills
and resolutions that
sought to curb
abortion access or
narrow how the new
constitutional right
could be applied,
according to an
AZCIR review of
legislation proposed
in the 2025 session.
Reps. Rachel
Keshel,
Lupe Diaz,
Walter Blackman
and
Alexander Kolodin
sponsored the
measures, while an
amendment from Rep.
Neal Carter
altered one proposal
to explicitly target
the Arizona for
Abortion Access Act.
Three of the six
pieces of
legislation came
from Keshel,
R-Tucson, whose
southeastern Arizona
district backed
Prop. 139 by a
slightly wider
margin than the
state as a whole." |
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Jan. 12, 2026 |
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A List Of Over 45
Prominent Arizonans
Involved In The Jan.
6 Insurrection |
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"It’s been
five years
since former
President
Donald Trump
incited an
insurrection
at the US
Capitol in
order to
remain in
office. A
lot of
Arizonans
were
involved in
this effort
on Jan. 6,
2021—from
writing
legislation
to overturn
the will of
the voters
to attending
the riot.
Some have
faced
consequences;
many are
still in
positions of
power.
Here’s a
reminder of
who they
are:" |
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Jan. 5, 2026 |
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Republicans Align
With Trump At CD 7
Debate |
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"Rep. Rachel
Keshel, R-Tucson,
said she was
unaware. “I have no
idea what event
you’re even
referring to. As far
as I know I have
zero affiliation
with that scumbag
Nick Fuentes or
anyone in his
circle,” Keshel told
the Mirror." |
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---Yeah...right. If
this hadn't have
made the media she
would have been
there. |
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Dec. 8, 2025 |
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AZ Lawmakers Block
Birth Certificate
Changes For
Transgender People |
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"State lawmakers
gave final approval
Monday to erase the
possibility that
transgender
Arizonans can ever
have their birth
certificates
amended, a move that
one advocate said is
tantamount to
"genocide at its
worst.'' On paper,
the 32-27 party-line
vote by the House
for HB 2438 would
repeal an existing
provision in Arizona
law that says those
who have submitted
to sexual
reassignment surgery
are entitled to ask
the state health
department for a new
birth certificate,
one that matches
their gender. But
Rep. Rachel
Keshel who
crafted the measure
acknowledged there's
another agenda." |
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Apr. 29, 2025 |
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Election
Certification
Refusals Could Gain
Legal Protection
Under Arizona GOP
Proposal |
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"Even after winning
the presidential
election and
increasing their
majorities in both
chambers last fall,
President Donald
Trump and his GOP
devotees in the
Arizona Legislature
are still
preoccupied by
conspiracy theories
born out of
Republican defeats
in the 2020 and 2022
elections." [ . . .
] "The measure,
sponsored by Rep.
Rachel Keshel,
R-Tucson, is meant
to prevent what
happened in Cochise
and Mohave counties
after the 2022
midterm, when
members of both
county boards —
under intense
pressure from GOP
talking heads and
community members —
delayed results
certification. State
statute requires
county boards to
certify election
results, and the
Mohave County Board
of Supervisors did
so after a delay in
protest of how the
election was run in
Maricopa County." |
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Apr. 4, 2025 |
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Arizona GOP Wages
Legislative War On
Transgender
Existence |
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"On Feb. 19,
Republicans in the
House voted to
approve House Bill
2438, which would
ban transgender
people who were born
in Arizona from
amending their birth
certificates to
reflect their gender
identity. The bill’s
sponsor, Rep.
Rachel Keshel, a
Tucson Republican
and member of the
far-right Arizona
Freedom Caucus,
claimed that its
purpose was only to
bring the state’s
birth certificate
law in line with the
U.S. Constitution
and to protect “the
integrity and
accuracy of vital
records.” Democrats
argued that it was
simply another
attack on
transgender people
who just want to
live their lives in
peace. Within the
past week, HB2438
was approved along
party lines by the
Senate Health and
Human Services and
Rules committees and
will next be headed
for a vote from the
full chamber." |
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Mar. 26, 2025 |
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