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Tom
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Republican activist who served as
the 25th Attorney General of Arizona from 2011 to
2015. Horne lost to Mark Brnovich in the Republican
primary for Attorney General in 2014. He previously
served as the Arizona Superintendent of Public
Instruction from 2003 to 2011. Horne threatened to
sue the city of Bisbee, Arizona, over a 2013
ordinance recognizing same-sex couples. He withdrew
the threat several days later when Bisbee agreed to
rewrite the ordinance, removing rights reserved for
married couples under Arizona law. In October,
2014, a federal judge ruled that Arizona's law
banning gay marriage was unconstitutional, and Horne
did not appeal. He felt the chance of it being
overturned was "zero," and, added, "I think it is
over." On May 5, 2014, an attorney representing a
former AG staff member and ex-Horne campaign
volunteer, filed a litigation hold letter with the
Arizona Attorney General's office, alleging that
much of Horne's executive office staff is involved
in "substantial campaigning" for his 2014
re-election, "while on state time and utilizing
State resources," which, if proven true, could
"represent a substantial violation of State and
Federal laws which prohibit such conduct". The
allegations first arose in the AG staffer's letter
of resignation, which claimed that the office is
"not following campaign laws or finance laws,"
imperiling her "legal well-being." Horne has denied
the allegations, calling them a "complete
fabrication." On July 7, 2014, the Arizona Secretary
of State's Office released a memo, finding probable
cause that Horne violated several campaign-finance
laws related to allegations that Horne had employees
doing his campaign work on state time, at the AG's
office. |
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Arizona’s Ban On Mexican American Studies Was
Racist, U.S. Court Rules |
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"the program came under
scrutiny in 2006 when Dolores Huerta, a Latina labor
leader and civic rights activist, gave a speech at
Tucson High School and said that “Republicans hate
Latinos.” Tom Horne, then Arizona’s superintendent
of public instruction, labeled Huerta’s remarks as
“hate speech.” He ordered a deputy to make a
rebuttal speech at the school, during which
protesting students taped their mouths, turned their
backs, raised their fists and walked out of the
auditorium." |
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Aug.
23, 2017 |
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On Trial, Former Arizona Schools Chief Says Radicals
Taught Ethnic Studies Program He Later Banned |
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"Tom Horne, who ended a popular Mexican-American
history program, testified that it taught students
to be disruptive." |
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Jul.
19, 2017 |
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Ruling Gives Ex-Attorney General,
Tom
Horne, Chance To Avoid $1.2M Fine
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By
Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services May 25, 2017
Updated May 25, 2017 |
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"PHOENIX
-- The Arizona Supreme Court this morning gave
former Attorney General Tom Horne another chance to
escape a $1.2 million fine for campaign finance
violations. |
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In a
unanimous decision, the justices said it was wrong
for Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk, who
initially concluded Horne and a former aide had
broken the law, to then overrule the findings of an
administrative law judge who said there was no
violation. |
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”We hold
that due process does not permit the same individual
to issue the initial decision finding violations and
ordering remedies, participate personally in the
prosecution of the case before an administrative law
judge, and then make the final agency decision that
will receive only deferential judicial review,”
wrote Clint Bolick for the court. |
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But the
justices did not absolve Horne of guilt. Instead,
it sends the issue back for a review by someone,
unlike Polk, who is neutral. |
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At issue
is $513,340 spent by Business Leaders for Arizona on
a last-minute commercial attacking Felecia Rotellini,
Horne's 2010 Democrat foe. |
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The group
was formed by Kathleen Winn, a staffer in Horne's
office, and registered as an independent campaign
committee. That status prohibits it from legally
coordinating its expenses with the candidate. |
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The FBI,
looking into other matters after the 2010 election,
came across what it said was evidence that there was
communication. The case went to then-Secretary of
State Ken Bennett who, by law, had to pass it on to
the attorney general's office. |
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But with
Horne now running that agency, an aide farmed the
case out to Polk. |
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She found
evidence of violations, citing a series of phone
calls between Horne and Winn. |
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When they
appealed, the case was sent to an administrative law
judge — essentially a hearing officer — with one of
Polk's deputies presenting the evidence against the
pair. Polk acknowledged later that she “was involved
with the prosecution of the case, by assisting with
the preparation and strategy." |
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The
result was a finding that Winn's expenses really
were contributions to Horne's campaign,
contributions that exceeded the limit by $400,000 of
what he could take from any one source. So Polk
imposed a penalty equal to three times that. |
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Both a
trial judge and the state Court of Appeals rebuffed
the bid by Horne and Winn to overturn those
findings." |
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What Ever Happened To The Investigations Into Tom Horne? |
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"More than two years have
passed since then-Attorney General Tom Horne,
seeking re-election beneath a cloud of controversy,
lost the Republican primary to Mark Brnovich. A
former employee turned whistleblower came forward
claiming Horne was using the Attorney General's
Office as a de facto campaign headquarters, with his
employees planning events, contacting donors and
doing other work related to the race on state time.
Horne denied the allegations and called them
politically motivated. But no fewer than two
separate investigations were launched" |
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Dec. 8, 2016 |
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Philandering
Former Arizona AG
Tom
Horne Loses Appeal, Still On Hook For $400K
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"Anyone remember Tom
Horne? You know, the Republican political
zombie and onetime Arizona Attorney General
who hired his girlfriend, Carmen Chenal, as
an assistant attorney general, got himself
investigated by the FBI, and was witnessed
riding around town with Chenal, wearing a
trucker hat as a disguise, as he pulled a
vehicular hit and run in a parking lot
without leaving a note? Yeah, that guy.
Well, he's still alive, eking out a living
practicing law with his former defense
attorney Sandra Slaton and dodging a
$400,000 fine levied on him by Yavapai
County Attorney Sheila Polk." |
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Feb. 24, 2016 |
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Tom Horne Scores New Gig, And Why He Still Needs To Be Punished |
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Jan. 23, 2015 |
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Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne Hobnobs With Radical
Nullificationists |
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"Horne’s staff has confirmed
to the New Times that the attorney general will be
attending the “Liberty on Tap” event, so we can move
on to questioning why Arizona’s top law enforcement
officer will be attending an event that appears to
promote the radical belief that the county sheriff
is the highest law enforcement officer in the nation
and has the power to ignore federal laws that he
thinks are unconstitutional and to arrest federal
law enforcement officers." |
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Aug. 5, 2015 |
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Horne Vows To Continue 'Crusade' vs. Ethnic Studies |
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""I went on a crusade against it and destroyed the
entire program," Horne said proudly." |
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Aug.
22, 2014 |
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Legal Woes Pose Hurdles For Attorney General Tom
Horne Of Arizona In Campaign |
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Jul. 11,
2014 |
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Arpaio Endorses Horne's Re-Election Campaign |
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Jun. 17, 2014 |
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Top Aide To Ariz. Attorney General Tom Horne Resigns |
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May 16, 2014 |
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Tom Horne
Campaign Finance Case To Move Forward |
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May
14, 2014 |
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AG Horne's Checkered Past Might Just Be Enough For
Reelection |
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"Once again we are being told
about the shenanigans of Republican Arizona Attorney
General Tom Horne. [...] Horne has left a trail of
stink dating back to his Massachusetts law school
days forty years ago. With his history of crookery
back east one can only wonder how Horne ever became
a lawyer in Arizona following his serious legal
issues involving the U. S. Securities and Exchange
Commission?" |
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Oct. 29, 2013 |
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New Ethical Complaint Against Arizona AG Tom Horne |
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"The Attorney General's Office
has doubled as a campaign office for Arizona
Attorney General Tom Horne, a former employee
alleges, with top staff working on state time to
raise money for Horne's re-election, plan campaign
events and discuss talking points to deploy against
his challengers." |
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May 12, 2014 |
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State Investigator Files Scorcher Against Arizona
A.G. Tom Horne |
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"Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne defamed and
tried to ruin the career of a state criminal
investigator who told the FBI in good faith that she
believed Horne may have received $500,000 in illegal
campaign contributions, the woman claims in court." |
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Jan.
21, 2013 |
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Arizona AG Tom Horne's Sex Scandal Scuttles
Gubernatorial Bid |
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"Picture Elmer Fudd as the
lead in Oliver Stone's Nixon, and you've got Arizona
Attorney General Tom Horne in a nutshell. Truly, the
FBI's massive, 3,000-plus page investigative file
detailing its year-long probe of Horne's office
reads like a tragicomic novel wherein a powerful but
goofy politician does a colossal belly-flop into a
pool of sleaze and chicanery, ending any likelihood
that he could become governor someday." |
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Dec. 6, 2012 |
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FBI: AG Horne Having Affair When Involved In Hit-And-Run |
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Oct. 31, 2012 |
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Attorney General Horne Hired Carmen Chenal To A Highly Paid Top Post
-- 'Cause She's His Goomba |
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"If you
needed the services of a criminal attorney, would
you hire a lawyer with no experience in criminal
law, who had been suspended from the State Bar of
Arizona for 120 days, had not practiced law in five
years, and who was still on probation for her past
misdeeds?" |
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Jul. 14, 2011 |
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Here's What The U.S. Securities And Exchange
Commission Said About Republican AG Candidate Tom
Horne |
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"A February 14, 1973 SEC
document, release Number 10008, said "Horne, among
other things, (a) failed accurately to make and keep
current certain books and records, (b) violated the
anti-fraud provisions of the Federal securities
laws, (c) filed false financial reports with the
Commission."" |
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Sep. 14, 2010 |
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Attorney-General Candidate Tom Horne Denied 1970
Bankruptcy |
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"In a series of annual reports
for his law firm, Superintendent of Public
Instruction Tom Horne wrongly denied having a
bankruptcy in his past. Reports filed with the
Arizona Corporation Commission from 1997 to 2000 for
Horne's law firm show that when asked if any partner
in the firm had ever been a partner in a business
that went bankrupt, Horne checked "no" and signed
the form. In fact, Horne was the president of T.C.
Horne & Co., an investment firm that went bankrupt
in 1970 and led to him receiving a lifetime trading
ban from the Securities and Exchange Commission." |
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Jun. 20, 2010 |
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The Brains Behind Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Ban |
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May, 14, 2010 |
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