Election integrity advocates helped elect Recorder Stephen Richer following Maricopa County’s disastrous administration of the 2020 election. But since taking office, Richer — who faces a primary challenge today — has become such a leftist darling that he’s reportedly getting financial backing from Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman.
As first reported by AZ Free News, Hoffman — the founder of LinkedIn and a major financial supporter of Democrat-aligned causes — is among the backers disclosed on pro-Richer mailers that have been distributed by the left-wing group Women for Justice. A photo of the mailer obtained by The Federalist lists Hoffman as one of the top three donors backing Women for Justice’s efforts. The disclosure also notes 47 percent of the funds used by the group for the mailers came from “out-of-state contributors.”
According to InfluenceWatch, Hoffman “was relatively apolitical prior [to] 2016, when he became an outspoken critic of then-Republican candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election.” The following year, he “launched a number of left-of-center organizations, investments, and fundraising efforts to oppose President Trump and the Republican Party.”
As my colleague Logan Washburn previously noted, Hoffman reportedly said days before the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump that he wished he “had made [Trump] an actual martyr.” The LinkedIn founder later condemned the attempt on Trump’s life and attempted to clarify his comments in a post published July 14.
Neither Hoffman nor Women for Justice responded to The Federalist’s request for comment.
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