Losing GOP candidate files lawsuit claiming newly-elected Latina state rep in AZ is not a citizen
Losing GOP candidate files lawsuit claiming newly-elected Latina state rep in Arizona is not a citizen
NOOR AL-SIBAI 09 NOV 2018 AT 16:45 ET
An anti-immigrant activist has filed a lawsuit challenging the citizenship of Arizona State Representative-elect Raquel Téran (D-Phoenix) — but has no evidence to support the claim.
The Arizona Republic reported that Alice Novoa, a perennial GOP candidate and conspiracy theorist, filed a lawsuit against Téran in Maricopa County Superior Court the day before the general election claiming the Democrat is not qualified to hold office because she is “not a legal citizen of the United States.”
“This is obviously upsetting,” the newly-elected state representative wrote after being served papers on Thursday night, “but not surprising.”
Novoa’s suit “is just another attempt to silence me and the community I fight for,” Téran wrote.
The report noted that Novoa has promoted a theory claiming immigrants are involved in a “secret plot” to reclaim the Southwest on behalf of Mexico.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/losing-gop-candidate-files-lawsuit-claiming-newly-elected-latina-state-rep-arizona-not-citizen/
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