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lawmaker called her speeding ticket “political persecution,” she lost the endorsement of one of the largest law enforcement bodies in the state.state Sen. Justine Wadsack received a speeding ticket in March for going 71 mph in a 35 mph zone. Now, the largest police union in the state is withdrawing its endorsement, just a week out from Arizona’s primary election.
“ immediately became defensive and argued that she was in fact not speeding,” the TPD officer wrote in the report of the call, noting Wadsack declined to sign the citation. “She demanded to speak with the chief of police and said she was under ‘political persecution,'” according to the report. “She also said that I was being aggressive and got upset when I called her Mrs. Wadsack and not Senator Wadsack. She then abruptly ended the conversation and hung up the phone.”
“Citing someone – Ms. Wadsack or anyone else – for putting other people in danger by driving at speeds more than 20 miles per hour above the posted speed limit within city limits is not ‘persecution,’” he told theAt the time of the ticket, she told the officer she was “racing to get home,” because the battery on her Tesla was dying and only had four miles left. That reasoning may not hold up, however.
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