The Republican mayor of Mesa, John Giles, endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in an opinion column in The Arizona Republic. He criticized his party’s nominee, Donald Trump, and called on other Arizona Republicans to choose country over party by voting against Trump. Giles highlighted the federal infrastructure funds appropriated to Mesa under Biden and Harris as a reason for his endorsement, calling Harris a competent and fair leader. He also mentioned the Republican attempts to subvert the 2020 election results in Arizona, including a discredited audit and indictments of Republican officials. The endorsement is significant in Arizona, a key battleground state where Biden and Harris won by a small margin in 2020. Mesa, a conservative suburb, has a population of over 500,000 and was named the most conservative city with a population over 250,000 in 2017. Harris has narrowed Trump’s lead in the state since becoming the presumptive nominee, and the endorsement could have an impact on the upcoming election.
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Arizona Mayor John Giles, a Republican, endorses Harris over Trump
