There is a new controversy involving Republican State Senator Wendy Rogers. The lawmaker was granted a restraining order against a journalist who was researching a story on whether she lives in the district that she represents. Public records show the lawmaker has homes in the Phoenix area, outside of her district.
Rogers, who represents a legislative district that covers Flagstaff, was granted a restraining order against a journalist who was researching a story about whether the lawmaker lives in the district she represents. FOX 10's Nicole Garcia reports.Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers is granted a restraining order against a local journalist who was researching a story about whether the lawmaker lives in the district she represents.
Rogers says a reporter, Camryn Sanchez with the Arizona Capitol Times, was stalking her at her private residences, so she filed a petition for an injunction against harassment. The restraining order was granted by a magistrate in Flagstaff.. The district, located in Northern Arizona, includes Flagstaff, but public records also show Rogers has homes in the Phoenix area. Sanchez reportedly rang the doorbell at Rogers’ homes in Tempe and Chandler on several occasions.
During an interview with a Flagstaff radio station, Rogers confirmed she spends time at the Flagstaff home, which is located in the district she represents. "I have been since 2015. Yesterday, I was at my [Veterans of Foreign Wars], of which I’m a lifetime member, and I love Flagstaff, so yes, we’ve lived here, as I said, since 2015," said Rogers, during the interview with KAFF.
Rogers has also owned a home in Tempe for the past decade No one answered the door after we rang the doorbell, but area residents said Rogers and her husband have lived at the Tempe house for several years.According to a State Senate GOP spokesperson, all members who represent districts outside of Maricopa County have an alternate residence within the county, where they live during the legislative session.
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