Top AZ Republican Accused of Using Voter Database to Stalk Woman
Trouble has been brewing in the AZGOP with their executive director (head honcho) for quite some time. You may remember he was arrested last spring for criminal speeding. When that happened, I was contacted by some Republican women who want him gone because of the way they feel he harasses and intimidates women.
No matter which party you are in, this is unacceptable. If it were happening in the Democratic Party, I believe we would all be screaming for someone’s ouster. Whether we agree with these women on the issues or not (even on women’s issues), I hope that they are able to get a resolution and some peace within their own party. Everyone deserves a safe place to work for what they believe in.
Brett Mecum
Dawn Teo – Arizona Politics – Org. Posted: December 15, 2009 01:58 PM
PHOENIX, AZ — More misconduct has been alleged against Arizona Republican Party executive director Brett Mecum, who is now the subject of a criminal complaint alleging he used the Republican’s voter database to stalk a young female graduate student.
The affidavit, filed last month with the local sheriff’s office, alleges that Mecum “is using Voter Vault to stalk.” Voter Vault is used by the Republican Party to micro-target the party’s message and to canvas specific demographics. The complainant was celebrating her acceptance into an East Coast graduate school on August 29 at her home when Mecum showed up uninvited. She reveals details about Voter Volt in her sworn affidavit:
I did not invite Brett Mecum. He is rather creepy and intimidating around women. I did not want to expose my guests to that kind of individual. I was shocked to see him show up at my party. He had never been to my house, and I had never told him where I lived. I asked him how he found my address, and he responded “I looked it up on Voter Vault, I called a staffer to look it up for me there.”
Other local women are alleging that Mecum’s behavior from the night described above fits an ugly pattern. According to the sworn affidavit, the young woman whose doorstep Mecum showed up on felt threatened:
[Mecum] alluded to power, connections, and authority as a result of his position as Executive Director of the Arizona Republican Party. I have also seen what malicious things he has done to others and do not want to be subjected to similar retaliatory actions.