Turning Point Action official resigns after accusation of election-related fraud

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Arizona Republican Rep. Austin Smith — who was senior director at the campaign arm of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA — was accused of submitting fake signatures.

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Washington PostCharlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA speaks during the Turning Point Action conference, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Smith submitted his resignation to Turning Point Action on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about it publicly. Smith also publicly ended his reelection campaign.In a statement, the first-term lawmaker said the allegations against him were “silly” and part of a “coordinated attack” by Democrats and “those unhappy with my politics.

“The recommendation I received most was that I bow out and live to fight another day,” Smith said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I might be confident of victory, but all it would take is a judge believing any one person, and all would be lost. … To be better protected in the future, if and when I run again for something, I’ll rely exclusively on the online signature system, and eliminate paper petitions from my campaign. Then no one can make up any stories.

 

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