Members of the Arizona Republican Party celebrated the grand opening of the Trump Force 47 campaign office in downtown Flagstaff on September 7. Rep. Eli Klain and Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda attended the event and spoke about the upcoming presidential election.

This office is one of 10 Trump Force 47 As part of an effort to garner support from voters in battleground states, “Trump Force 47” recently opened in Arizona. Trump Force 47 is the official branding for volunteers in former President Donald Trump's reelection campaign.

Harry Dobbins, the Republican National Committee's Arizona and Nevada communications director, said the Flagstaff office is part of an expansion of campaign headquarters across Arizona.

“We had some idea of ​​where the need was,” Dobbins says, “and we didn't want to start with 20 offices and not know exactly what the impact would be.”

Dobbins said the Arizona Republican Party recognized the need for more Republican representation in Coconino County, and the new office will allow the party to have a base from which to train volunteers, organize door-to-door canvassing and hold events.

Coconino County voted for the Republican candidate in the presidential election George H.W. Bush in 1988Flipping a county is a rare event, but Arizona Republicans 10,000 votes Trump lost the state in 2020.

Swoboda was the first speaker at the office's grand opening and said educating young people is key to building support for Republican candidates in Arizona. He also endorsed Jim Parks, who is running for Flagstaff Unified School District 1 board seat.

“This is a college town, so there are still a lot of rights out there. They don't know because they're not educated on the Constitution. That's why we need someone like Jim Parks on the school board,” Swoboda said.

Parks served in the Army before working as a ranch manager and supervisor for Coconino County's Fourth District. Candidate Statements He's running for the district to help parents use government funds to home educate their children and to provide alternatives to social issues schools.

After talking about Parks, Swoboda went on to discuss issues including the Navajo Nation's access to clean water, international energy production and inflation. Swoboda said the economy is one of the top priorities for Republican candidates ahead of the election.

“Inflation is killing everybody,” Swoboda said.

Before the space at the corner of East Birch Avenue and North San Francisco Street came under the ownership of the Arizona Republican Party, it was home to a local convenience store, Hoot Mart. Last year, the corner store closed, meeting the same fate as other Flagstaff businesses, including Peter Piper Pizza, Grimaldi's Pizza and Jeff Carl Jewelers.

Currently, the office of Trump Force 47 is Election Campaign To protect small businesses.

After Swoboda, Klain spoke about her concerns surrounding the upcoming election, saying she worries her children will grow up without the same education as past generations, who valued traditional values.

“I fear we are going to lose it because of the wickedness and malice in our passivity and complacency,” Crane said.

Klain added that a win for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who is running for re-election in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District, would usher the US into an authoritarian, socialist government.

Arizona State Government Website According to voter registration statistics, 35.41% of registered Republican voters cast ballots in the state's primary election. Klain said if the same percentage of registered voters cast ballots in the presidential election, the country will get the president it deserves.

“That's where our responsibility is,” Crane said. “It's up to this little base, this little headquarters, to send our soldiers out and get them moving around here, and we've got to get the votes.”

The new office will give the Republican Party its official headquarters in downtown Flagstaff, and Dobbins said he hopes the new office will create opportunities for students to get involved in campaigning for Republican candidates.

Trump Force 47's offices will host meetings to rally support for conservative causes and train volunteers, who will host events on the second Saturday of each month.

“Today's opening is to bring our volunteers together and let the community know we're here,” Dobbins said. “The Trump campaign is very local, and we're here to serve the community in any way we can.”

For more information about the Trump Force 47 meeting at their Flagstaff office, visit the Coconino County Republican Committee website. Website.