Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers reflects on his time in the Legislature
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It has been an eventful couple of years for outgoing Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers.
The story of how former President Donald Trump and his attorneys tried to get him to overturn the 2020 election in Arizona has been well told. Last year, Bowers testified before the Jan. 6 committee, where many called him a star witness.
Shortly after that appearance, the state Republican Party censured him, with party Chair Kelli Ward saying that Bowers was "no longer a Republican in good standing." Bowers was also awarded a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award last year.
Bowers is actually ending his second stint in the state Legislature. He served in the 1990s and early 2000s before leaving and then coming back in 2014.
He joined The Show to talk about his time at the Capitol and his experiences since the 2020 election, as well as what’s next for him after leaving state government. The Show will air the second part of this interview on Thursday.
