Meshawn Maddock

Meshawn Maddock is an American politician in the Republican Party serving as co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party along with Chair Ronald Weiser. Previously, she was Chair of the 11th Congressional District for the Michigan Republican Party. She is married to Republican Michigan State Representative Matt Maddock.[1]

Maddock is a strong supporter of President Donald Trump and was a prior board member of Women for Trump, as well as being involved in several pro-Trump organizations such as the Michigan Conservative Coalition. The New York Times said that events around her election "signaled a profound shift in Republican politics."[2] Prior to being elected, she was a businesswoman in Oakland County.[3] Maddock supports Trump's false claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.[4] In January 2021, Maddock helped organize a delegation of 19 buses to travel to Washington to protest the election results. She spoke at the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 5. Maddock said she was absent from the storming of the Capitol that occurred the next day.[4]

Maddock, along with 15 others, submitted certificates to the federal government claiming they were Michigan's presidential electors for the 2020 presidential election. They were not. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said they likely violated state laws regarding forgery of a public record and election forgery. The fake electors were referred to the U.S. Attorney for possible prosecution.[5]

In June 2021, Maddock called for Michigan to secede from the United States, saying the secession is "to escape Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's tyrannical rule."[6]

Maddock promoted an unsubstantiated rumor on social media in 2022 that Midland Public Schools had placed litter boxes in the bathrooms for students who identified as cats or furries. The school superintendent denied the rumor in a statement issued to parents, and the fact-checking organization Snopes found no evidence for it.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Paul Egan, Clara Hendrickson (January 8, 2021). "Activist who organized buses to DC about to take Mich. GOP role". Detroit Free Press. freep.com.
  2. Kirkpatrick, David D.; McIntire, Mike (February 8, 2021). "'Its Own Domestic Army': How the G.O.P. Allied Itself With Militants". New York Times.
  3. Mack, Julie (August 8, 2018). "10 take-aways from the 2018 Michigan primary election". MLive.
  4. Beaumont, Thomas; Eggert, David (April 20, 2021). "Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing". Associated Press. Retrieved May 26, 2021. Meshawn Maddock, the new co-chair of the state party who backed former President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud...{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Eggert, David (January 14, 2022). "Michigan AG asks feds to investigate fake GOP electors". Associated Press. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  6. Brown, Matthew (June 6, 2021). "'His presence is dominating': How state and local Republican parties are turning ever more toward Trump". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 30, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Paz, Isabella Grullón (January 23, 2022). "Litter Boxes for Students Who Identify as Furries? Not So, Says School Official". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. MacGuill, Dan (January 24, 2022). "Did a Michigan School District Install Litter Boxes in Bathrooms?". Snopes.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  9. "Michigan superintendent debunks GOP-spread rumor of student 'furries' using school bathroom 'litter boxes'".


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