Brett Mecum

Brett Mecum, AZ's Republican Superhero, Lands Job with State AG Tom Horne as Legislative Liaison

Brett Mecum, local Republican Party operative and dirt magnet, has landed a job as legislative liaison for someone with a reputation even more tarnished than his: State Attorney General Tom Horne. Mecum was fired as the Arizona GOP's executive director in May of 2011 for unknown reasons. But it was ... More >>

Terry Goddard Back in Business as Elected Official; Wins Most Votes in CAP Canal Board Race

Terry Goddard may not be governor, but he'll make a heck of a board member for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. Maricopa County voters gave Goddard the most votes of any of the five new or re-elected members on the board, which oversees operations of the ever-important Central Arizon ... More >>

Linda Brickman, Water Board Candidate, Doesn't Think All Muslims are Bad

Two years ago, a slate of five tea-party candidates ran for the non-partisan, 15-member Central Arizona Water Conservation District board with the aim of promoting limited government. Two won: Cynthia Moulton and Mark Lewis. They added to a push by conservatives begun in 2008 to add more of their n ... More >>

Brett Mecum: Speeder, Alleged Stalker, Fired GOP Director, and Now, Water Board Candidate

Brett Mecum wants your vote for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District board. Never mind that he's no water issues expert. Or that he was fired in the spring of 2011 as the executive director of the Arizona Republican party. And naturally he'd prefer you forgot all about his many mini-sc ... More >>

Joel Fox, Former Sheriff's Captain Used in Scheme by Arpaio Campaign, in Merit-Board Hearing Today

See Also: Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio's Office, Blames Stress for Lies to State Criminal Investigators See Also: Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top Deputies Have "Love Connection" to SCA Scandal The stink from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office wafts on: Joel Fox, the love-swollen former cap ... More >>

Brett Mecum, Fired State GOP Director, Working on State Senator Frank Antenori's Congressional Campaign

​Since being fired as state Republican Party executive director last summer, Brett Mecum has found work as a political consultant and is helping out on state Senator Frank Antenori's Congressional bid.Antenori's one of several Republicans seeking to fill the seat left vacant by Congresswoman Gabri ... More >>

Morning Poll: Has Congressional Candidate Matt Salmon Cowered to Arizona Politics -- and Joe Arpaio?

Matt Salmon: "do I care for Arpaio? Do I like him? No."​Since last week, we've been pestering the campaign of Congressional candidate Matt Salmon for an explanation of his recent switcheroo when it comes to how he feels about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Arpaio recently endorsed Salmon in th ... More >>

Brett Mecum, Former State GOP Director, Takes Plea in 2009 Speeding Case; Completes Defensive Driving School

Brett Mecum, former executive director for the state Republican Party, lost his speeding case last month after a two-year court battle.​The criminal speeding case of Brett Mecum, former executive director for the state Republican Party, ended last month after a two-year odyssey through the court s ... More >>

July 22 In Blogs: Tea Party, Jean-Luc Picard, Alkaline Trio, Two Hippies, and Jason Dubin

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Brett Mecum, "Unemployed" Former GOP Big Shot, Remains One of Phoenix Business Journal's "Forty Under 40"

The man dressed like Captain Planet -- and receiving a simulated blow job -- is Brett Mecum, one of the Valley's "up-and-coming leaders."​Despite having a well-publicized lead foot, being "creepy around women," simulating a blowjob while dressed as a super hero, allegedly using a state voter ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Special Session, and the GOP's Hypocrisy

Senate President Pearce: A life spent sucking on the public spigot...Extending unemployment benefits to around 15,000 Arizonans still looking for work should be a no-brainer, assuming the wingnuts at the state Capitol had a pound of gray matter among 'em.It's federal money that's pumped into the sta ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Pal Thayer Verschoor to Take Over for Brett Mecum as AZ GOP's Executive Director, Sources Say

Thayer Verschoor​With the ouster of now-former Executive Director of the Arizona Republican Party Brett Mecum, Thayer Verschoor, a veteran of the Arizona Legislature and short-lived communications director for the AZ GOP, is getting a promotion.Sources tell New Times Verschoor has been slated to t ... More >>

June 1 In Blogs: Lili Gomez, What Laura Says, Fattoush, and Joe Arpaio

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Brett Mecum Gets the Boot From Position as Arizona GOP's Executive Director, Sources Say

The Arizona GOP apparently has had enough of Brett Mecum, a.k.a. Captain Fellatio (pictured above).​Brett Mecum, the now-former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, has been given the ax by the state GOP, multiple sources within the Party confirm to New Times.Frankly, we're sh ... More >>

Brett Mecum, Arizona Republican Party Big-Wig Described as "Creepy Around Women," Named One of Phoenix Business Journal's "40 Under 40." WTF?

According to the Phoenix Business Journal, the guy dressed like a super hero is one of the "best young leaders in Phoenix."​The Phoenix Business Journal recently released its coveted "40 Under 40" list. To quote Clark W. Griswold, we could wake up tomorrow with our heads sewn to the carpet a ... More >>

Mark Spinks, Former Congressional Candidate/Neighborhood Nudist, to Be Axed From "Consulting" Post at Arizona GOP, Sources Say

The State PressMark Spinks (fully clothed)​Former Congressional candidate Mark Spinks is a big fan of state Republican Party Chairman Tom Morrissey. In fact, he recently sent a scathing email to those looking to get the chairman booted from his post (we got a copy of it, which you can see below). ... More >>

Jennifer Barber, Former Goodyear Council Candidate, Stands by Story About For-Sale Arpaio Endorsement

  Jennifer Barber, former Goodyear City Council candidate, says she was told by a state GOP staffer that she could get Sheriff Arpaio's endorsement if she paid $2,000 to a political consultant.​A former Goodyear City Council candidate is sticking to her story that a state Republic ... More >>

Hot Mess at the DPS: A Party-Loving DPS Pilot Was Fired After His Bitter Ex-Lover Complains to Her Daddy — Now the Agency's Director

Former State Trooper Claims Break-Up With DPS Director Robert Halliday's Daughter Got Him Investigated and Fired

Geoffrey Jacobs says an affair with the DPS director's daughter led to his being fired​ A former state trooper claims he was falsely accused of crimes and fired last year after a brief fling with the daughter of the state Department of Public Safety's director. Geoffrey Jac ... More >>

GOPer Brett Mecum Says Party's Unreported $50k is "All Good"

Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum​The Arizona Republican Party is reported to have received $50,000 from the National Republican Committee to help build a grassroots effort to help strengthen the party. However, the latest spending reports show no record of the transact ... More >>

Huffington Post Claims Republican Women Afraid of State GOP Executive Director Brett Mecum

www.thedirty.com GOP Executive Director Brett Mecum (he's the one in the blue.)​ The Huffington Post claims that the stalking complaint against GOP Executive Director Brett Mecum fits a pattern of weirdo behavior by him that's creeping out Arizona Republican Party women.In an arti ... More >>

Brett Mecum Article Removed by Popular Right-Wing Blog; Sonoran Alliance Denies Republican Party Influenced Decision

One of our fleet-fingered readers managed to cut and paste the text of a right-wing blog post and its comments about Brett Mecum (above), executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, just before blog site deleted the content. Like many blog sites, including our own Valley ... More >>

June 5 In Blogs: White House, Big Latin, Red Hook and More

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: White House Staffer Disappoints Phoenix Latino Leaders in Meeting at El Portal (w/Update) Marci ... More >>

Thomas Reverses Stance on Charging "Super-Speeders;" Republican Party Director Among First to be Reamed

  Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas (right) has decided it's okay to prosecute "super-speeders" caught by freeway speed cameras, reversing a decision he made in March.  And leadfoot state Republican Party director Brett Mecum (see police mugshot below) is one of the first to ... More >>

Arizona Republican Party's Executive Director, Brett Mecum, is Arrested; Possible Speeding Charge

Image: www.azgop.org Talk about a party foul. The executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, Brett Mecum, was arrested today at party headquarters in Phoenix.Later info from an Arizona Republic blog is that Mecum was taken down for speeding, possibly because of a photo-enforcement violati ... More >>

Brett Mecum, Arizona Republican Party Exec Director, Accused of Doing 109 MPH in His Ford Mustang

The Department of Public Safety just announced why Brett Mecum, the 30-year-old executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, was arrested this morning at party headquarters: Mecum, the glum-faced guy in the picture, was caught by a freeway speed camera on April 10 doing 109 mph in his sports ... More >>