John Gillette | |
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| Member of theArizona House of Representatives from the30th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 Serving with Leo Biasiucci | |
| Preceded by | Christian Solorio |
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| Political party | Republican[1] |
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John Gillette is an American politician. He represents the30th district of theArizona House of Representatives, alongside State RepresentativeLeo Biasiucci.[2]
Gilette served as a sheriff's deputy inSangamon County, Illinois andmilitary police officer in theIllinois National Guard, where he served in theIraq War and won theBronze Star Medal. He resigned his deputy post in October 2009 after dozens of internal affairs complaints against his conduct were made public.[3] Gillette was also areal estate agent.[4][5]
In August 2022, Gillette defeated Donna McCoy, Marianne Salem, William Hardt and Nohl Rosen in the Republican primary election for the30th district of theArizona House of Representatives.[6] In November 2022, he was elected along withLeo Biasiucci in thegeneral election.[7] He assumed office in 2023.
In September 2025, he called forDemocratic RepresentativePramila Jayapal to be executed for encouraging anti-Trump protests, claiming that she supported the "overthrow of the American government".[8][9] Gillette had previously expressed support for people arrested as a result of theJanuary 6 United States Capitol attack, calling them "political prisoners".[9][10] Earlier that month, he had also made social media posts that reject the concept ofIslamophobia while calling Muslims "savages" and "terrorists".[11]
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