The honors, which have been bestowed since 1990, are named for a 1957 book that Kennedy, then a U.S. Both have advanced - and continue to advance - election conspiracy theories.īowers said, though, he remains convinced that his decisions he made in the wake of the 2020 election, including shutting down a proposed House investigation into the results, was the correct one. That's because the decennial redistricting has stripped away part of what was the district from which he has repeatedly been reelected, replaced by much of what used to be the one represented by Republicans Sen. who received death threats after being accused of processing fake ballots for Joe Biden.īowers said he's honored to be in such company, saying all he did was honor the will of voters.īut the Republican lawmaker from Mesa also told Capitol Media Services that the honor actually comes with political baggage as he attempts to move to the Senate where he faces a GOP primary battle with former state Sen. Liz Cheney to Wanda Moss, an election worker in Fulton County, Ga. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.īowers, who drew national attention for refusing to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential race, is one of five people the organization is recognizing under this year's theme of "Defending Democracy.'' Others range from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. 14, 2022.Īrizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers will be one of five individuals honored with a John F.
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