NW Valley Times

Congressional candidate Blake Masters (R-AZ-8) said today's Colorado Supreme Court ruling that disqualified Donald Trump was done to "prevent Americans from being able to vote for him again."

"They've indicted Trump 4 times on 91 bogus charges and are now removing him from the ballot to prevent Americans from being able to vote for him again," Masters posted on X, formerly Twitter. "We're up against political arsonists who will burn our country to the ground in order to protect their own power."

In Tuesday's 4-3 ruling, the court majority cited the U.S. Capitol events of Jan. 6, 2021 as an "insurrection" and thus disqualified Trump under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The decisions is stayed until January 4, 2024 due to anticipated appeals.

Masters announced his run for Arizona's 8th Congressional District on Oct. 26, 2023. The district is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko (R), who announced in Oct. that she will be retiring at the end of the current term. 

Masters ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, losing to incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D) by a vote of 51.4% to 46.5%. Kelly reportedly outspent Masters by $66 million in that race. 

After growing up and attending high school in Tucson, Masters graduated from Stanford University and received his J.D. from Stanford Law School. He then co-founded legal research startup Judicata.

He is co-author of the bestselling business book, “Zero to One: Notes on a Startup” with Peter Thiel, and served as president of the Thiel Foundation. 

Masters married his wife, Catherine, in 2012 and they have three sons.