{{Short description|American politician}} {{About|the politician|the Asociologist|John M. Gillette}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = John Gillette |image = John Gillette by Gage Skidmore.jpg |office = Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 30th district |term_start = January 9, 2023 |term_end = |alongside = Leo Biasiucci |preceded = Christian Solorio |succeded = |party = Republican<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2022/07/15/arizona-candidates-still-say-donald-trump-won-2020-election/7472793001/|title=These Arizona candidates still say Donald Trump won in 2020, or they're not sure what happened|work=The Arizona Republic|date=July 15, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> |alma_mater = |signature=John Gilette Signature.png }}
'''John Gillette''' is an American politician. He represents the 30th district of the Arizona House of Representatives, alongside State Representative Leo Biasiucci.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azleg.gov/house-member/?legislature=56&session=127&legislator=2161|title=House Member|work=Arizona State Legislature|access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref>
== Life and career ==
Gilette served as a sheriff's deputy in Sangamon County, Illinois and military police officer in the Illinois National Guard, where he served in the Iraq War and won the Bronze Star Medal. He resigned his deputy post in October 2009 after dozens of internal affairs complaints against his conduct were made public. According to his internal records “Gillette racked up more complaints during his 13 years on patrol than the entire department generated in 2005, 2006 and 2007 combined.” More than 70 deputies worked for the Sangamon County sheriff’s department. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Rushton |first1=Bruce |title=Was Gillette a rogue deputy or a good cop? |newspaper=The State Journal-Register |url=https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2009/11/04/was-gillette-rogue-deputy-good/42932946007/ |access-date=September 26, 2025 |date=November 3, 2009}}</ref> Gillette was also a real estate agent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.havasunews.com/news/john-gillette-seeks-district-5-house-seat/article_035d0a9a-4770-11ec-a856-3babad9f078f.html|title=John Gillette seeks District 5 House seat|first=MacKenzie|last=Dexter|work=Havasu News|date=November 16, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.havasunews.com/news/biasiucci-wins-second-term-in-arizona-legislature-gillette-appears-to-get-nod-in-early-returns/article_d476e66e-12f9-11ed-bc4b-832a36ed7f01.html|title=Biasiucci wins second term in Arizona Legislature; Gillette appears to get nod in early returns|first=Brandon|last=Messick|work=Havasu News|date=August 2, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref>
In August 2022, Gillette defeated Donna McCoy, Marianne Salem, William Hardt and Nohl Rosen in the Republican primary election for the 30th district of the Arizona House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/elections/results/race/2022-08-02-state_house-R-AZ-3146/|title=2022 Arizona State House - District 30 Republican Primary Results|work=The Arizona Republic|date=August 2, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> In November 2022, he was elected along with Leo Biasiucci in the general election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/race/2022-11-08-state_house-AZ-3145/|title=2022 Arizona State House - District 30 Election Results|work=USA Today|date=November 8, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> He assumed office in 2023.
In September 2025, he called for Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal to be executed for encouraging anti-Trump protests, claiming that she supported the "overthrow of the American government".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McCoy|first=Robert|date=September 26, 2025|url=https://newrepublic.com/post/201016/republican-official-calls-democratic-congresswoman-jayapal-executed|title=GOP Official Calls for Democratic Congresswoman to Be Executed|magazine=The New Republic|access-date=September 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name="azmirror executed">{{Cite web |last=MacDonald-Evoy |first=Jerod |date=September 26, 2025 |title=GOP lawmaker calls for Dem congresswoman to be executed for urging Trump protests |url=https://azmirror.com/2025/09/25/john-gillette-gop-lawmaker-calls-for-democratic-congresswoman-to-be-executed-for-urging-trump-protests/ |access-date=September 26, 2025 |website=Arizona Mirror |language=en-US}}</ref> Gillette had previously expressed support for people arrested as a result of the January 6 United States Capitol attack, calling them "political prisoners".<ref name="azmirror executed"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Chidi|first=George|date=September 26, 2025|title=Republican Arizona lawmaker makes post calling for execution of Democratic congresswoman|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/26/john-gillette-pramila-jayapal-execution-post|access-date=September 26, 2025}}</ref> Earlier that month, he had also made social media posts that reject the concept of Islamophobia while calling Muslims "Arizona GOP lawmaker calls Muslims ‘f***ing savages’ and ‘terrorists’ from ‘sh*t hole’ countries".<ref>{{cite news|last=MacDonald-Evoy|first=Jerod|date=September 9, 2025|title=Arizona GOP lawmaker calls Muslims 'f***ing savages' and 'terrorists' from 'sh*t hole' countries|newspaper=Arizona Mirror|url=https://azmirror.com/2025/09/09/john-gillette-arizona-gop-lawmaker-calls-muslims-fing-savages-and-terrorists/|access-date=September 26, 2025}}</ref>
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