2021: Tony Lorentz Began A Term On The Board Of Canvassers That Ends In 2025. According to Kalamazoo County, Lorentz was serving a four-year term that was set to end in 2025. ****[Kalamazoo County, 2024]
January 2022: Tony Lorentz Refused To Say Joe Biden Won Michigan And Would Not Commit To Signing Off On Future Elections. “In Kalamazoo County, new Republican canvasser Tony Lorentz said he couldn’t say whether Biden won Michigan. Asked whether he would sign off on future elections, he said it ‘depends how they look.’” [Detroit Free Press, 1/24/22]
February 2022: Tony Lorentz Declined To Take A Stance On Voter Fraud In Michigan, Saying “I Can’t Prove Any Of It So I’m Not Going To Say Anything About It.” “When asked whether the party is focused on election worker recruitment because of fears of systemic voter fraud or being outright cheated by the Democratic Party, Lorentz declined to provide details or specific examples of articles he claims illuminate the issue. ‘This has been going on for two years,’ he said. ‘I can’t prove any of it so I’m not going to say anything about it.’” [Now Kalamazoo, 2/2/22]
February 2022: Tony Lorentz Was Accused Of Believing Unfounded Allegations Of Voter Fraud In Michigan Elections. “The Kalamazoo Republican Party recently held a so-called ‘Summit on Election Integrity.’ Now Kalamazoo reporter Ben Lando says the event shows that the ‘Big Lie’ is alive in well in Kalamazoo. Lando joined WMUK’s Brian O’Keefe to discuss. Lando says Kalamazoo County Republican Party chair Tony Lorentz admits there’s no evidence to back up the claims of wide spread voter fraud. But that isn’t stopping the local Republican Party from continuing to spread the ‘Big Lie.’ ‘These facts are not accepted as facts by the Kalamazoo, by the Michigan, and by the national leadership.’ Lando says he thinks Kalamazoo County GOP Chair Tony Lorentz honestly believes the unfounded allegations of widespread vote fraud. Lando says local, state and national Republicans continue to reject facts and he says the result is a flawed strategy.” [WMUK, 2/14/22]
February 2022: In His Capacity As Chairman Of The Kalamazoo County Republican Party, Tony Lorentz Defended Meshawn Maddock At A Kalamazoo Republican Summit, Saying “Democrats Have Been Pumping This Stuff Out For Years.” “The event’s promotional material featured two key speakers, both of whom have controversial histories with recent elections. One was Michigan GOP co-chair Meshawn Maddock, who has been exposed as one of 16 Michiganders who falsely claimed to be an elector and signed fake election certificates that were sent to the National Archive claiming that Trump won Michigan. […] When asked why the Kalamazoo County Republican Party featured a speaker at an election integrity summit who is actively being investigated for elections fraud, Lorentz said ‘because I don’t believe she did. The Democrats have been pumping this stuff out for years.’” [Now Kalamazoo, 2/2/22]