Austin Smith on July 31, 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
Former Republican state legislator Austin Smith pleaded guilty Monday to what he previously called “ludicrous” charges that he personally forged more than 100 signatures on his petitions for reelection last year.
The Republican from Surprise was a member of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus, which has a history…