Wadsack Loses Her 2nd attorney in Tucson Lawsuit

Wadsack confirmed to Capitol Media Services that she has set up a page at GiveSendGo, a website that collects both money and prayers, in hopes of raising the $75,000 she says she needs to pay attorney Dennis Wilenchik.

“As you may have heard, I’m taking legal action against the City of Tucson and members of its police department for violating my civil rights and corrupting the 2024 election process,’’ she wrote on the website. “The situation is not just about a traffic stop — it’s about a leftist city government weaponizing its power against political opponents and silencing those who dare to challenge its radical agenda.’’

What makes all of this significant is that Wilenchik just last week asked U.S. District Judge Jennifer Zipps for permission to withdraw from the case — and to do so without Wadsack’s consent.

Wilenchik declined to tell the judge the reason, saying it was “professional considerations.’’ But Wadsack said that motion was based on financial considerations: She’s short of cash to pay her attorney.

Wadsack had represented LD 17, which consists of areas on the northern and eastern edge of Pima County and into Pinal County, but now lives in Gilbert. She said there were “personal reasons’’ for the move.

Wadsack said there were “many death threats’’ and there was “tampering with my car, things like that.’’

He filed suit in January on her behalf following a 2024 incident in which she was stopped by a Tucson police officer who said she was driving 71 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone on East Speedway.

She did not get a ticket at the time because of a provision in the Arizona Constitution that bars lawmakers from being arrested during the legislative session. And driving 20 miles or more over the limit is a criminal offense. But Wadsack did get a citation after the session was over. It was dismissed after she took a defensive driving court.

On Monday, she asked for a delay, saying her daughter had been seriously injured, was in a hospital in Scottsdale and she needed to be there. Zipps granted the motion, delaying anything further — including Tucson’s motion to dismiss — until Aug. 19.

Wadsack said that Wilenchik now “stands by the case.’’

Wilenchik would not comment. But as of Wednesday morning, he had not withdrawn his request to Zipps to allow him to drop Wadsack as a client.

But she said they are real.

“I know a couple were by strangers at meetings,’’ Wadsack said. “But others were sent to my family and me.’’

And why no police reports?

“We were very afraid to turn them into the very municipality I’m suing,’’ she said. “See why I left?”