By Matthew Holloway |

In social media posts on Friday afternoon The West Valley Republican & Independent Coalition, a non-profit PAC, stated that their office located on West Grand Ave. in Sun City, AZ “is almost a total loss,” after what is being called an electrical fire ripped through the building housing it overnight.

The organization wrote in a post to Facebook on Friday that the cause of the fire was electrical in nature saying, “Well, life sometimes sends us curveballs. And what a curveball this is: Our building had an electrical fire last night and our office is almost a total loss. Smoke damage is awful.”

Replying to comments, the organization stated that “everything was contaminated with poisonous chemicals from the fire.”

A volunteer effort in the early hours of Friday led by Chairman Cindy Newman and Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-08) with representatives from the Republican National Committee West Valley, American Majority Action, and GOP LD27 were reportedly able to clear the office of the PAC’s furniture and equipment in just three hours. The PAC expressed thanks in a post to Facebook minutes after the initial announcement.

The West Valley Republican & Independent Coalition is asking for donations to get the office cleaned and remediated, replacing all lost equipment and brought back into commission. According to the PAC’s website, “The West Valley Republican & Independent Coalition is a nonprofit PAC formed by local grassroots conservatives to provide a permanent office in the West Valley for the purpose of voter registration, voter outreach, distribution of political literature and as a meeting place for groups and individuals. The mission of the office is to foster an educated and informed electorate.

The PAC is self-funded through donations and has no paid staff or consultants. All funds donated to the PAC are utilized to pay rent, utilities, supplies, and to promote events.”

Chairman Cindy Newman speaking with AZ Free News confirmed that the fire was electrical in nature and started in another office in the complex. The damage was primarily caused by toxic smoke, and the office is closed indefinitely. The insurance on the office is insufficient to cover the massive losses in excess of $30,000. The organization is seeking an alternate meeting location.

“We’re going to come back even better than before I say,” Newman said. “I think we’ll come back better than what we were and we’ll have an incredible grand re-opening.”

Anyone wishing to volunteer or with questions can contact Newman at westvalleyrepublicans@pm.me.

Matthew Holloway is a reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com.