In the combustible days and weeks following the November 2020 election, Adrian Fontes was threatened so many times he lost count.
As Maricopa County recorder, Fontes oversaw the balloting in Phoenix and its sprawling suburbs, the swing portion of a swing state and one of the focal points of President Donald Trump's unhinged efforts to overturn Joe Biden's victory.
With tensions mounting, as armed demonstrators gathered outside his office and a SWAT team parked itself inside, Fontes packed "go bags" so his wife and children could quickly flee their home. After one death threat, the family evacuated for several days.
