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Who’s behind T.J. Shope for Arizona Senate?

tjshope.com · Visit site · Live Squarespace JSON

T.J. Shope for Arizona Senate (tjshope.com) is one of 15 websites built inside two Squarespace accounts operated by Phoenix producer Blake Wilson of BW Creative Agency LLC—alongside the official state government website of the Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus (azsenaterepublicans.gov), six Turning Point USA websites, and seven Republican campaign websites.

2026 Arizona general election (Nov. 3, 2026): Incumbent Republican Senate President Pro Tempore Thomas “T.J.” Shope vs. Democrat Elaine Aldrete in competitive Arizona State Senate District 16 (Pinal / Pima / Maricopa counties). Shope is the #2 leader of the Arizona Senate Republican Caucus (azsenaterepublicans.gov) and voted Yes on SCR 1004 (Proposition 141).

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What the public records show

Domain & role
tjshope.com — Republican campaign: Senate President Pro Tem T.J. Shope
Squarespace site title & identifier
“T.J. Shope for Arizona Senate” · identifier octagon-pentagon-jl3r · time zone America/Phoenix
Squarespace site ID & creation time
61e1c7a29924c929dcd7f493 · created 2022-01-14 18:57:38 UTC (decoded from first 8 hex digits 61e1c7a2)
Shared Squarespace account
Account B · bucketingSeedId: 5052d62a-feb4-43cf-9392-1138b4f2d322 Shared with 2 other websites in this investigation.
Creator account opening timestamp
Not published on this site
Google Tag Manager / trackers in HTML
None in saved homepage HTML
Shared developer scripts (CodePen 3198845)
codepen.io/3198845/WMSplitSections9720v3.1.4.min.js
Author / uploader fingerprint (5a7cb26a6f935e60aec3a81a)
An image on the site’s “Endorsements” page was uploaded by systemDataId / authorId 5a7cb26a6f935e60aec3a81a (“Blake Wilson”), linking Squarespace Account B to the holder of Account A.
2026 ballot / political context
2026 Arizona general election (Nov. 3, 2026): Incumbent Republican Senate President Pro Tempore Thomas “T.J.” Shope vs. Democrat Elaine Aldrete in competitive Arizona State Senate District 16 (Pinal / Pima / Maricopa counties). Shope is the #2 leader of the Arizona Senate Republican Caucus (azsenaterepublicans.gov) and voted Yes on SCR 1004 (Proposition 141).
Campaign-finance payments to BW Creative Agency
$67,500.00 ($67,500.00 in Arizona filings; $0.00 in federal FEC filings)

Campaign-finance payments to BW Creative Agency ($67,500.00)

Public disbursements reported to the Arizona Secretary of State and the Federal Election Commission. Full ledger (.txt)All payments (CSV)

Arizona state campaign-finance filings ($67,500.00)

CommitteeCyclePaymentsPayeeTotal
Thomas Shope for State Senator (Senate President Pro Tempore)20243BW Creative Agency$55,000.00
Thomas Shope for State Senator20221BW Creative Agency$7,500.00
Thomas Shope for State Senator20201Blake Wilson$5,000.00

The saved records for tjshope.com

Archived on October 14, 2026 with SHA-256 checksums so you can verify them even if the live site changes. All saved evidence

1. Public Squarespace settings (/?format=json)

Saved JSON Live JSON

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  "_archived_from": "https://www.tjshope.com/?format=json",
  "_archived_date": "2026-10-14",
  "domain": "tjshope.com",
  "website": {
    "id": "61e1c7a29924c929dcd7f493",
    "identifier": "octagon-pentagon-jl3r",
    "siteTitle": "T.J. Shope for Arizona Senate",
    "siteDescription": null,
    "timeZone": "America/Phoenix",
    "createdOn": null,
    "authenticUrl": "https://tjshope.com",
    "baseUrl": "https://tjshope.com",
    "SystemDataSource": null
  },
  "websiteSettings": {
    "id": "61e1c7a29924c929dcd7f496",
    "websiteId": "61e1c7a29924c929dcd7f493",
    "creatorAccountCreationDate": null,
    "bucketingSeedId": "5052d62a-feb4-43cf-9392-1138b4f2d322",
    "connectedAccounts": []
  }
}

2. Tracking & script lines in the homepage HTML

Saved HTML excerpt Live homepage

# Archived HTML script & configuration lines from https://www.tjshope.com/
# Captured: 2026-10-14

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2 other sites in Squarespace Account B (5052d62a…)

These websites publish the exact same bucketingSeedId in their public /?format=json settings:

12 sites in the agency’s other Squarespace account