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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment Rate: 4% (vs. 3.5% nationally, 2026 estimate)
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+4 (competitive); Schweikert won 2024 with 51.1% of the vote
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Transportation: 63.1% drive alone to work; 23.3-minute mean commute; average 2 cars per household
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 43.7 (vs. 38.5 nationally); 15% of residents are 70+; Medicare and Social Security are top-of-mind issues
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: White (Non-Hispanic) 71.9%, Hispanic 17.3%, Asian 4.5%, Two or More Races
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 52.5% (vs. 33.7% nationally); 20.9% hold a post-graduate degree
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 65.1% (vs. 65.5% nationally); median property value $642,100; median rent $1,780
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 5.4% (vs. 12.4% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $99,999 (vs. $78,538 national median)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 804,578
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Arizona Proposition 314 (2024) — Immigration Enforcement Act: make illegal entry a state crime and increase penalties for fentanyl sales (2024) — passed, margin 63.4% Yes — 36.6% No
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Arizona Proposition 139 (2024) — Right to Abortion Initiative: establish a fundamental right to abortion under the Arizona Constitution (2024) — passed, margin 61.7% Yes — 38.3% No
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (Accommodation and Food Services — tourism, resorts) (share 0)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) (share 0)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (Finance and Insurance) (share 0)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance) (share 0)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: General Dynamics (Scottsdale operations) (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Scottsdale Unified School District (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: CVS Health (Arizona operations) (18000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mayo Clinic Arizona (Scottsdale campus) (7500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: HonorHealth (Scottsdale healthcare system) (13000 employees)
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Arizona's 1st Congressional District covers northeastern Maricopa County, including Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, and parts of northern Phoenix. The district is home to approximately 804,578 residents and is an affluent, educated suburban district with a median household income of $99,999 — significantly above the national median. The district is 71.9% White (Non-Hispanic) and 17.3% Hispanic, with a median age of 43.7 (older than the national average). Only 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and 52.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — far exceeding the national average. Homeownership is 65.1% with a median property value of $642,100. The district leans Republican but is considered competitive (R+4 Cook PVI). Schweikert has represented the district since 2023 (after redistricting renumbered AZ-06 to AZ-01), having first been elected in 2010. In September 2025, he announced he would not seek reelection to the House, instead running for Arizona governor in 2026.
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[statement] Schweikert was later identified by President Biden and media reports as among the Republican lawmakers who touted infrastructure projects in their districts that were funded by the very bipartisan infrastructure law they voted against.
Date: 2023-11-15
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] Schweikert voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 5, 2021, joining 200 House Republicans in opposing the bill.
Date: 2021-11-05
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[statement] After voting against the PACT Act, Schweikert urged Arizona veterans through his constituent newsletter and social media to take advantage of the very benefits he voted against, without disclosing his votes to constituents.
Date: 2023-08-10
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] Schweikert voted against the PACT Act twice (March 2022 and July 2022), which expanded VA health care for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxic substances.
Date: 2022-07-13
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] The CBO projected the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Schweikert helped negotiate and would have voted for would add roughly $4 trillion to the deficit over a decade. Schweikert told NBC News the CBO score 'absolutely gives me heartburn.'
Date: 2025-05-23
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[statement] Schweikert campaigned as a 'deficit hawk,' warning in a March 2025 House floor speech that the 'looming fiscal crisis of the United States is not an ideological matter but is instead a matter of inevitability.' He gave countless floor speeches with charts and graphs on the risk of deficits and national debt.
Date: 2025-03-17
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Schweikert entered the 2026 Arizona governor's race on September 30, 2025, abandoning what would have been another competitive reelection bid. He is running against Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Biggs in the Republican primary.
Date: 2025-09-30
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Schweikert operates the leadership PAC 'Defending America's Values Everywhere' (DAVE PAC), which raised $140,661 in the 2023–2024 cycle. His campaign carried $168,177 in debt with just $49,823 cash on hand as of December 2024.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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In 2020, Schweikert was formally reprimanded by the U.S. House of Representatives, fined $50,000, and admitted to 11 ethics violations including misuse of official funds, misreporting loans and donations, and pressuring staff to do campaign work. He was the first member of Congress reprimanded in 8 years.
Date: 2020-07-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Schweikert was fined $125,000 by the Federal Election Commission in 2022 for misreporting spending and diverting campaign funds for personal use. His former chief of staff also agreed to pay a $7,500 fine. The FEC report concluded some misfilings were intended to conceal impermissible or embarrassing disbursements from public view.
Date: 2022-02-14
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Schweikert's top contributor in 2023–2024 was Club for Growth at $83,295 (all individuals), followed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at $75,751 ($65,751 individuals + $10,000 PAC), CVS Health at $16,600, and Stenson Tamaddon at $26,900. Top industries were Retired ($383,900), Securities & Investment ($380,782), and Leadership PACs ($352,750).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Schweikert raised $4,177,659 in the 2023–2024 election cycle. Large individual contributions accounted for 39.05% ($1,631,555), PAC contributions for 37.53% ($1,568,135), other for 20.49%, and small individual contributions (<$200) for just 2.92% ($121,838). Candidate self-financing was 0%.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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David Schweikert filed filing with the SEC on 2012-09-18. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2012-09-18
Added: 23 Apr 2026
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