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David Schweikert

US Representative (R-AZ-1)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

David Schweikert is the Republican U.S. Representative (AZ's 1st congressional district). The platform has 92 voting records on file (2026) and 39 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record35
Connections mapped53
Sources cited31
✦ Thin coverage gap +132 connected to 53 entities · only 35 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 12P+4 23S+15
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
$8.6BDonor Contributions
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Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

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All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN organization → [donor] → person → [employment] → company 4063× PATTERN organization → [donor] → person → [competitor] → elected ... 2316× PATTERN person → [donor] → company → [employment] → person 542× PATTERN institution → [contractor] → company → [employment] → person 387× PATTERN person → [employment] → company → [employment] → person 252×
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Oversight gaps detected (2) The Oversight Wall →
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No documented enforcement against David Schweikert
high · secondary · disclosure gap
David Schweikert has not publicly weighed in on Consistent refusal to hold in-person town halls over a multi-year period, relying on telephone town halls with screened questions while constituents and protesters demanded open public forums
Key Connections
→ General Dynamics company
employment
General Dynamics is a top employer in Schweikert's district with 3,000 employees at its Scottsdale operations.
← American Society Of Association Executives (Asae) PAC organization
donor
$6,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041566/
← Investment Company Institute PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00105981/
← American Revival PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
← American Hotel And Lodging Association PAC ('Hotelpac') organization
donor
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001198/
← The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee For Rural Electrification (A... organization
donor
$7,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
← National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC) organization
donor
$7,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003764/
← National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee ( organization
donor
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003855/
Facts (35)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 172d ago · Avg age: 921d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (35)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment Rate: 4% (vs. 3.5% nationally, 2026 estimate)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+4 (competitive); Schweikert won 2024 with 51.1% of the vote
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Transportation: 63.1% drive alone to work; 23.3-minute mean commute; average 2 cars per household
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [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
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: White (Non-Hispanic) 71.9%, Hispanic 17.3%, Asian 4.5%, Two or More Races
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 52.5% (vs. 33.7% nationally); 20.9% hold a post-graduate degree
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 65.1% (vs. 65.5% nationally); median property value $642,100; median rent $1,780
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 5.4% (vs. 12.4% nationally)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $99,999 (vs. $78,538 national median)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 804,578
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [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
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [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
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (Accommodation and Food Services — tourism, resorts) (share 0)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) (share 0)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (Finance and Insurance) (share 0)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance) (share 0)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: General Dynamics (Scottsdale operations) (3000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Scottsdale Unified School District (3000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: CVS Health (Arizona operations) (18000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mayo Clinic Arizona (Scottsdale campus) (7500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: HonorHealth (Scottsdale healthcare system) (13000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [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.
Added: 27 Apr 2026
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Primary Source [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.'
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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).
✓ verified Primary Source 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%.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated David Schweikert filed filing with the SEC on 2012-09-18. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (53)
→ General Dynamics company
employment primary since 2023
General Dynamics is a top employer in Schweikert's district with 3,000 employees at its Scottsdale operations.
→ Andy Biggs elected official
competitor primary since 2025
Schweikert is running against Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Biggs in the 2026 Arizona governor's Republican primary.
→ Stagwell Inc company
unknown_possible_connection inferential since 2023
Stagwell Inc appears in the known entities list; Schweikert's fundraising breakdown shows significant 'other' contributions (20.49%) but no direct link to Stagwell is documented in the provided facts.
← Paul A. Gosar person
colleague inferential since 2024
Both Paul Gosar and David Schweikert are listed as known entities and are members of Arizona's congressional delegation, though no direct documented connection between them is provided.
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041566/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00105981/
← American Revival PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
← Mvl PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00817338/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001198/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003764/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003855/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor primary since 2024
$5,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005249/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010470/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010983/
donor primary since 2024
$12,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00015933/
donor primary since 2024
$9,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023028/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
← The Real Estate Roundtable organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00033779/
donor primary since 2024
$9,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035006/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00048579/
← Fedex Corporation PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$8,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00068692/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076737/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00077321/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00082917/
← Cigna Corporation PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$6,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00085316/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00089458/
← Honeywell International PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/
← Hdr, Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00103903/
donor primary since 2024
$9,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00106146/
donor primary since 2024
$9,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113241/
donor primary since 2024
$13,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113803/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00143560/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147066/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/
donor primary since 2024
$9,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197228/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00211318/
← General Atomics P. A. C. organization
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00215285/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00219444/
← Naiop-PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00233304/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236489/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00244863/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00248716/
← Invesco Holding Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00253369/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00255752/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00267849/
← Zions Bancorporation PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00275230/
← The Home Depot Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00284885/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to David Schweikert's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00303339/
Sources (31)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Schweikert — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Schweikert — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Schweikert — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Schweikert — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: David Schweikert not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt