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2025-09-30
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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…
2025-05-23
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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…
2025-03-17
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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…
2024-12-31
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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…
2024-12-31
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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…
2024-12-31
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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…
2023-11-15
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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…
2023-08-10
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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…
2022-07-13
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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.
2022-02-14
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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…
2021-11-05
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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.
2020-07-31
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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…
2012-09-18
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David Schweikert filed filing with the SEC on 2012-09-18. Accession number: N/A.
