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David Schweikert

Republican · AZ · U.S. Representative, Arizona's 1st Congressional District

David Schweikert is a Republican candidate in the August 4, 2026 Arizona primary for Governor.

Campaign Finance Information — Governor

Campaign Finance Information · Governor · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$1,137,406

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Retired$131,513
  • CEO$48,453
  • Information Requested$47,550
  • Homemaker$29,500
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  • Requested$28,505
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$892,400
  • $1,000-$4,999$193,396
  • $500-$999$31,700
  • $250-$499$11,525
  • $100-$249$6,579

Spending by outside groups

Money spent on this race by outside groups — such as PACs and super PACs — not by the candidate's own campaign. This spending is not coordinated with the candidate's campaign and does not go directly to the candidate.

Outside money spent supporting this candidate: $85,500

Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (1)
  • Win Arizona$85,500

    Funded by a small group of Arizona business owners and investors. Its biggest single check came from the firm Boxright. · transparencyusa.org

Outside money spent opposing this candidate: $4,910

Groups that spent money opposing this candidate (1)
  • Keep Arizona Free PAC$4,910

Source: Arizona Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · seethemoney.az.gov

Track record

Environment and Public Health

· 2 records

  • Schweikert and Kevin McCarthy introduced legislation to support Valley Fever vaccine development and public-health research.

    July 27, 2018For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert successfully led an effort to list the pathogens causing Valley Fever as qualifying pathogens under the GAIN Act, enabling priority FDA review incentives.

    December 13, 2013For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Anti-Corruption

· 1 record

  • Schweikert introduced the SQUEAL Act to eliminate a federal tax deduction available to members of Congress for Washington living expenses.

    November 1, 2017For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Government Efficiency

· 5 records

  • The House Ways and Means Committee passed Schweikert's Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act to establish an IRS data-science fellowship program.

    July 2, 2026For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • The U.S. House passed Schweikert's Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act to publish IRS call metrics and expand taxpayer access to online records and refund information.

    April 27, 2026For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert introduced the DEBT Act to require Treasury officials to appear before Congress before the debt limit is reached or extraordinary measures begin.

    January 6, 2025For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • The U.S. House adopted Schweikert amendments requiring development and reporting on artificial-intelligence tools for Pentagon audits and cost savings.

    June 14, 2024For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert introduced two bills to delegate some NEPA review to states and impose deadlines on federal environmental reviews.

    July 1, 2021For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Healthcare Affordability

· 4 records

  • The U.S. House unanimously passed the TELEMH Act, which Schweikert co-sponsored to broaden Medicare reimbursement for telehealth mental-health services.

    September 17, 2024For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert joined a bipartisan, bicameral introduction of the CONNECT for Health Act to expand Medicare telehealth access and eligible care sites.

    October 30, 2019For

    Source: congress.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert introduced the Obamacare Opt-Out Act to let individuals request exemption from the Affordable Care Act's minimum-coverage requirement.

    January 20, 2015Against

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • David Schweikert voted for H.R. 2 to repeal the Affordable Care Act; the U.S. House passed the bill.

    January 19, 2011Against

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Government Spending Reduction

· 4 records

  • Schweikert introduced legislation to suspend production of pennies and nickels and require a Government Accountability Office study of the coins.

    February 10, 2025For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert voted against a 45-day continuing resolution, citing its spending levels and lack of border provisions.

    September 30, 2023For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert introduced the Forgotten Funds Act to rescind unobligated discretionary appropriations and apply them to deficit reduction.

    March 9, 2011For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert introduced H.J.Res. 23 to require annual balanced federal budgets, cap spending at 18 percent of GDP, and require supermajorities for tax, debt-limit, or deficit exceptions.

    February 8, 2011For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records

  • The House Ways and Means Committee advanced Schweikert's Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act.

    December 11, 2025For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • The House Ways and Means Committee advanced less-than-lethal modernization legislation backed by Schweikert to change federal tax treatment of de-escalation devices.

    September 16, 2024For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 1 record

  • The U.S. House passed retirement legislation containing Schweikert-led provisions increasing catch-up contribution limits for people ages 62 through 64 and giving small businesses more time to establish 401(k) plans.

    March 29, 2022For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Gun Control

· 1 record

  • Schweikert and Justin Amash introduced H.R. 2408 to block a federal reporting requirement for multiple rifle or shotgun purchases in southwest border states.

    June 18, 2013Against

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Personal Income Tax Reduction

· 3 records

  • Schweikert introduced the PERCENTS Act to make permanent individual tax reductions and simplification provisions from the 2017 tax law.

    June 23, 2022For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert helped write the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which became law and reduced individual and business taxes.

    December 22, 2017For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert and Jared Polis introduced the Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act to create a de minimis tax exemption for small digital-currency transactions.

    September 7, 2017For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Data Privacy

· 2 records

  • Schweikert introduced the Blockchain Records and Transactions Act to extend legal recognition of electronic signatures and records to blockchain-based records and contracts.

    October 2, 2020For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert offered a House amendment barring transfer of cell-site simulators to state or local law enforcement agencies lacking procedures for their use.

    June 3, 2015For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Corporate Accountability

· 5 records

  • Schweikert-authored bipartisan language allowing businesses to deduct expenses paid with forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans was included in the year-end federal package.

    December 22, 2020For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert introduced a bipartisan correction to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's effective date for net-operating-loss provisions.

    July 12, 2019For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • The U.S. House unanimously passed Schweikert's Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act expanding who may qualify as an accredited investor.

    November 1, 2017For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert introduced the Spread Pricing Liquidity Act to test wider quoting increments for small-cap stocks and increase access to public equity.

    May 13, 2013For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert served as a primary author of the JOBS Act, enacted to expand capital-formation pathways for smaller companies.

    April 5, 2012For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Public Infrastructure

· 2 records

  • The U.S. House passed Schweikert and Greg Stanton's bipartisan bill enabling evaluation of additional pumped-storage hydropower in the Salt River reservoir system.

    November 7, 2023For

    Source: schweikert.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Schweikert voted against the Senate-amended Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed the U.S. House 228-206.

    November 5, 2021Against

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 1 record

  • The U.S. House reprimanded Schweikert for campaign-finance and reporting violations, misuse of official allowance funds, and pressuring staff to perform campaign work.

    July 31, 2020

    Source: congress.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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Profile last researched July 6, 2026.