With Arizona entering the general election season, congressional GOP Representatives David Schweikert (1st), Eli Crane (2nd), and Juan Ciscomani (6th) have proven they are out of step with their battleground districts. Here’s how:
David Schweikert (1st):
- Co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act six times.
- Has been fined a total of $175,000 for ethics and campaign finance violations. He was officially sanctioned by the House over his violations.
- One of his campaign consultants faced legal action after sending mailers that suggested his 2022 primary opponent was gay.
- Since 2018, Schweikert’s campaign has paid at least $1.4 million in legal fees, the most of any House Rep. in that time period.
- Since 2017, about 18% of Schweikert’s campaign cash has gone toward covering legal expenses.
Eli Crane (2nd):
- Part of the House GOP’s eight member “Chaos Caucus” that voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
- McCarthy has retaliated by running ads in the district attacking Crane.
- Crane is a far-right, MAGA, Trump loyalist to the core. Like Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, he prioritizes pushing his own brand.
- He falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen and urged the state legislature to decertify the results.
- He regularly uses “invasion” rhetoric to talk about the border.
- He supported overturning Roe v. Wade. He cosponsored the Life at Conception Act and remained silent when Arizona’s Supreme Court allowed an 1864 total abortion ban to stand.
- While promoting an amendment on the House floor that he claimed was aimed at reigning in “wokeness,” Crane referred to African-Americans as “colored people.”
- Crane does not live in the district he represents.
Juan Ciscomani (6th):
- Ran away from a voter in 2022 when asked where he stood on the issue of abortion.
- Ciscomani applauded the fall of Roe v. Wade.
- Ciscomani previously campaigned on opposing abortion with “limited exceptions.”
- Ciscomani was involved in the appointment of five anti-abortion justices to the Arizona Supreme Court.
- Sits on the Appropriations Committee, which tried to restrict access to mifepristone.
- Earned Trump’s endorsement after being in Congress for a year and a half.
Published: Jul 30, 2024