- See Juan Ciscomani's sponsored bills →Juan CiscomaniRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$7.5M raised
- Joanna MendozaDemocratic✓ Verified$10.8M raised
- Jereme PetersLIB$11K raised
- Gary SwingGreen✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Juan Ciscomani supports strong border enforcement, dismantling cartels, and voted for immigration bills enhancing border security but opposed declaring a national emergency on immigration 12. He also votes for public safety measures including life sentences for migrants involved in high-speed chases and increased penalties on cartel spotters 67. Joanna Mendoza advocates for strong border security, deporting violent criminals, and creating legal pathways to citizenship for hardworking immigrants including non-citizen veterans 34. She supports funding law enforcement with resources, opposes police budget cuts, and wants to modernize ports of entry while stopping cartels and fentanyl trafficking 89. Gary Swing opposes expanding border enforcement, supports freedom of migration, and calls to abolish ICE and dismantle the border wall 5. He opposes imprisonment for victimless crimes, supports cannabis legalization, and treats drug abuse as a health issue 10.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Juan CiscomaniRepublican | Joanna MendozaDemocratic | Jereme PetersLIB | Gary SwingGreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Ciscomani supports investments in local infrastructure, mining, and energy projects to boost Arizona’s economy and job growth. Ciscomani votes consistently yea on economic bills supporting technology, capital access, privacy, insurance reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Mendoza supports bringing good-paying jobs to Southern Arizona, backing workforce training, apprenticeships, and the right to unionize to ensure workers have fair wages and benefits. Mendoza supports expanding the Child Tax Credit, making tax cuts on tips and overtime permanent, and backing the PRO Act to address the cost of living. | Peters says his campaign is about streamlining paperwork requirements for farmers. | Gary Swing supports creating a steady state economy based on environmental stability, using pollution taxes for true cost pricing, and transitioning to renewable energy sources. |
| Healthcare | Ciscomani votes yea on healthcare legislation improving rural care, Medicaid, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Mendoza will strengthen healthcare by reversing cuts to AHCCCS and ACA subsidies, protecting pre-existing conditions, expanding Medicare drug price negotiations, and opposing Medicare privatization. Mendoza opposes cuts to AHCCCS and the lapse of ACA subsidies, and says she would fight to restore the cuts and keep rural hospitals open. | No public position found. | Gary Swing supports a single payer 'Medicare for All' national health insurance system and subsidizing higher education while forgiving student loan debt. |
| Immigration | Ciscomani prioritizes securing the southern border, reinstating policies like Remain in Mexico, dismantling cartels, empowering Customs and Border Protection, and enforcing immigration laws strongly and consistently. Ciscomani votes yea on multiple immigration bills including border security, deporting fraudsters, and DHS support, but nay on a national emergency resolution. | Mendoza advocates for strong border security, deporting violent criminals, professional immigration enforcement, and creating legal pathways to citizenship for hardworking immigrants. Mendoza supports a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who work hard, follow the law, and contribute to their communities, including non-citizen veterans. | No public position found. | Swing opposes expanding border enforcement, supports freedom of migration, and calls to abolish ICE and dismantle the border wall. |
| Public Safety & Crime | Ciscomani supports legislation imposing life sentences on migrants and smugglers engaging in high-speed chases and increasing penalties on cartel spotters to enhance law enforcement safety. Ciscomani votes yea on public safety bills including prison staff safety, veterans’ gun rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Mendoza supports funding law enforcement with proper resources, opposes police budget cuts, and advocates for hiring crisis response professionals to build trust and safety in communities. Mendoza supports modernizing ports of entry, stopping cartels and fentanyl trafficking, and holding rogue ICE agents accountable. | No public position found. | Swing says human trafficking is a serious concern but opposes imprisonment for victimless crimes, supporting cannabis legalization and treating drug abuse as a health issue. |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Mendoza opposes the Trump administration's proposal to ban VA and military health coverage of abortion in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother's health. | No public position found. | Gary Swing supports passing federal legislation to secure abortion rights and protecting the right to safe and legal abortion. Swing supports public funding for abortion, contraception, and family planning as part of a Medicare for All health system. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Ciscomani votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, and multiple appropriations acts related to government spending. | Mendoza opposes reckless tariffs that increase costs for farmers and small businesses, advocating for stability and funding for rural programs. | No public position found. | Gary Swing supports using carbon and pollution taxes to include environmental impacts in true cost pricing and opposes corporate welfare. Swing supports carbon taxes to price in environmental costs and opposes corporate welfare subsidies. |
| Energy & Environment | Ciscomani votes yea on environmental protection rollbacks, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and energy acts but nay on fuel retailer choice. | Mendoza supports a durable seven-state Colorado River agreement and releasing approved drought funds for water conservation and infrastructure. | No public position found. | Gary Swing supports reducing ecological footprints, ending fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies, converting to renewable energy, protecting public lands, and supporting international climate agreements. Swing opposes fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies, calling to convert to solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal power. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Juan Ciscomani voted yea on environmental protection rollbacks, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and energy acts but voted nay on fuel retailer choice 1. Joanna Mendoza supports a durable seven-state Colorado River agreement and releasing approved drought funds for water conservation and infrastructure 2. Gary Swing opposes fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies and calls to convert to solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal power 3. | ||||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Ciscomani supports defense legislation to strengthen military readiness, improve servicemembers' quality of life, and advance national security while reducing discretionary spending. Ciscomani votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, yea on defense authorization and veterans’ clinic naming, and nay on FISA amendments extension. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | Gary Swing supports ending all US foreign military interventions, reducing the military budget by 90%, closing foreign military bases, abolishing nuclear weapons, and restricting the military to non-offensive defense of… Swing calls for cutting the U.S. military budget by 90%, closing all foreign bases, abolishing nuclear weapons, and ending foreign military aid. |