David Schweikert

Nationalist

Republican

House Representative

Arizona - District 1

Current Position: US House Representative AZ-1

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For cutting spending on Medicare and Social Security to address mandatory entitlement spending
For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; voted for it and claims to have taken a lead role in passing it
Against fiduciary standards for retirement advisers; supported legislation to reverse a Department of Labor rule requiring financial advisers to prioritize clients' financial interests
Against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; voted against it in March 2021
For reducing taxes; supports keeping Arizona's tax burden among the lowest in the country and cutting job-killing regulations

Against the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; opposes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Volcker Rule

For allowing veterans access to medical cannabis when legal in their state and recommended by a VA doctor; voted twice in favor of the Veterans Equal Access Amendment
Against the Affordable Care Act; repeatedly voted to repeal it and pushed for proposals to repeal more components than other Republican members

Against abortion rights; holds anti-abortion stance, supported overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, opposes taxpayer funding for abortion services except in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the mother's life (supports making the Hyde Amendment permanent), and opposes funding for Planned Parenthood; however, expressed opposition to the Arizona Supreme Court's 2024 ruling upholding a near-total abortion ban
Against legislation requiring women to register for the draft; voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 partly due to this provision

Against the Iran nuclear deal; called it 'disastrous'
For repealing the 2002 AUMF authorizing military force in Iraq; voted in favor of repeal in June 2021
For removing U.S. troops from Syria; voted in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 directing President Biden to withdraw troops within 180 days
Against illegal immigration; advocates for aggressive state-based solutions to crack down on illegal immigration

For gun rights; introduced legislation to remove firearm sales and ammunition from the FDIC's list of high-risk industries, and proposed legislation to remove Washington D.C.'s requirement that concealed carry permit applicants demonstrate a 'good reason'