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David Schweikert
Official portrait, 2019
Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 26, 2023
Preceded byMartin Heinrich
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byHarry Mitchell
Constituency
Treasurer of Maricopa County
In office
December 2004 – October 22, 2007
Preceded byDoug Todd
Succeeded byHos Hoskins
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 28th district
In office
January 1991 – January 1995
Served with Lisa Graham Keegan
Preceded byHeinz Hink
Jim Skelly
Succeeded byWes Marsh
Carolyn Allen
Personal details
Born (1962-03-03) March 3, 1962 (age 62)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Joyce Schweikert
​
(m. 2006)​
Children2
EducationScottsdale Community College
Arizona State University, Tempe (BS, MBA)
WebsiteHouse website
David Schweikert's voice
Schweikert reflects on political overcautiousness in his tribute to John McCain
Recorded September 6, 2018

David Sheridan Schweikert[1] (/ˈʃwaɪkərt/ SHWY-kərt; born March 3, 1962)[2] is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2023. The district covers northeastern Maricopa County.

He previously served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2011, representing Arizona's 5th congressional district until redistricting. His district includes most of northern Phoenix as well as Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Cave Creek.

Schweikert served two terms in the Arizona State House of Representatives (1991–1994), chaired the state Board of Equalization (1995–2004), and was the elected Maricopa County treasurer (2004–2007). He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives twice (losing the primary to J. D. Hayworth in 1994 and the general election to incumbent Harry Mitchell in 2008) before being elected in 2010.

Early life and education

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Schweikert was born to an unwed teenage mother, Mary Lynn Sheridan, in Los Angeles, California. According to Schweikert, Sheridan had considered an abortion but chose instead to place him for adoption.[3] He grew up in Scottsdale with his adoptive parents and two adopted siblings. He graduated from Saguaro High School in 1980, then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and real estate in 1985 and an MBA from W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.[4]

Early career

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Arizona House of Representatives (1991–1995)

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Schweikert was elected to the Arizona State House of Representatives for District 28 in 1990 and reelected in 1992.[5][6][7] He represented Fountain Hills and part of Scottsdale. He was a committee chair as a freshman and majority whip in his second term.[8]

Local politics (1995–2007)

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Schweikert was appointed chair of the Arizona State Board of Equalization, a full-time job, and served from 1995 to 2003.[9] As chair, he oversaw billions of dollars in valuations and tax protests from Arizona citizens and businesses.[10] There was speculation in 1999 that Arizona governor Jane Dee Hull might appoint him to the Arizona Corporation Commission.[11]

Schweikert was appointed Chief Deputy Treasurer of Maricopa County in 2004 and elected treasurer the same year. He resigned in 2007 to run for Congress again.[8][12][13] Professionally, he worked in real estate.[14]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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1994

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Schweikert ran in the September Republican primary in Arizona's 6th congressional district. It included NE Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix. J. D. Hayworth defeated him, 45%–22%.[15][16] After that defeat, Schweikert took time to reconsider and left for a lengthy vacation, which included travel to Kolkata, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Serbia, among other places.[17]

2008

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See also: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 5

Schweikert won a six-way Republican primary election on September 2 with 30% of the vote, compared to 27% for his nearest rival, Susan Bitter Smith.[18]

Several organizations endorsed Schweikert in the election, including the primary: Club for Growth, the Arizona Police Association, Arizona Right to Life, and the Arizona Medical Association.[19] He received more than $500,000 from the Club for Growth.[20][21]

Schweikert lost to freshman incumbent Democrat Harry Mitchell, 53%–44%.[22] He later attributed his defeat on the very bitter primary fight that preceded it.[23]

2010

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Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 5

Schweikert sought a rematch with Mitchell in 2010, with Libertarian Nick Coons also running. Schweikert won the Republican primary on August 24 with 37% of the vote. After having sat out the competitive primary, the Club for Growth again endorsed Schweikert.[24]

On November 2, Schweikert defeated Mitchell, 52%–43%.

2012

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Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 6

After redistricting, the bulk of Schweikert's former territory became the 9th district, while his home in Fountain Hills was drawn into the newly created 4th district.[25] But as soon as the maps were released, Schweikert announced he would run in the 6th district. That district had previously been the 3rd, represented by fellow Republican freshman Ben Quayle. In a statement announcing his reelection plans, Schweikert pointed out that he had grown up in Scottsdale—most of which had been drawn into the 6th as well—had represented it in both the state house and in Congress and owned a second home there.[26] A revised map, however, placed Schweikert's Fountain Hills home in the reconfigured 6th.[27][28]

Quayle, whose home in Phoenix had been drawn into the 9th but was just outside the boundaries of the 6th, also opted to seek reelection in the 6th. During the bitter primary, Schweikert was widely criticized for a mailer that accused Quayle of "going both ways", suggesting that he was bisexual. On the reverse, the mailer listed issues on which it claimed Quayle had taken both liberal and conservative positions. Senator Jon Kyl, who had represented the district from 1987 to 1995, said that "such campaign tactics insult the voters, degrade politics and expose those who stoop to them as unworthy of high office", and Senator John McCain said the mailer was one of the "worst that I have seen" and that it "crosses the boundary of decent political dialogue and discourse." Quayle's spokeswoman called the mailer "utterly false" and "a sleazy smear tactic." Schweikert's spokesman responded that people "should get their minds out of the gutter" because the mailer was "obviously" referring to "'both ways'—as in liberal and conservative." The Arizona Republic asked two political scientists to review the mailer; both said that they had "never seen anybody accuse someone of flip-flopping [on political issues] that way" and said that it was "difficult to believe" that the sexual suggestion was unintentional.[29][30][31][32]

Although the 6th contained almost two-thirds of Quayle's constituents, Schweikert defeated Quayle in the primary–in what was then a heavily Republican district–53% to 47%.[33] He was reelected with 62% of the vote.[34]

2014

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Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 6

Schweikert was easily reelected in 2014, winning over 60% of the vote.

2016

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Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 6

Schweikert was easily reelected in 2016, winning over 60% of the vote.

2018

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Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 6

In 2018, Democratic tech executive Anita Malik held him to only 55% of the vote despite spending very little money.[35] Malik won 44%,[36] the first time a Democrat had crossed the 40% mark in what is now the 6th since 1976, when Eldon Rudd won election by only 707 votes in what was then the 4th District[37] (the district was numbered as the 3rd from 2003 to 2013, and has been the 6th since 2013).

2020

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Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 6

In 2020, Schweikert was challenged by Democrat Hiral Tipirneni, who had run in the neighboring 8th district two years earlier. The Cook Political Report rated the race a tossup, partly due to the district's changing demographics. According to Cook Political Report, the 6th has the most college graduates in Arizona;[35] in recent years, college graduates had trended away from the GOP.[38] Schweikert defeated Tipirneni with 52% of the vote.[39]

2022

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Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 1

In 2022, Schweikert ran for reelection in the newly redrawn 1st district.[40] He defeated Democratic nominee Jevin Hodge in the general election by less than one percent of the vote.[41]

2024

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Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 1

Schweikert ran for reelection in 2024 against Democratic nominee Amish Shah, an emergency room physician.[42] Schweikert defeated Shah in the November 2024 general election.[43]

Tenure

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116th Congress (2019–2021)

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Schweikert joined representatives Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar in voting against the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. He called it "one of the more difficult votes I've ever had to make." While the bill included some components he helped write, he voted against it due to the limited time to read it.[44]

In 2018, the United States House Committee on Ethics launched an investigation into Schweikert and his chief of staff, Oliver Schwab, over funds misuse.[45] On July 30, 2020, Schweikert admitted to 11 violation counts and agreed to an official reprimand by the House and a $50,000 fine.[46][47] The committee found undisclosed loans and campaign contributions; misuse of campaign contributions for personal use; improper spending by his office; and pressuring staffers to do political work. The House Ethics Committee also faulted him for evasive, misleading, and stalling tactics that helped him skirt more serious violations.[48] The report laid out a "surprisingly sizable amount of misconduct over a seven year period." Schweikert said these were inadvertent errors, but the committee reported that "the weight of the evidence" did not support his contention.[49]

117th Congress (2021–2023)

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On January 6, 2021, Schweikert was at the U.S. Capitol for the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count during the January 6 United States Capitol attack.[50] Schweikert voted to certify Arizona's votes but voted against certifying Pennsylvania's votes. In the wake of the Capitol attack, Schweikert voted against the second impeachment of Donald Trump.[51] In March 2021, he voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[52]

As of April 2023, Schweikert had voted in line with President Biden's stated position 12.3% of the time.[53]

Committee assignments

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For the 118th Congress:[54]

The House Republican Steering Committee removed Schweikert from the Committee on Financial Services in late 2012 as part of a larger party leadership-caucus shift.[55][56] He, Justin Amash and Tim Huelskamp wrote to House Speaker John Boehner asking why they had lost their committee posts.[57] Politico quoted a spokesperson for Representative Lynn Westmoreland saying that Schweikert, Amash and Huelskamp were removed for "their inability to work with other members."[58][59]: p.2 

Caucus memberships

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Political positions

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Congressman Schweikert speaking at a rally in August 2014.

Abortion

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Schweikert holds an anti-abortion stance[66] and supported the 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.[67] However, when the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban in April 2024, Schweikert expressed opposition to the ruling.[68]

Schweikert advocates for the Hyde Amendment, which restricts federal funding for abortion services except in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the mother's life, and supports making this restriction permanent.[69] He also opposes funding for Planned Parenthood and has backed legislation to exclude the organization from any federally funded programs.[70][71]

Cannabis

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Schweikert has a "B" rating from NORML for his voting record on cannabis-related issues. He supports allowing veterans access to medical cannabis, provided it is legal in their state and recommended by their Veterans Health Administration doctor. He has voted twice in favor of this through the Veterans Equal Access Amendment.[72]

Foreign policy

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In 2016, Schweikert opposed President Obama's proposal to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.[73] Schweikert was critical of the Iran nuclear deal, calling it "disastrous."[74] In 2015, Schweikert was one of 26 Republicans to vote against a Republican leadership-sponsored defense spending proposal, voicing concerns about increasing defense expenditures without corresponding budget offsets.[75]

In 2021, Schweikert was among 75 House Republicans who voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which would require women to register for the draft.[76][77]

In 2023, he voted with 47 other Republicans in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which would have directed President Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[78][79]

Gun policy

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In 2015, he introduced legislation to remove firearm sales and ammunition from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's list of high-risk industries.[80] In 2016, he proposed legislation to remove the District of Columbia's requirement that people seeking concealed carry permits demonstrate a "good reason" to do so.[81][82]

Health care

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Schweikert has repeatedly voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).[83][84][85][86] During Republican efforts to replace and repeal the ACA in 2017, he pushed for proposals to repeal more components of the ACA than other members of his party.[87] He played a key role in whipping votes to repeal the ACA, in particular from fellow members of the Freedom Caucus.[88][89] He has argued that the Affordable Care Act is "an economy killer" because of "the cost it has on companies, taxpayers and individuals".[90]

Economic policy

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Schweikert has been an outspoken critic of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which overhauled financial regulation in the aftermath of the Great Recession, opposing both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Volcker Rule.[91]

Schweikert supported legislation to reverse a U.S. Department of Labor rule that established a fiduciary standard for retirement and pension advisers, requiring financial advisers to prioritize their clients' financial interests over their own.[92]

In 2011, Schweikert wrote a letter to President Obama asking him to return royalties from U.S. embassies' purchases of books written by the president.[93]

Schweikert opposed the 2011 United States federal budget, objecting to appropriations to expand the Smithsonian Institution, conduct research, and build high-speed rail.[94]

In 2015, Schweikert was one of 17 Republicans to oppose the 2015 United States federal budget, arguing that it did not sufficiently address mandatory spending on entitlement programs.[95] He has called for cutting spending on Medicare and Social Security,[96] arguing that "hard choices" must be made.[94]

Schweikert voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[97]

Iraq

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In June 2021, Schweikert was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the 2002 AUMF Against Iraq.[98][99]

Antitrust bill

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In 2022, Schweikert joined 39 other Republicans in supporting the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, a bipartisan antitrust measure designed to address anti-competitive corporate behavior.[100][101]

Personal life

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Schweikert and his wife, Joyce, live in Fountain Hills, Arizona.[102] They adopted a daughter in 2015[103] and a son in 2022.[104] Schweikert is Roman Catholic.[105]

Electoral history

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1990

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1990 Arizona House of Representatives 28th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lisa Graham 40,925 44.40
Republican David Schweikert 31,175 33.82
Democratic Bill Searle 20,051 21.75
Write-in (R) Bonnie Francis 30 0.03
Total votes 92,181 100.0

1992

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1992 Arizona House of Representatives 28th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lisa Graham (incumbent) 47,396 59.06
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 32,852 40.94
Total votes 80,248 100.0
Republican hold
Republican hold

1994

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1994 Arizona's 6th congressional district Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. D. Hayworth 21,109 45.26
Republican David Schweikert 9,565 20.51
Republican Gary Husk 6,500 13.94
Republican David Smith 5,093 10.92
Republican Ramona Liston 4,376 9.38
Total votes 46,643 100

2008

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2008 Arizona's 5th congressional district Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert 14,233 29.50
Republican Susan Bitter Smith 13,212 27.38
Republican Laura Knaperek 7,523 15.59
Republican Mark Anderson 6,539 13.55
Republican Jim Ogsbury 6,042 12.52
Republican Lee Gentry 706 1.46
Total votes 48,262 100
2008 Arizona's 5th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Mitchell (incumbent) 149,033 53.16
Republican David Schweikert 122,165 27.38
Libertarian Warren Severin 9,158 3.27
Write-in Ralph Hughes 9 0.00
Total votes 280,365 100
Democratic hold

2010

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2010 Arizona's 5th congressional district Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert 26,678 37.23
Republican Jim Ward 18,480 25.79
Republican Susan Bitter Smith 17,297 24.14
Republican Chris Salvino 7,156 9.99
Republican Lee Gentry 1,157 1.61
Republican Mark Spinks 884 1.23
Total votes 71,652 100
2010 Arizona's 5th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert 110,374 52.01
Democratic Harry Mitchell (incumbent) 122,165 27.38
Libertarian Nick Coons 10,127 4.44
Total votes 212,250 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

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2012 Arizona's 5th congressional district Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 41,821 51.48
Republican Ben Quayle 39,414 48.52
Total votes 81,235 100
2012 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 179,706 61.30
Democratic Matt Jette 97,666 3.31
Libertarian Jack Anderson 10,167 3.47
Green Mark Salazar 5,637 1.91
Write-in James Ketover 1 0.00
Total votes 233,175 100
Republican hold

2014

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2014 Arizona's 6th congressional district Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 129,578 64.86
Republican Russ Wittenberg 15,535 19.7
Total votes 145,113 100
2014 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 129,578 64.86
Democratic John Williamson 70,198 35.14
Total votes 199,776 100
Republican hold

2016

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2016 Arizona's 6th congressional district Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 63,378 80.3
Republican Russ Wittenburg 15,535 19.7
Total votes 78,913 100
2016 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 201,578 62.1
Democratic John Williamson 122,866 37.9
Total votes 324,444 100
Republican hold

2018

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2018 Arizona's 6th congressional district Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 83,406 100
Total votes 83,406 100
2018 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 173,140 55.2
Democratic Anita Malik 140,559 44.8
Total votes 313,699 100
Republican hold

2020

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2020 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 217,783 52.2
Democratic Hiral Tipirneni 199,644 47.8
Total votes 417,427 100
Republican hold

2022

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2022 Arizona's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 182,336 50.4
Democratic Jevin Hodge 179,141 49.6
Total votes 361,477 100
Republican hold

2024

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2024 Arizona's 1st congressional district Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 62,811 62.7
Republican Kim George 27,587 27.5
Republican Robert Backie 9,854 9.78
Total votes 100,252 100
2024 Arizona's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent)
Democratic Amish Shah
Total votes

See also

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References

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    Gary Husk (R) 6,500
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    David Schweikert (R) 9,565
    David Smith (R) 5,093
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