Updated Official List of Arizona Federal Candidates In 2022 General Election

The Arizona Secretary of State’s office has updated the official list of federal candidates on the General Election ballot with qualified write-in candidates.

This election is a referendum on American democracy. If you believe in the American democracy that we have enjoyed for the past 246 years, and you do not want to live under a dystopian GQP authoritarianism, you must not vote for any Republicans. The seditious insurrectionist must suffer a catastrophic defeat as just punishment for their disloyalty and treason. Even if you have never voted for a Democrat in the past, this year voting for a straight Democratic Party ticket is the only option you have to save American democracy from a dystopian GQP authoritarianism.

All four of Arizona’s current Republican members of Congress were among the 147 Republican lawmakers who still objected to the election results even after the Capitol attack, and thus provided aid and comfort to the violent insurrectionists in violation of 18 U.S. Code § 2383:

Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

In addition, they are disqualified from holding office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment:

Section 3

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

In addition, Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar have been implicated in the planning of the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Arizona Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar implicated by activist in Capitol insurrection; Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff.

Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters is a “Big Lie” election denier as well, and has said he would not have voted to certify the 2020 election.

New districts:

U.S. Senate

Mark Kelly (D)
Ty McLean,Jr. (D write-in candidate)
Todd Smeltzer (D write-in candidate)
William Taylor (D write-in candidate)
Blake Masters (R)
Sherrise Bordes (R write-in candidate)
Christopher Bullock (R write-in candidate)
Edward Davida (R write-in candidate)
Roxanne Rodriguez (R write-in candidate)
Marc Victor (LBT)
Lester “Skip” Maul (IND write-in candidate)

U.S. Representative in Congress

District 1

Jevin Hodge (D)
David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Tom O’Halleran (D)
Eli Crane (R)
Chris Sarappo (IND write-in candidate)

District 3

Ruben Gallego (D)
Jeff Zink (R)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)
Kelly Cooper (R)
Stephan “Steve” Jones (IND write-in candidate)

District 5

Javier Ramos (D)
Debr Jo Borden (D write-in candidate)
Andy Biggs (R)
Clint Smith (IND)

District 6

Kirsten Engel (D)
Avery Thornton (D write-in candidate)
Juan Ciscomani (R)
Frank Bertone (IND write-in candidate)

District 7

Raúl Grijalva (D)
Luis Pozzolo (R)
Jeannett Garcia (R write-in candidate)

District 8

Debbie Lesko (R)
Alexandira Guzman (D write-in candidate)
Jeremy Spreitzer (D write-in candidate)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)
Richard Grayson (D write-in candidate)
Thomas ” Tom T.”  Tzitzura (D write-in candidate)