David Schweikert
Republican · AZ-1 · U.S. House
Bio
David Sheridan Schweikert is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2023, previously representing the 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2023 and the 5th from 2011 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district includes most of northern Phoenix as well as Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Cave Creek.
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Issue profile
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Bailing House members now regretful as effort to escape chaos ends careers: reportLawmakers fleeing the chaotic House of Representatives for the greener pastures of higher office are finding the doors are shut to them by unimpressed voters, according to a report.Nearly 30 House members have discovered that service in Congress has become a …
Raw Story · June 5, 2026
No, It's Not Rahm Emanuel. Graham Platner Is the Future of the Democratic PartyLast Thursday, populist Democratic candidate Graham Platner shook up the Democratic establishment when his primary competitor, Maine Governor Janet Mills, suspended her Senate campaign amid polls showing her badly trailing Platner, an oyster farmer who had co…
Common Dreams · May 8, 2026
This is the only way to scorch Trump — and the Dems still don't get itFriends,Last Thursday, populist Democratic candidate Graham Platner shook up the Democratic establishment when his primary competitor, Maine Governor Janet Mills, suspended her Senate campaign amid polls showing her badly trailing Platner, an oyster farmer wh…
Raw Story · May 8, 2026
GOP activists giving up hope on the party's future due to Trump's war: reportRepublican Party activists are concerned that Donald Trump's war with Iran will cost the party in the midterm elections and more, a Wall Street Journal report is showingRepresentatives and activists fretted over the longer-term impact of the war, with some su…
Raw Story · April 18, 2026
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