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United States House of Representatives
Alexander Kolodin
U.S. Representative AZ-01 (NOT RUNNING — pivoted to AZ Secretary of State 2026; endorsed Joseph Chaplik for AZ-01)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 34 of 34 dynamic max
· 17 of 50 answered
Last verified: · scorecard-level timestamp
✝ God First
24/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
10/ 40
National Rank
#4,394 of 8,776 · bottom 49.9% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
July 21, 2026
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Official Profile
Religion: Jewish — Russian-Jewish heritage (Wikipedia categorization 'Jewish state legislators in Arizona'); campaign bio uses Christian-liberty framing 'protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles'
Background: Arizona State Representative (LD-3 Scottsdale) since Jan 9, 2023. Chair of Select Committee on Election Integrity. Member: Federalism/Military Affairs/Elections; Judiciary; Public Safety. Member of Arizona Freedom Caucus. Georgetown undergrad; UPenn Law. Former Reagan Fellow at Goldwater Institute's Scharf Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation. PIVOTED OFFICES MAR 31 2025: NOT running for AZ-01 U.S. House — running for ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE in 2026 (R primary July 21, 2026); Apr 2026 NextGen poll: leads AZ GOP Chair Gina Swoboda by 9 pts. Endorsed former Rep. Joseph Chaplik for AZ-01 instead. 2020 Kraken-adjacent election lawyer for Trump campaign; State Bar of Arizona sanctioned/18-mo probation Dec 2023, ~$2,700 court costs. Husband, father of two; lives in Scottsdale.
AZ State Rep LD-3 (R) since Jan 2023; AZ Freedom Caucus; Chair Select Committee on Election Integrity. CANDIDACY: Announced AZ Secretary of State campaign Mar 31, 2025; NOT running for AZ-01 (which the existing scorecard record incorrectly placed him in). [2026-06 federal autopilot — scored on AZ state-rep record at federal-tier rubric] HARD evidence wins (state record applied to federal-tier rubric): Sponsored HB 2681 (in-person exam requirement for chemical abortion); YES SB 1600 born-alive infant protection; YES HB 2547 prohibiting state funds to abortion providers; NO HB 2677 (2024 repeal of 1864 abortion ban — voted to keep total ban); signed 2024 AZ GOP platform minority dissent against softening on abortion ('We're willing to kill infants to win an election... it's not worth our souls'; right-to-life-from-conception language); on-record marriage-as-man-woman position; supported 2025 ban on birth-certificate gender changes; KEY DRAFTER of Prop 314 (Secure the Border Act 2024); sponsored HCR 2001 (2026) Secure Elections Act requiring voter-ID and banning foreign election money; sponsored HB 2785 (2024) election deadline reconciliation w/ federal ECRA; sponsored 'Shall Not Be Infringed Act' (2025) repealing AZ machine gun/silencer/SBR/pipe-bomb bans; 2020 Kraken-adjacent litigation. NO HARD EVIDENCE FOUND on foreign-policy-restraint, industry-capture, federal CBDC/BBA positions — left null (state rep with no federal exposure). Religion: Jewish but campaign bio uses Christian-liberty framing.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[5]
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)[6]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
Not yet verified
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Not yet verified
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Not yet verified
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
TRUE (+2)[9]
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)[10]
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
TRUE (+2)[10]
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)[12]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)[12]
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)[12]
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
TRUE (+2)[13]
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_KolodinEncyclopedia
www.alexforaz.com/meet-alex/Unclassified
Choice Tracker — Abortion VotesLeft Advocacy
ivoterguide.com/candidate?canK=53847Right Advocacy
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Signed 2024 AZ GOP platform minority dissent affirming 'right to life of every human being from conception to natural death.' Unclassified
Signed 2024 AZ GOP platform minority dissent affirming 'right to life of every human being from conception to natural death.'
- [2]YES SB 1600 (Mar 30, 2023) requiring providers to preserve life of infants born alive. Left Advocacy
YES SB 1600 (Mar 30, 2023) requiring providers to preserve life of infants born alive.
- [3]NO HB 2677 (Apr 2024) repealing AZ 1864 near-total abortion ban — voted to keep total ban. Unclassified
NO HB 2677 (Apr 2024) repealing AZ 1864 near-total abortion ban — voted to keep total ban.
- [4]NO HB 2677 (Apr 2024) repealing AZ 1864 near-total abortion ban — voted to keep total ban. Unclassified
NO HB 2677 (Apr 2024) repealing AZ 1864 near-total abortion ban — voted to keep total ban.
- [5]On-record: 'governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman, with no other definition... legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds'; would have preferred AZ GOP platform call Obergefell 'legally flawed.' Unclassified
On-record: 'governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman, with no other definition... legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds'; would have preferred AZ GOP platform call Obergefell 'legally flawed.'
- [6]Supported 2025 AZ ban on birth-certificate gender amendment — protects biological-sex framework. Unclassified
Supported 2025 AZ ban on birth-certificate gender amendment — protects biological-sex framework.
- [7]Campaign bio: 'protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles'; iVoterGuide religious-liberty priority. Right Advocacy
Campaign bio: 'protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles'; iVoterGuide religious-liberty priority.
- [8]Campaign bio: 'protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles'; iVoterGuide religious-liberty priority. Unclassified
Campaign bio: 'protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles'; iVoterGuide religious-liberty priority.
- [9]Supported 2023 AZ hand-count of votes bill — paper-ballot / oppose-machines posture. Encyclopedia
Supported 2023 AZ hand-count of votes bill — paper-ballot / oppose-machines posture.
- [10]Sponsored HCR 2001 AZ Secure Elections Act (2026) requiring concurrent govt-issued voter ID for ballot drop-off. Unclassified
Sponsored HCR 2001 AZ Secure Elections Act (2026) requiring concurrent govt-issued voter ID for ballot drop-off.
- [11]Sponsored HCR 2001 AZ Secure Elections Act (2026) requiring concurrent govt-issued voter ID for ballot drop-off. Official
Sponsored HCR 2001 AZ Secure Elections Act (2026) requiring concurrent govt-issued voter ID for ballot drop-off.
- [12]KEY DRAFTER of Prop 314 (2024 AZ Secure the Border Act) — criminalizes illegal entry + authorizes local-police detention/deportation. Unclassified
KEY DRAFTER of Prop 314 (2024 AZ Secure the Border Act) — criminalizes illegal entry + authorizes local-police detention/deportation.
- [13]Sponsored 'Shall Not Be Infringed Act' (2025) — rationale: 'If the right to bear arms shall not be infringed, how can we have a category of weapons that are prohibited?' Unclassified
Sponsored 'Shall Not Be Infringed Act' (2025) — rationale: 'If the right to bear arms shall not be infringed, how can we have a category of weapons that are prohibited?'
- [14]Sponsored repeal of AZ bans on machine guns, silencers, short-barrel rifles, and pipe bombs — federal NFA/GCA-restriction-style state preemption. Unclassified
Sponsored repeal of AZ bans on machine guns, silencers, short-barrel rifles, and pipe bombs — federal NFA/GCA-restriction-style state preemption.
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