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Jay Feely
U.S. Representative AZ-01 (2026 R primary — Trump-endorsed Jan 6 2026 dual-endorsement w/ Swoboda; open Schweikert seat; primary July 21 2026)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
57
/ 100
F
Raw: 8 of 14 dynamic max
· 7 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
4/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
6/ 40
National Rank
#4,654 of 8,966 · bottom 48.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
July 21, 2026
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Official Profile
Religion: Christian (evangelical-aligned) — served Gilbert Christian Schools board 2016-2020 (Protestant evangelical); attended Jesuit High School Tampa FL (Catholic education background); wife Rebecca taught anatomy/biology at Gilbert Christian HS. Cites 'faith, family, future generations'; received 2023 House of Refuge Legacy Award for faith-based service. Does NOT publicly self-identify Catholic in campaign materials.
Background: Thomas James 'Jay' Feely (b. May 23 1976, Odessa FL). 14-season NFL placekicker (Falcons/Giants/Dolphins/Chiefs/Jets/Cardinals/Bears 2001-2014; 4 years AZ Cardinals 2010-2013); Cardinals Walter Payton Man of the Year 2013; CBS Sports NFL analyst post-retirement; former NFLPA rep (2011 lockout). Univ. of Michigan grad (1997 national-champ team). Launched 2026 House bid April 2025 for AZ-05 (Biggs seat); after Trump endorsed Mark Lamb in AZ-05, switched to AZ-01 Dec 19 2025. Trump dual-endorsement (w/ Swoboda) Jan 6 2026. NRCC MAGA Majority program March 2026. $740K+ raised Q1 2026. FEC committee H6AZ05190 (still references AZ-05 from original filing).
AZ-01 OPEN-SEAT R PRIMARY CANDIDATE (Trump-endorsed Jan 6 2026 dual w/ Swoboda; Swoboda later withdrew). Cited TRUEs: 'finish the wall' (border q0); 'Boys should not be competing against girls in sports' + codify women's-sports fairness law (biblical_marriage q2); 'I will stand unapologetically with Israel' (Israel support, but doesn't violate foreign_policy q2 hostile-nation aid criterion). Cited FALSEs (CROSS-PARTY DEVIATIONS): publicly defended mail-in voting as 'safe' (thegatewaypundit.com 2025-10 — election q2, q3); 'in lockstep with Trump on the war with Iran' = Iran-hawk, NOT restraint (foreign q1 FALSE). Also publicly condemned Trump and Trump supporters on Jan 6 as 'failure in leadership' and 'huge mistake' — compared Trump J6 pardons to 'BLM rioters'; supported Bush/Kasich/Rubio over Trump 2016; called Obama 'best orator' — well-documented liberal/centrist past, recently pivoted to MAGA rhetoric to secure Trump endorsement. NO voting record. Christian-evangelical-aligned (Gilbert Christian Schools board) but campaign Issues page does NOT list abortion/life — that absence is itself a yellow flag on a Christian-conservative scorecard. NULL on all sanctity_of_life cells (do not infer); NULL on most family/christian_liberty cells. TCJA-extension support is the only cited econ position but maps to none of the federal econ rubric cells (CBDC/sound-money/BBA/usury/WEF) — all econ NULL. Generic 2A language only — all self_defense NULL.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
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Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
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Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
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Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
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Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
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Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Self-described 'fiscal conservative' whose campaign explicitly focuses on delivering 'lower costs for Arizona's families' — language consistent with anti-deficit, reduced-government-spending positions aligned with the rubric's preference for balanced-budget governance.
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Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)[1]
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Selected for NRCC's MAGA Majority fund (March 2026) and endorsed by President Trump (January 6, 2026) — America-First endorsement and fund selection explicitly tied to platforms calling for border-wall funding and military enforcement of the southern border.
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Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
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Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)
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Campaign website explicitly lists 'Defend Our Second Amendment Rights' as one of five core platform pillars, pledging to protect constitutional carry and oppose federal restrictions on firearm ownership — directly aligning with the rubric's constitutional-carry priority.
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
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Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
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Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
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Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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www.jayfeelyforcongress.com/meet-jayUnclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Campaign Issues page: 'Boys should not be competing against girls in sports'; pledges to codify women's-athletics fairness law + oppose 'radical gender ideology' — affirms biological-sex categories Unclassified
Campaign Issues page: 'Boys should not be competing against girls in sports'; pledges to codify women's-athletics fairness law + oppose 'radical gender ideology' — affirms biological-sex categories
- [2]Publicly defended mail-in voting as 'safe' Oct 2025; claimed R who vote by mail are 'more educated' — opposes single-day-in-person-voting standard Unclassified
Publicly defended mail-in voting as 'safe' Oct 2025; claimed R who vote by mail are 'more educated' — opposes single-day-in-person-voting standard
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