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Rick McCartney
U.S. Representative AZ-01 (2026 D primary candidate · open seat · Schweikert vacancy)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
0/ 40
National Rank
#8,574 of 8,966 · bottom 4.4% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
July 21, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Official Profile
Religion: No public statement of religious affiliation (Fordham University grad — Jesuit Catholic institution — but no personal faith stated)
Background: Founder/publisher In Business Magazine (Greater Phoenix); President/CEO InMedia Company. Chair Maricopa County Workforce Development Board. Board Chair one•n•ten (Arizona's largest nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ youth). Openly gay, married to husband Korwyn, son Camron. Fordham University grad.
CANDIDACY VERIFIED (2026-06-02): on the 2026 AZ-01 D primary ballot (July 21 2026). FEC committee active, ~$467,698 raised / ~$355,130 COH through Q3 2025 (incl. $250K candidate self-loan). Active campaign site + Instagram + LinkedIn. [2026-06 federal refinement, social-media protocol] D-orthodox on life/marriage/family with two notable cross-party deviations and modest center-left framing: HARD on (1) codify Roe federally, support abortion-medication access + interstate travel; (2) pass the Equality Act, 'protect trans youth'; (3) restore VRA, end partisan gerrymandering; (4) impeach Trump/Noem when warranted. CROSS-PARTY DEVIATIONS / NOTABLE: signed U.S. Term Limits pledge (3 House terms / 2 Senate terms) — unusual for a D primary candidate; 'smart border security' framing alongside pathway to citizenship + Dreamer protections (moderate-D triangulation for an R-leaning swing district); 'supports strong U.S.-Israel relationship' BUT 'critical of Netanyahu-era policies and far-right governance' / opposes 'blank check' (Israel-critical-left lean). NO HARD evidence on guns, taxes, ESA, voter ID, vaccine mandates, police funding, or Iran posture — null those cells. No major national org endorsements (DCCC / EMILY's List / LGBTQ Victory Fund / Equality PAC); endorsement bench is local AZ Dems plus Mike Schmuhl (former Buttigieg campaign manager) — signals New Democrat / Buttigieg-world lane. Polling well behind Amish Shah and Jonathan Treble per HighGround AZ poll.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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A declared pro-abortion-rights candidate who explicitly pledges to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law, protect access to abortion medication, and uphold the legal right to travel across state lines to obtain abortions — directly rejecting any life-at-conception standard.
- mccartneyforcongress.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
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
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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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Supports passing the Equality Act to expand federal civil rights protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity into schools and public accommodations — the policy promotion of LGBTQ ideology the rubric opposes. His platform explicitly includes protecting trans youth.
- mccartneyforcongress.comUnclassified
- azmirror.comUnclassified
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
FALSE (0)[1]
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
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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
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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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
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Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
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1 claim
Advocates for 'a clear pathway to citizenship for immigrants who contribute to the economy,' including protections for Dreamers and an end to mass deportation proceedings — opposing mandatory deportation of illegal aliens, which is the rubric's position.
- mccartneyforcongress.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
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
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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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Sources & Evidence
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mccartneyforcongress.com/Unclassified
www.mccartneyforcongress.com/meet-rickUnclassified
www.mccartneyforcongress.com/prioritiesUnclassified
mccartneyforcongress.com/endorsementsUnclassified
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- [1]Platform statement: 'government has no business interfering in personal medical decisions'; supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law, abortion medication access, and interstate travel for abortion services. Unclassified
Platform statement: 'government has no business interfering in personal medical decisions'; supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law, abortion medication access, and interstate travel for abortion services.
- [2]Openly gay, married to husband Korwyn; raises son Camron — personally rejects man-woman exclusive marriage. Unclassified
Openly gay, married to husband Korwyn; raises son Camron — personally rejects man-woman exclusive marriage.
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