Arizona · individual fact

Arizona budget, debt, and interest

Arizona state-government finances, comparable debt and interest figures, and the enacted budget.

The national companion measures federal finances. Here the unit is Arizona state government. Federal debt is not allocated to Arizona; a state budget is not the federal budget.

State debt outstanding$6.88BFY2024 · #38 of 50 · highest first
Interest expenditure$292.93MFY2024 · #29 of 50 · highest first
Total state tax collections$25.1BFY2024 · #18 of 50 · highest first

Arizona over time

Explore Arizona readings, major events and reviewed actions on the same date scale. Arizona officeholders appear in separate lanes. National event evidence describes national context; it does not measure a Arizona effect.

Major events & context · A curated selection, including uncertain effects. Milestone dates do not establish that an event caused a Arizona change.

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Arizona government actions Arizona · source units

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Events and reviewed actionsNo saved observations in this range.Sep 1, 2005Apr 30, 2026
✦ Major events & context · 50National context · Hurricane Katrina emergency appropriations · 2005-09-08Katrina relief fundingNational context · Medicare prescription drug benefit begins · 2006-01-01Medicare Part D beginsNational context · Iraq and Afghanistan war funding assessment · 2007-07-31War funding assessmentNational context · Economic Stimulus Act tax rebates · 2008-02-132008 tax rebatesNational context · Treasury support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac · 2008-09-07Fannie / Freddie supportNational context · Great Financial Crisis and Great Recession · 2008-09-15Great Financial CrisisNational context · Emergency stabilization law creates TARP · 2008-10-03TARP stabilizationNational context · Federal Reserve cuts rates close to zero · 2008-12-16Fed near-zero ratesNational context · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act · 2009-02-17Recovery ActNational context · Affordable Care Act changes health financing · 2010-03-23Health-care financing lawNational context · Tax extensions and payroll-tax relief · 2010-12-172010 tax / benefit dealNational context · Budget Control Act and debt-limit agreement · 2011-08-022011 budget agreementNational context · S&P lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2011-08-05S&P rating downgradeNational context · Fiscal-cliff tax agreement · 2013-01-02Fiscal-cliff agreementNational context · Automatic federal spending cuts begin · 2013-03-01Federal spending cutsNational context · Shutdown ends and debt limit is suspended · 2013-10-172013 funding / debt dealNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 · 2013-12-262013 budget caps dealNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 · 2015-11-022015 budget / debt dealNational context · Fed begins lifting rates after the crisis · 2015-12-16Fed rate normalizationNational context · 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act · 2017-12-222017 tax lawNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 · 2018-02-092018 budget / debt dealNational context · 2018–19 partial government shutdown · 2018-12-222018–19 funding lapseNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 · 2019-08-022019 budget / debt dealNational context · COVID-19 pandemic · 2020-03-11COVID-19 pandemicNational context · Emergency rate cuts and Treasury purchases · 2020-03-15Fed pandemic responseNational context · CARES Act pandemic relief · 2020-03-27CARES Act reliefNational context · Further pandemic relief and annual funding · 2020-12-27December pandemic reliefNational context · American Rescue Plan · 2021-03-11American Rescue PlanNational context · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act · 2021-11-15Infrastructure fundingNational context · Congress raises the debt limit after two impasses · 2021-12-162021 debt-limit increaseNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2022 rate increases · 2022-03-16Fed rate increasesNational context · Semiconductor funding and investment credits · 2022-08-09CHIPS fundingNational context · PACT Act expands veterans’ benefits · 2022-08-10Veterans’ benefits expansionNational context · Inflation Reduction Act changes taxes and spending · 2022-08-16Energy / health / tax lawNational context · Student-loan cancellation cost recorded · 2022-09-30Loan-cost accountingNational context · Inflation and rates raise interest costs above forecasts · 2023-01-09Inflation / interest costsNational context · Fed reports suspension of Treasury payments · 2023-01-13Fed payments suspendedNational context · Disaster tax deadlines move into the next fiscal year · 2023-02-24Disaster tax deferralsNational context · Fiscal Responsibility Act · 2023-06-032023 debt-limit agreementNational context · Fitch lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2023-08-01Fitch rating downgradeNational context · Student-loan cost reversal lowers recorded outlays · 2023-08-31Loan-cost reversalNational context · National security supplemental funding · 2024-04-24Security supplementalNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2024 rate cuts · 2024-09-182024 Fed rate cutsNational context · Social Security Fairness Act becomes law · 2025-01-05Social Security benefitsNational context · Treasury begins extraordinary measures · 2025-01-21Debt-limit measuresNational context · Broad U.S. tariff announcement · 2025-04-02Tariffs / customs receiptsNational context · Moody’s lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2025-05-16Moody’s rating downgradeNational context · 2025 tax and spending reconciliation law · 2025-07-042025 tax / spending lawNational context · 2025 federal government shutdown · 2025-10-012025 funding lapseNational context · Supreme Court rejects IEEPA tariff authority · 2026-02-20Tariff authority ruling● Arizona Legislature · 1822● U.S. Congress · Arizona delegation · 2◆ Governor · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.■ Arizona agencies · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.2005-09-012026-04-30

20 of 20 reviewed Arizona actions match · 18 date markers shown. 50 major events shown separately.

How major events are selected

The timeline combines the corresponding national fact’s reviewed event catalog, labeled National context, with individually reviewed state milestones. State events use primary sources and distinguish signing, effective and filing dates. Each milestone keeps its source-check date, geographical limits and evidence limits. This curated selection is not a complete history.

Date ranges affect events and actions. Action type, status and official-name search affect government records only. Events remain separate from action counts. An event after the latest observation extends context without creating a new reading.

Arizona · state comparison

State debt and interest

Compare state-government balances and interest expenditure from the same Census fiscal-year survey.

Arizona · FY2024$6.88B
Arizona rank#38among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$1.1TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

State debt outstanding

Long-term debt outstanding plus short-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states. Excludes local-government debt. Dollar ranks describe scale, not credit quality.

Compare states on the graph

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Lower value · $728.59MHigher value · $166.39BStriped: unavailable

Color shows this measure’s value, not an overall state score. Select a state on the map, graph or dropdown to read its value, rank and comparison limits below.

Arizona · $6.88BFY2024 · Rank #38 of 50, highest firstSelected state

50 states shown · scroll to explore every state. Missing values have no bar and are excluded from ranks. Bars start at zero; #1 means the highest value.

Compare Arizona with every state · 50 ranked
State debt outstanding · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$166.39B—
#2New York$120.59B—
#3Texas$70.05B—
#4Massachusetts$65.87B—
#5New Jersey$57.23B—
#6Pennsylvania$48.67B—
#7Illinois$43.38B—
#8Virginia$33.73B—
#9Connecticut$33.27B—
#10Ohio$32.29B—
#11Washington$30.62B—
#12Maryland$25.9B—
#13Michigan$25.02B—
#14Colorado$23.57B—
#15Wisconsin$22.79B—
#16Florida$20.14B—
#17Minnesota$17.03B—
#18Oregon$16.91B—
#19Louisiana$16.09B—
#20South Carolina$15.36B—
#21West Virginia$15.08B—
#22Georgia$14.05B—
#23North Carolina$13.13B—
#24Hawaii$11.72B—
#25Rhode Island$11.41B—
#26Alabama$10.99B—
#27Oklahoma$10.15B—
#28Kentucky$10.08B—
#29Tennessee$9.03B—
#30Indiana$8.52B—
#31Iowa$8.06B—
#32Arkansas$8.05B—
#33Mississippi$7.72B—
#34New Hampshire$7.58B—
#35Kansas$7.16B—
#36New Mexico$7.12B—
#37Missouri$6.99B—
#38Arizona · your comparison$6.88B—
#39Alaska$5.72B—
#40Utah$5.55B—
#41Maine$5.3B—
#42North Dakota$4.89B—
#43South Dakota$4.67B—
#44Delaware$3.69B—
#45Nebraska$3.39B—
#46Nevada$2.89B—
#47Montana$2.76B—
#48Vermont$2.67B—
#49Wyoming$1.26B—
#50Idaho$728.59M—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Arizona · state comparison

Where state revenue comes from

All measures use Census state-government records for FY2024. Categories describe collections; they do not rank statutory tax rates.

Arizona · FY2024$13.16B
Arizona rank#11among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$465.4BSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

General sales-tax collections

Census category T09.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states.

Compare states on the graph

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Lower value · $0Higher value · $54.35BStriped: unavailable

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Arizona · $13.16BFY2024 · Rank #11 of 50, highest firstSelected state

50 states shown · scroll to explore every state. Missing values have no bar and are excluded from ranks. Bars start at zero; #1 means the highest value.

Compare Arizona with every state · 50 ranked
General sales-tax collections · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Texas$54.35B—
#2California$53.33B—
#3Florida$40.09B—
#4Washington$22.81B—
#5New York$19.99B—
#6Ohio$16.33B—
#7Illinois$16.05B—
#8Pennsylvania$15.6B—
#9New Jersey$14.31B—
#10Tennessee$14.08B—
#11Arizona · your comparison$13.16B—
#12Michigan$12.7B—
#13North Carolina$12.16B—
#14Indiana$10.96B—
#15Massachusetts$9.4B—
#16Georgia$9.01B—
#17Minnesota$8.49B—
#18Nevada$8.4B—
#19Wisconsin$7.59B—
#20Virginia$7.4B—
#21Maryland$6.85B—
#22South Carolina$6.44B—
#23Connecticut$6.23B—
#24Kentucky$5.8B—
#25Missouri$5.26B—
#26Mississippi$5.07B—
#27Arkansas$5.07B—
#28Louisiana$4.87B—
#29Hawaii$4.79B—
#30Colorado$4.67B—
#31Iowa$4.64B—
#32Utah$4.63B—
#33Alabama$4.59B—
#34Kansas$4.33B—
#35New Mexico$4.33B—
#36Oklahoma$3.81B—
#37Idaho$3.09B—
#38Nebraska$2.97B—
#39Maine$2.35B—
#40West Virginia$1.82B—
#41South Dakota$1.68B—
#42Rhode Island$1.63B—
#43Oregon$1.34B—
#44North Dakota$1.32B—
#45Wyoming$1.01B—
#46Vermont$597.33M—
#47Alaska$0—
#47Delaware$0—
#47Montana$0—
#47New Hampshire$0—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Arizona · state comparison

Where state operating spending goes

Census categories allow consistent comparisons. These selected categories are not a breakdown of the current Arizona appropriations act.

Arizona · FY2024$26.02B
Arizona rank#11among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$1.02TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Public welfare current operations

Current operations for public welfare institutions and other public welfare, excluding capital and transfers.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states.

Compare states on the graph

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Lower value · $1.09BHigher value · $156.71BStriped: unavailable

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Arizona · $26.02BFY2024 · Rank #11 of 50, highest firstSelected state

50 states shown · scroll to explore every state. Missing values have no bar and are excluded from ranks. Bars start at zero; #1 means the highest value.

Compare Arizona with every state · 50 ranked
Public welfare current operations · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$156.71B—
#2New York$97.35B—
#3Texas$57.32B—
#4Illinois$41.13B—
#5Florida$40.11B—
#6Ohio$39.77B—
#7Pennsylvania$39.34B—
#8Massachusetts$34.12B—
#9North Carolina$30.64B—
#10New Jersey$28.06B—
#11Arizona · your comparison$26.02B—
#12Michigan$24.37B—
#13Virginia$23.68B—
#14Minnesota$23.37B—
#15Indiana$22.93B—
#16Maryland$21.61B—
#17Kentucky$20.54B—
#18Oregon$20.47B—
#19Washington$19.6B—
#20Georgia$18.99B—
#21Louisiana$18.69B—
#22Tennessee$16.42B—
#23Wisconsin$16.26B—
#24Missouri$15.65B—
#25Oklahoma$14.57B—
#26Colorado$13.6B—
#27South Carolina$12.84B—
#28New Mexico$10.72B—
#29Iowa$10.26B—
#30Alabama$9.73B—
#31Arkansas$8.67B—
#32Mississippi$8.08B—
#33Utah$6.91B—
#34Kansas$6.84B—
#35Nevada$6.62B—
#36West Virginia$6.24B—
#37Maine$5.7B—
#38Nebraska$4.97B—
#39Connecticut$4.88B—
#40Rhode Island$4.54B—
#41Hawaii$4.14B—
#42Delaware$3.97B—
#43Idaho$3.73B—
#44Alaska$3.27B—
#45Montana$2.89B—
#46New Hampshire$2.72B—
#47Vermont$2.69B—
#48North Dakota$2.09B—
#49South Dakota$1.95B—
#50Wyoming$1.09B—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Arizona · state comparison

State operating costs and the enacted budget

The enacted plan, spending categories and audited activity use different periods and accounting scopes; they are kept separate.

Arizona · FY2024$38.71B
Arizona rank#17among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$2.04TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Current operation expenditure

Sum of Census current-operation expenditure categories, excluding capital outlay, interest, and assistance/subsidy expenditure.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states. This FY2024 comparison differs in scope and period from Arizona’s FY2027 appropriations and Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 audit shown below.

Compare states on the graph

Hover or focus a bar to inspect its value and rank. Use the up and down arrows, Home or End to explore states. Click, tap or press Enter to keep a state selected. Arizona stays highlighted. Values use the same measure and period.

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Lower value · $4.01BHigher value · $287.03BStriped: unavailable

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Arizona · $38.71BFY2024 · Rank #17 of 50, highest firstSelected state

50 states shown · scroll to explore every state. Missing values have no bar and are excluded from ranks. Bars start at zero; #1 means the highest value.

Compare Arizona with every state · 50 ranked
Current operation expenditure · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$287.03B—
#2New York$161.37B—
#3Texas$136.18B—
#4Florida$86.61B—
#5Pennsylvania$77.15B—
#6Illinois$75.67B—
#7Ohio$66.77B—
#8New Jersey$64.53B—
#9Massachusetts$61.38B—
#10North Carolina$59.01B—
#11Michigan$57.27B—
#12Virginia$53.45B—
#13Washington$49.82B—
#14Georgia$45.19B—
#15Maryland$45.06B—
#16Oregon$41.41B—
#17Arizona · your comparison$38.71B—
#18Minnesota$38.1B—
#19Indiana$37.4B—
#20Kentucky$36.94B—
#21Wisconsin$34.5B—
#22Missouri$34.43B—
#23South Carolina$32.85B—
#24Colorado$32.73B—
#25Louisiana$31.67B—
#26Tennessee$31.12B—
#27Alabama$26.99B—
#28Oklahoma$24.28B—
#29Utah$22.7B—
#30New Mexico$21.94B—
#31Connecticut$21.22B—
#32Iowa$19.89B—
#33Kansas$18.39B—
#34Hawaii$16.62B—
#35Mississippi$16.46B—
#36Arkansas$16.28B—
#37West Virginia$13.19B—
#38Nevada$12.43B—
#39Nebraska$10.41B—
#40Maine$10.12B—
#41Delaware$9.24B—
#42Rhode Island$8.93B—
#43Alaska$8.4B—
#44Idaho$8.21B—
#45New Hampshire$7.12B—
#46Montana$6.44B—
#47Vermont$6.28B—
#48North Dakota$5.63B—
#49South Dakota$4.55B—
#50Wyoming$4.01B—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Where State tax revenue comes from

FY2024 audited actual

Shares of the $22.7 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for Arizona's primary government in the latest published audited ACFR. The denominator excludes grants, charges for services, investment earnings, land-sale gains, miscellaneous revenue, and local-government tax collections.

Sales taxes
$12.4B · 54.4%
Income taxes
$6.4B · 28.1%
Motor vehicle and fuel taxes
$2.6B · 11.6%
Other taxes
$1.0B · 4.6%
Tobacco taxes
$253.5M · 1.1%
State property-tax revenue
$44.2M · 0.2%

FY2027 all-sources spending plan

FY2027 enacted budget

Every category in the official Total Spending — All Sources chart is assigned exactly once to one of these service groups. The amounts retain the source chart's $0.1 million precision and reconcile to its reported $72.0 billion total.

Health and human services
$35.8B · 49.7%
Education
$21.5B · 29.9%
Other agencies and distributions
$8.7B · 12.1%
Capital projects
$2.8B · 3.9%
Corrections
$1.9B · 2.6%
Lottery
$1.3B · 1.8%

What candidates are saying

Explore statements about budgets, government spending, deficits and public debt from FactVote’s Arizona candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.

14 statements from 9 candidates

2026 Arizona State Treasurer — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 3 statements

Elijah Norton

3 statements

Republican · State Treasurer · AZ

Budgets, spending & debt

Conduct a comprehensive audit of Arizona’s entire state budget.

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Source topic or question: Elijah’s Action Plan

Candidate campaign source

Conduct a comprehensive audit of Arizona’s entire state budget.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Elijah Norton — candidate-owned primary source 3 ↗
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Budgets, spending & debt

Elijah Norton is a self-made businessman and committed conservative with a strong track record of creating jobs, balancing budgets, leading a successful company, and standing up for American values. Now, he’s running for State Treasurer to bring those skills to government, where he will serve as a w…

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Source topic or question: Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

Candidate campaign source

Elijah Norton is a self-made businessman and committed conservative with a strong track record of creating jobs, balancing budgets, leading a successful company, and standing up for American values. Now, he’s running for State Treasurer to bring those skills to government, where he will serve as a watchdog over taxpayer dollars, eliminate waste, divest from woke and leftist causes, and return money to the people — where it belongs.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Elijah Norton — candidate-owned primary source 5 ↗
Budgets, spending & debt

Elijah wants to work with the Arizona legislature and auditor general to conduct “Arizona’s Audit”. Arizona’s audit would perform a comprehensive audit of the entire state budget. The findings would be published and help provide a path to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in Arizona’s government – whi…

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Source topic or question: Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

Candidate campaign source

Elijah wants to work with the Arizona legislature and auditor general to conduct “Arizona’s Audit”. Arizona’s audit would perform a comprehensive audit of the entire state budget. The findings would be published and help provide a path to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in Arizona’s government – which some budget experts say could be billions of dollars, and return the savings back to the taxpayers of Arizona.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Elijah Norton — candidate-owned primary source 5 ↗

2026 Arizona U.S. House — District 1 — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement

Monica Alponte

1 statement

Libertarian · U.S. House District 1 · AZ

Budgets, spending & debt

It’s time to send a Libertarian to Washington, the only party that truly puts America first and upholds the principles of our Founding Fathers and the Constitution. The astronomical government spending on the administrative state, bloated government programs, bureaucracy, and empire building has onl…

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Source topic or question: CANDIDATE STATEMENT:

Candidate campaign source

It’s time to send a Libertarian to Washington, the only party that truly puts America first and upholds the principles of our Founding Fathers and the Constitution. The astronomical government spending on the administrative state, bloated government programs, bureaucracy, and empire building has only increased the national debt. The trillions stolen from taxpayers for foreign aid and never-ending wars—without the consent of the people—wastes trillions of dollars that could create wealth and prosperity here at home. This MUST STOP. The destruction, corruption, lies and treachery perpetrated by the Uniparty has reached a level so shocking it inflicts psychological trauma, assaulting the conscience of every American.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Monica Alponte — candidate-owned primary source 2 ↗

2026 Arizona U.S. House — District 4 — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 2 statements

Steven Sanders

2 statements

No Labels · U.S. House District 4 · AZ

Budgets, spending & debt

I believe hardworking Americans should keep more of what they earn. We must protect retirement programs and ensure they remain financially secure for future generations. At the same time, we need to reduce government waste, increase accountability, and bring greater transparency to federal spending.

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Source topic or question: Stop the Party politics from ignoring your voice in the Government.

Candidate campaign source

I believe hardworking Americans should keep more of what they earn. We must protect retirement programs and ensure they remain financially secure for future generations. At the same time, we need to reduce government waste, increase accountability, and bring greater transparency to federal spending.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 17, 2026

Steven Sanders — candidate-owned primary source 2 ↗
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Budgets, spending & debt

Reduce federal waste, strengthen accountability, and make government spending more transparent.

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Source topic or question: Fiscal Policy

Candidate campaign source

Reduce federal waste, strengthen accountability, and make government spending more transparent.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 17, 2026

Steven Sanders — candidate-owned primary source 2 ↗
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How statements are selected

This section matches specific budgets, government spending, deficits and public debt terms in retained, attributed source text from published Arizona candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.

Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.

Arizona incumbents

What incumbents are proposing

Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Arizona legislators and Arizona’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Arizona’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.

20 matching sponsorships or proposals · 14 Arizona incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.

Rep. Alma Hernandez

Arizona House of Representatives, District 20 · D–AZ

1 proposal
View proposals from Rep. Alma Hernandez
Arizona Legislature · HB 2682

rental assistance program; appropriation

Jan 21, 2026 · Did not pass

Rep. Alma Hernandez · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability.

The official Arizona Legislature record lists this final disposition: Held in Committees. The measure was not enacted in the 2026 session.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability. It does not establish an effect on Arizona's median gross rent.

Retained Arizona evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

rental assistance program; appropriation
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Rep. Juan Ciscomani

U.S. representative for Arizona, District 6 · R–AZ

1 proposal
View proposals from Rep. Juan Ciscomani
U.S. Congress · Arizona delegation · H.R.8029

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

Apr 2, 2026 · Passed the House

Rep. Juan Ciscomani · Sponsored

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Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. It also ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, because the continuing resolution (CR) that was funding DHS expired and a regular FY2026 DHS appropriations bill had not been enacted. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight, including the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management; the Management Directorate; Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and the Office of Inspector General. In addition, the bill provides…

Received in the Senate.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses immigration enforcement, immigrant residents, refugees, asylum, naturalization, or services tied to immigration status. It does not establish an effect on Arizona's foreign-born population share.

Retained Arizona evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. It also ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, because the continuing resolution (CR) that was funding DHS expired and a regular FY2026 DHS appropriations bill had not been enacted. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight, including the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management; the Management Directorate; Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and the Office of…
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Rep. Leo Biasiucci

Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 · R–AZ

1 proposal
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Arizona Legislature · HB 2278

gang and immigration intelligence; appropriation

Mar 5, 2024 · Did not pass

Rep. Leo Biasiucci · Sponsored

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The bill addresses immigration enforcement, immigrant residents, refugees, asylum, naturalization, or services tied to immigration status.

The official Arizona Legislature record lists this final disposition: Held in Senate. The measure was not enacted in the 2024 session.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses immigration enforcement, immigrant residents, refugees, asylum, naturalization, or services tied to immigration status. It does not establish an effect on Arizona's foreign-born population share.

Retained Arizona evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

gang and immigration intelligence; appropriation
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Rep. Lydia Hernandez

Arizona House of Representatives, District 24 · D–AZ

1 proposal
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Arizona Legislature · HB 2734

homelessness; rights; eviction; housing; appropriation.

Feb 8, 2023 · Did not pass

Rep. Lydia Hernandez · Sponsored

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The bill addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability.

The official Arizona Legislature record lists this final disposition: Held in Committees. The measure was not enacted in the 2023 session.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability. It does not establish an effect on Arizona's median gross rent.

Retained Arizona evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

homelessness; rights; eviction; housing; appropriation.
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Rep. Myron Tsosie

Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 · D–AZ

1 proposal
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Arizona Legislature · HB 2499

appropriation; Navajo veterans housing assistance

Feb 5, 2019 · Did not pass

Rep. Myron Tsosie · Sponsored

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The bill addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability.

The official Arizona Legislature record lists this final disposition: Held in Committees. The measure was not enacted in the 2019 session.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability. It does not establish an effect on Arizona's median gross rent.

Retained Arizona evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

appropriation; Navajo veterans housing assistance
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Rep. Patty Contreras

Arizona House of Representatives, District 12 · D–AZ

2 proposals
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Arizona Legislature · HB 2561

appropriation; housing assistance; elderly

Jan 21, 2026 · Did not pass

Rep. Patty Contreras · Sponsored

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The bill addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability.

The official Arizona Legislature record lists this final disposition: Held in Committees. The measure was not enacted in the 2026 session.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability. It does not establish an effect on Arizona's median gross rent.

Retained Arizona evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

appropriation; housing assistance; elderly
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Arizona Legislature · HB 2350

appropriation; housing assistance; elderly

Jan 28, 2025 · Did not pass

Rep. Patty Contreras · Sponsored

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The bill addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability.

The official Arizona Legislature record lists this final disposition: Held in Committees. The measure was not enacted in the 2025 session.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses residential rent, tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction, or housing supply and affordability. It does not establish an effect on Arizona's median gross rent.

Retained Arizona evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

appropriation; housing assistance; elderly
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What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us

Only current Arizona officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.

Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a Arizona statistic. Collection reviewed Sep 4, 2026.