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2026 candidates we're tracking in AZ-1
Thomas 'Jay' Feely IV
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Wants stronger border security
- Supports protecting constitutional freedoms
About Thomas 'Jay' Feely IV
Feely played 14 seasons in the NFL as a kicker for six teams before retiring, then became an NFL analyst for CBS, earning five Emmy Awards for his broadcasting work, per the campaign site. He attended the University of Michigan and was a member of the 1997 national championship football team, per the campaign site. He also spent two years as a financial advisor before his NFL career and has served on the Gilbert Christian School Board, per the campaign site.
Amish Shah
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports protecting access to abortion care
- Wants to protect Social Security and Medicare
- Emphasizes direct constituent engagement and bipartisan cooperation
About Amish Shah
Shah is a board-certified emergency room physician who continues to practice medicine, has flown as a pilot to treat patients in underserved Arizona communities, and has worked as an NFL sideline physician for the New York Jets, per the campaign site. He won three elections to the Arizona House of Representatives, in 2018, 2020 and 2022, and served five years in the Legislature, where he says he had more bills signed into law than any Arizona Democrat in the last decade, per the campaign site.
Monica Alponte
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Wants to end U.S. funding of foreign military engagements
- Supports abolishing the IRS and ending the Federal Reserve's control of the currency
- Wants any military action to require a formal declaration of war from Congress
About Monica Alponte
Monica Alponte is a retired business owner, writer and former political television talk-show co-host who has spent the past decade in local governance work on HOA reform, homeowner advocacy, road safety and animal rescue, per the campaign site.
About this race
Arizona's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Arizona primary is Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.