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2026 candidates we're tracking in AZ-9
Paul Gosar
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Introduced the LASSO Act to direct a share of public lands revenue into the Social Security trust fund
- Opposes automated license plate tracking, calling it government overreach into residents' privacy
About Paul Gosar
Gosar holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and practiced dentistry for 25 years before being elected to the U.S. House in 2010 from Arizona's 1st District; he has represented the 9th District since 2023 and is now serving his eighth term, per the campaign site and the chamber's membership roster.
Danielle 'Dani' Sterbinsky
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- We the People: government works for us, because it is us
- Affordability: the basics are getting harder to afford
- Country Living: small-town Arizona is a way of life worth protecting
About Danielle 'Dani' Sterbinsky
Danielle 'Dani' Sterbinsky is a U.S. Navy veteran who served as an operations specialist aboard the USS Bainbridge and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii and a master's in industrial-organizational psychology from Grand Canyon University, per the campaign site. She now works as a certified human resources professional, per the campaign site.
About this race
Arizona's 9th 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.