JoAnna Mendoza
Candidate for Arizona 6th Congressional District · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Arizona 6th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Arizona Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate Listing: USH6, MENDOZA, JOANNA (DEM) · read Sep 24, 2026
Running for Arizona 6th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 4 other candidates, 1 public poll, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- RunningArizona 6th Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · On the 2026 ballot
The District
What Arizona 6th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Greenlee County; parts of Cochise County, Graham County, Pima County and Pinal County.
Includes Sierra Vista, Tucson (part), Marana, Eloy (part), Sierra Vista Southeast, Whetstone, Benson, Casa Grande (part), Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Red Rock, Saddlebrooke and 48 more.
248 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Maricopa County Elections Department, Voting Precincts (2022-2025); Pima County GIS, Voter Precincts — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs kept in the other 13 counties; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Cochise County GIS, Ele_Precinct2022 (official election precincts; last edit 2024-09-13); Greenlee County (official voter precincts, published 2024-02-28); 2020 elections: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts
Key Votes
The record
No public voting record
Has not held elected public office. She was the 2020 Democratic nominee for Arizona Senate, Legislative District 11, and lost to Sen. Vince Leach; no public vote record exists.
OSINT · GOTV Intel
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 25
- Raised
- $7,354,808cycle to date through Jul 1
- Cash on Hand
- $3,260,877cycle to date through Jul 1
- Spent
- $4,093,932cycle to date through Jul 1
- Debts Owed
- $3,300cycle to date through Jul 1
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 1, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA · cable media advertising$1.26M
- GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS, INC. · digital services$1.20M
- MCKENNA MEDIA · video production & editing$99.9K
- COMMONCENTSCONSULTING LLC · accounting & compliance services$56.1K
- GBAO · polling & research services$51.2K
Campaign finance · MENDOZA FOR CONGRESS: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 1, 2026
Jul 1, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance · MENDOZA FOR CONGRESS: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 1, 2026
Raised $7,354,808.32 this cycle · spent $4,093,931.72 · cash on hand $3,260,876.60 · debts owed by the committee $3,300.00 — through Jul 1, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $5,929,985.74 (81%); PACs and other political committees $510,081.41 (7%); Party committees $220.79 (0%); Transfers from authorized committees $913,670.08 (12%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media/ad buying $1.39M; digital $1.25M; individuals (staff, contractors, reimbursements) $114.3K; polling $67.7K; compliance/treasurer $56.1K; direct mail $45.2K.
Jul 1, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinancial disclosure · Amendment 2025
Amendment for 2025, covering 01/01/2024–07/14/2025; filed 07/01/2026. Reports 4 assets; highest reported ranges: Tucson Rental Property $250,001–$500,000; Radar Strategies, LLC acquired evaluation of ownership share. $50,001–$100,000; Education savings plan (529) (dependent child) $15,001–$50,000; Poderoza Strategies, LLC $1–$1,000. Liabilities: A/C Loan (Wells Fargo Bank) $10,000–$15,000; Home Improvement Loan - water filter & wood flooring (Home Depot) $10,000–$15,000; Credit Card (NAVY FEDERAL CR UNION Credit Card) $10,000–$15,000; 5 more. Earned income: retired military service, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, US Military Retired Pay $33,886.00; VA Disability Benefit, Veterans Disability Benefits $2,158.89; salary, Radar Strategies; 1 more. Also: 6 positions listed (e.g. Founder, Poderoza Strategies, LLC); 7 source(s) paying over $5,000.
Jul 1, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of RepresentativesFinancial disclosure · Candidate report 2026
Candidate report (2026), covering 01/01/2025–05/15/2026; filed 06/15/2026. Reports 4 assets; highest reported ranges: Tucson Rental Property $250,001–$500,000; Radar Strategies, LLC prior year and as of partnership exit. $50,001–$100,000; Education savings plan (529) (dependent child) $15,001–$50,000; Poderoza Strategies, LLC $1–$1,000. Liabilities: Home Improvement Loan (Wells Fargo Bank) $10,000–$15,000; Home Improvement Loan (Home Depot) $10,000–$15,000; Credit Card (NAVY FEDERAL CR UNION Credit Card) $10,000–$15,000; 4 more. Earned income: retired military service, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, US Military Retired Pay $34,736.00; LLC, Poderoza Strategies; Salary, VetsForward; 1 more. Also: 3 positions listed (e.g. Founder, Poderoza Strategies, LLC); 6 source(s) paying over $5,000.
Jun 15, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of RepresentativesFinancial disclosure · Candidate report 2025
Candidate report (2025), covering 01/01/2024–07/14/2025; filed 08/13/2025. Reports 3 assets; highest reported ranges: Radar Strategies, LLC $1,000,001–$5,000,000; Education savings plan (529) (dependent child) $15,001–$50,000; Poderoza Strategies, LLC $1–$1,000. Liabilities: A/C Loan (Wells Fargo Bank) $10,000–$15,000; Home Improvement Loan - water filter & wood flooring (Home Depot) $10,000–$15,000; Credit Card (NAVY FEDERAL CR UNION Credit Card) $10,000–$15,000; 5 more. Earned income: retired military service, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, US Military Retired Pay $33,886.00; VA Disability Benefit, Veterans Disability Benefits $2,158.89; salary, Radar Strategies; 2 more. Also: 6 positions listed (e.g. Founder, Poderoza Strategies, LLC); 7 source(s) paying over $5,000.
Aug 13, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against JoAnna
Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign $260,900 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $40,635. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $120,873. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads · Mendoza for Congress (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (Mendoza for Congress). 64 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $260,900 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Independent Expenditures
FEC independent expenditures on file: $567,730 supporting, $621,313 opposing, across 79 reports.
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE ActionOpposing · $218,144
8 reports, newest Oct 6, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.Opposing · $212,990
13 reports, newest Oct 10, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)Supporting · $210,000
2 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
ARIZONANS FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM PACOpposing · $123,258
3 reports, newest Sep 30, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Progressive Turnout ProjectSupporting · $116,619
4 reports, newest Oct 7, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Victory PACSupporting · $88,424
4 reports, newest Oct 7, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
America PACOpposing · $63,323
4 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
AB PACSupporting · $42,161
3 reports, newest Oct 5, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION POLITICAL EDUCATION AND ACTION FUNDSupporting · $40,302
2 reports, newest Sep 25, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Planned Parenthood VotesSupporting · $26,876
4 reports, newest Sep 28, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
DEMOCRATIC MESSAGING PROJECTSupporting · $20,300
2 reports, newest Oct 10, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Common Ground Coalition PACSupporting · $14,918
9 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
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AANHPI Rising TideSupporting · $5,300
1 report, newest Oct 2, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTYOpposing · $3,598
12 reports, newest Sep 28, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Field Team 6 Inc.Supporting · $2,183
6 reports, newest Sep 26, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Neighbor VoicesSupporting · $647
2 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“I share that with people because these programs are not — they're not a handout They're a hand up. And certainly families like mine use them when they needed them.”
“We need to revert the cuts that have been made to access and Medicaid We're talking about, you know, the difference between life and death”
“We have services that are on the verge of being cut — maternal care for soon-to-be moms that are going to have to drive an hour and a half, two hours, to get seen at the doctor”
“We've never seen anything like this in our government And, quite frankly, I have a lot of faith in the American people and in Arizonans that they're not going to buy it.”
“My opponent voted nine times for tariffs, tariffs that are raising prices for everywhere we go”
“To say I'm for open borders is not truthful”
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“Parents don't want to see their kids come back in flag-draped coffins. I don't I've been deployed to the Middle East, and I've lost friends. So I would say that you know, talk is cheap, and my opponent needs to put his money where his mouth is.”
“My parents worked really hard, and we still found ourselves on government assistance programs like food stamps, like AHCCCS And I will tell you that without any of those, I wouldn't have been able to grow up healthy to serve my country for 20 years.”
“I agree Iran should not have access to nuclear weapons, and if that was the case and there was intelligence then why not take it to the House intelligence committee so that we can have actually Congress pass the War Power(s) Resolution, so we can make sure our troops over in Iran are successful in their mission”
“Immigration. It's also impacting our economy, labor. Here we have a huge Ag industry. So, you know, the only folks that will really do that are immigrants”
“The answer is not to defund law enforcement – it's to fund law enforcement with intention. That includes ICE.”
“Arizonan's have watched their premiums rise, rural hospitals pushed to the brink, and hardworking families lose the healthcare they depend on. He sold us out to protect tax breaks for billionaires and voters know it”
“My heart is always in our rural communities Growing up poor, you feel a sense of despair and helplessness.”
“We need servant leaders today A new generation of patriots who are going to put people first. Who are going to put our country first and put politics aside. And who are going to move this country forward.”
“I do not support defunding the police. Police officers are being asked to do too much. They're being asked to address issues because of the lack of resources in our communities”
“I support the reallocation of funding to programs that would allow people to live their best lives Such as social service programs. Such as housing, public education, healthcare, ensuring that we are addressing economic stability and environmental safety.”
“I'm not a show horse I'm a workhorse, and I want to get stuff done for our district.”
Interviews and Published Statements
2026 Arizona General Election Debates: Congressional District 6 (Ciscomani vs. Mendoza)
Debate · Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission & Arizona Media Association (aired statewide; also on C-SPAN) Excerpts from C-SPAN's caption transcript — speaker confirmed by matching independent press quotes (KJZZ, Arizona Daily Star, AZPM, Arizona Mirror); timecodes are C-SPAN's: [06:38] “I am from a farm worker family and so as a kid, You know, farm work doesn't pay a lot, and my parents worked really hard and we still found ourselves on government assistance programs like food stamps, like access, and I will tell you that without any of those, I wouldn't have been able to grow up healthy to serve my country for 20 years” [14:58] “services that are on the verge of being cut maternal care for soon to be moms who are going to have to drive 1.5, 2 hours to get seen at the doctor. I mean, we're talking about putting people in dangerous situations that could eventually cost them their lives” [20:53] “Parents don't want to see their kids come back in flag-draped coffins. I don't. I've been deployed to the Middle East and I've lost friends. So I would say that, you know, talk is cheap and my opponent needs to put his money where his mouth is” [42:56] “There should be no situation where the United States government is not respecting tribal government”
Sep 10, 2026 · Official · Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission & Arizona Media Association (aired statewide; also on C-SPAN) · source
In the News
Press coverage
- The 'One, Big Beautiful Bill' is front and center in the race to represent Arizona's CD6Sep 17, 2026 · Press · KJZZ
- Ciscomani, Mendoza debated issues like economy, healthcare in CD6 race. We fact-checked their claimsSep 14, 2026 · Press · AZPM
- Will Rural Discontent Flip This Border Tossup District?Sep 12, 2026 · Press · Barn Raiser
- Ciscomani, Mendoza spar on economic issues in only debateSep 12, 2026 · Press · Arizona Daily Star (Capitol Media Services)
- Ciscomani, Mendoza clash in first CD6 debateSep 11, 2026 · Press · KOLD 13
- Ciscomani, Mendoza spar over Trump’s spending law in CD6 debateSep 11, 2026 · Press · Arizona Mirror (News From The States)
- Arizona's CD6 candidates debate the country's direction under the second Trump administrationSep 11, 2026 · Press · KJZZ
- Juan Ciscomani, Joanna Mendoza debate for Arizona House seatSep 10, 2026 · Press · KTAR News
- Ciscomani, Mendoza debate for Arizona congressional swing seatSep 10, 2026 · Press · KVOA
- JoAnna Mendoza Says Immigrants Are ‘The Only Folks’ Who Will Do Certain Arizona Jobs - AZ FREE NEWSAug 23, 2026 · Press · AZ Free News
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- Juan Ciscomani to face JoAnna Mendoza in Arizona CD6 raceJul 21, 2026 · Press · KJZZ
- Arizona democrat’s tough past fuels pitch for a key House seatJun 22, 2026 · Press · The San Juan Daily Star (syndicated)
- JoAnna Mendoza, AZ Marine vet and mom, says she’ll represent her neighbors in CongressApr 21, 2026 · Press · American Journal News
- Jo Mendoza denies supporting defund police after 2020 Arizona commentsFeb 27, 2026 · Press · Fox News
- Queer vet JoAnna Mendoza brings Marine grit to AZ politicsNov 6, 2025 · Press · The Advocate
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Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Campaign Websitejoannamendoza.comFull-page capture of https://www.joannamendoza.com/ at 2026-09-24T10:31:05Z. Bluesky @joannamendoza.com: 4,427 followers, 540 posts (public API, 2026-09-24T10:33:25Z). X/Facebook/Instagram follower counts require sign-in and were not collected.Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign websiteSelf-published
- Xx.com/Mendoza4AZSelf-published
- Facebookfacebook.com/Mendoza4AZSelf-published
- Instagraminstagram.com/mendoza4azSelf-published
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
U.S. Representative · AZ-06
Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Arizona Secretary of State
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_n3rdeymbb.
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