GOTV Intel

Jonathan Nez

Candidate for Arizona 2nd Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Arizona 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Arizona Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate Listing: USH2, NEZ, JONATHAN (DEM) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Arizona 2nd Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 2 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Arizona 2nd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Coconino County, Apache County, Navajo County, Yavapai County and Gila County; parts of Pinal County, Graham County and Mohave County.

Includes Valle, Parks, Camp Verde, Casa Grande (part), Chino Valley, Congress, Coolidge (part), Flagstaff, Florence (part), Fort Valley, Houck, Linden and 219 more.

Map of Arizona 2nd Congressional District with 323 precincts

323 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

Key Votes

The record

  • No public voting record

    Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists

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
$3,593,516cycle to date through Jul 1
Cash on Hand
$1,910,990cycle to date through Jul 1
Spent
$1,789,978cycle to date through Jul 1
Debts Owed
$0cycle 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.

Campaign finance · Jonathan Nez For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 1, 2026

Jul 1, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Jonathan Nez For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 1, 2026

    Raised $3,593,515.74 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,789,978.39 · cash on hand $1,910,990.15 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 1, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $3,298,001.95 (92%); PACs and other political committees $217,050.00 (6%); Party committees $220.79 (0%); Transfers from authorized committees $74,373.00 (2%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $3,870.00 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): general consulting $507,069.00; digital $303,583.90; other $89,178.21; polling $78,864.50; direct mail $36,127.97; compliance and treasurer $20,000.00.

    Jul 1, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

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 Jonathan

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign on Google $70,000–$85,000 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $24,696. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $153,137. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads · JONATHAN NEZ FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (JONATHAN NEZ FOR CONGRESS). 3 ads since Nov 2024; $70,000–$85,000 (Google creative spend ranges).

    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: $372,345 supporting, $814,890 opposing, across 43 reports.

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

“People are going to the polls this November to create change.”
Poll Shows Jonathan Nez Statistically Tied With Eli Crane in Arizona Congressional RaceSep 2, 2026 · Press · Native News Online · source
“Voters are tired of rising gas and grocery costs, endless wars, and blatant corruption at the hands of Crane”
Poll Shows Jonathan Nez Statistically Tied With Eli Crane in Arizona Congressional RaceSep 2, 2026 · Press · Native News Online · source
“As I travel across the district, it's clear that everybody is hurting because of Congressman Eli Crane's harmful policies. There's a dire water crisis, costs are skyrocketing, and healthcare is being ripped from thousands of families.”
Poll Shows Jonathan Nez Statistically Tied With Eli Crane in Arizona Congressional RaceSep 2, 2026 · Press · Native News Online · source
“I'm unsurprised that the polls show a close race”
Poll Shows Jonathan Nez Statistically Tied With Eli Crane in Arizona Congressional RaceSep 2, 2026 · Press · Native News Online · source
“We need to hold people accountable for putting us in this hole of division and high costs”
Jonathan Nez gets a boost from Dem leaders in his race for CongressFeb 23, 2026 · Press · Arizona Republic · source
“My opponent, spends way too much time playing national politics and no time on what matters here in rural Arizona”
Jonathan Nez gets a boost from Dem leaders in his race for CongressFeb 23, 2026 · Press · Arizona Republic · source
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“I'm proud of the work we've done and the coalition we built. This is truly a grassroots campaign powered by thousands of supporters.”
Jonathan Nez gets a boost from Dem leaders in his race for CongressFeb 23, 2026 · Press · Arizona Republic · source
“We've gotten support from a lot of organizations throughout the country and this is one of many that see common sense coming back into Congress”
Jonathan Nez gets a boost from Dem leaders in his race for CongressFeb 23, 2026 · Press · Arizona Republic · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://www.jonathannezforaz.com/ captured 2026-09-24T19:24:30Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://www.jonathannezforaz.com/

    Source: exa search 2026-09-24

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Arizona 2nd District · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Jonathan Nez" (DEM) on the Arizona Secretary of State (2026 Primary Election official canvass; general nominees derived from certified primary results) certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of 2026-08-05 (canvass report date)). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Arizona Secretary of State (2026 Primary Election official canvass; general nominees derived from certified primary results) · source

  • U.S. Representative · AZ-02

    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_hzdbehg11.

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