Arizona Democrats target once-solidly red 6th District

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He has not gone to D.C. and represented them — in fact he has fought against the issues that really matter to the families of the 6th District — and on top of it he has shown himself to be completely unethical and lacking integrity.” Arizona's 6th District was once solidly red, but the Cook Political Report, which rates congressional districts by competitiveness, has moved it from leans Republican to a toss-up. “There’s a significant heightened amount of enthusiasm among Democrats, coupled with I believe a disconnect with Schweikert because of his problems.” Little change is likely among Arizona’s other eight congressional districts, although that doesn’t mean there’s a shortage of challengers going after incumbents from both parties that could flip another seat. “Where she is on tax and spend, Green New Deal, socialized medicine, all those things, she’s just a bad fit.” And Schweikert said he retains solid support in a district he knows well, and that he notes Tipirneni doesn’t even live in. “It’s a combination of a couple things – we’ve been very successful at helping the district — everything from the PPP loans, to bringing jobs to the community, to being somebody who actually truly advocates for the community and knows it well,” Schweikert said.