Arizona 3rd District
Yassamin Ansari (D) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Yassamin Ansari
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 14 of 48 votes and bills.
Raised $1,697,729 since January 2025: 78% from people, 15% from PACs and other committees, 4% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Alan Aversa
No Labels · substitute teacher, physics graduate
FLiberty Score F52 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Aversa has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Aversa.
Raised $774 since January 2025: 68% the candidate’s own money, 32% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
David Redkey
Green · teacher, Green Party candidate
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Redkey, and what Redkey has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 24. A grade needs 4.
Higher on Liberty Score: Alan Aversa. Alan Aversa: F, 52 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Yassamin Ansari: F, 27 out of 100 from recorded votes.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Alan Aversa, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Aversa, so the grade above comes from this list: what Aversa has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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His campaign site opposes U.S. involvement and funding of wars involving Iran, without naming sanctions, a deal or strikes.
“we have domestic issues that need to be addressed first.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
No policy toward the regime in Iran is named, so the words do not settle the measure.
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His campaign site says he is against U.S. involvement in and funding of what it calls genocidal wars by the State of Israel.
“involvement and funding of genocidal wars by the State of Israel”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Calling Israel's war genocide and opposing funding for it is against liberty on free nations.
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His campaign site says he is against U.S. involvement in and funding of wars in Ukraine and elsewhere, and calls himself America first.
“Ukraine 🇺🇦, Iran 🇮🇷, and elsewhere. He is “America first””
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Opposing U.S. involvement and funding in Ukraine is against liberty on free nations.
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On his iVoterGuide profile he says people who can afford more taxes should not be compelled to pay them.
“They are free to donate their extra money, but they should not be compelled to.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing compelled higher taxes on the better off is with liberty on free markets.
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His campaign site says he is against promoting transgender ideas and critical race theory in schools, especially without parents' knowledge or consent.
“he is against promoting transgender”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing gender and race ideology in schools is with liberty on equal rights.
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On his iVoterGuide profile he strongly agrees that biological males should not take part in women's sports or use women's spaces.
“Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport and spaces female is with liberty on equal rights.
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On his iVoterGuide profile he disagrees with supporting sanctuary cities for undocumented people.
“I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons. Disagree”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rejecting sanctuary cities is with liberty on borders.
David Redkey, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Redkey, so the grade above comes from this list: what Redkey has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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On his iVoterGuide questionnaire his first answer on cutting government waste is to cut all funding to Israel.
“1) Cut all funding to Israel.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Cutting off funding to Israel is against liberty on free nations.
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His campaign site has a page titled with a call to disarm and defund what it calls Israel's genocide.
“Disarm and Defund Israel's Genocide”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Calling Israel's war genocide and calling to cut off its arms is against liberty on free nations.
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Lists, among his demands on Palestine, an end to US military aid being used in violation of international humanitarian law.
“An end to U.S. military aid being used in violation of international humanitarian law”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Conditioning weapons or aid to Israel on law is against on the free nations test.
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On his iVoterGuide questionnaire he supports a 94 percent tax rate on each dollar earned above $200,000 for a single filer.
“Taxation, like the 94% tax rate for every dollar made above $200K (single)”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A very high top income tax rate is against liberty on free markets.
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On his iVoterGuide questionnaire he supports TriCare Prime for all, government health coverage for everyone in the United States.
“With TriCare Prime-for-All will cut down significant waste in Medicaid and Medicare”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Government-run health care for all is against liberty on free markets.
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His campaign site says the Trump tariffs raised prices for Arizona families and that he will work to roll them back.
“The Trump tariffs have directly contributed to rising costs for Arizona families by increasing the price of everyday goods and materials.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing broad tariffs is with liberty on free markets.
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On his iVoterGuide questionnaire he says the state needs to be secular while religion is used by people to make sense of the world.
“The state needs to be secular while the religion is used for people to make sense of the world.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping the state secular is with liberty on conscience.
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His campaign site backs immigration reform that secures the border while protecting family unity and asylum procedures, without naming enforcement or deportation policy.
“Redkey supports humane, orderly immigration reform that secures the border while protecting family unity and fair asylum procedures.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The words mix border security with asylum and family protections and name no enforcement or amnesty policy, so they do not settle the measure.
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