Arizona 8th District
Abraham Hamadeh (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Abraham Hamadeh
Republican · holds this seat today
A-Liberty Score A-On the liberty side in 42 of 46 votes and bills.
Raised $1,434,538 since January 2025: 49% from people, 26% transfers and other income, 24% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Bernadette Greene-Placentia
Democrat · former long-haul truck driver and trucking company owner
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Greene-Placentia, and what Greene-Placentia has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 25. A grade needs 4.
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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.
Bernadette Greene-Placentia, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Greene-Placentia, so the grade above comes from this list: what Greene-Placentia 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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Greene-Placentia calls Russia an enemy of the United States in a Center Square interview about aid to Ukraine.
“Russia is our enemy,”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Naming Russia as an enemy while backing Ukraine is with liberty on free nations.
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Her campaign site calls for very high earners to pay more into Social Security.
“require very high earners to contribute more fairly to social security.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Raising a tax on high earners is the against side of this measure.
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Her campaign site calls for forcing drug companies to renegotiate their prices.
“lower prescription costs by forcing big pharma to renegotiate prices.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Government forcing prices down is a price control, the against side of this measure.
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Her campaign site backs gradually lowering the age at which people qualify for Medicare.
“gradually lower the age of medicare eligibility.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Widening Medicare is not government-run care for all, so it does not settle this measure on its own.
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Her campaign site calls for stronger border security with modern technology and enough staff.
“strengthen border security with modern technology and adequate staffing.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border is the with side of this measure.
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Her campaign site backs an earned pathway to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants who contribute to their communities.
“support an earned pathway to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants who contribute to our communities.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The words do not say the path is for people here illegally, so they do not settle this measure.
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