JoAnna Mendoza
Background
- Her campaign says she grew up in a farmworker family in Pinal County, enlisted in the Navy at 17, then served in the Marine Corps, for 20 years in all, including as a drill instructor and in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Her campaign says she earned a master's in leadership from Grand Canyon University and has worked as a nonprofit leader, veteran advocate, congressional staffer and policy expert.
- House payroll samples document work on Rep. Tom O’Halleran’s staff as a constituent services representative in May–June and July–September 2018 and July 2019, and as deputy district director in January–March 2021 and January 2022. The sampled records do not certify every intervening month.
- She ran for the Arizona Senate in Legislative District 11 in 2020 and lost to Vince Leach, 72,563 to 60,818.
What they say they want to do
- Lower costs: a crackdown on price gouging, a modernized Child Tax Credit, and no tariffs that raise prices.
- Reversing the 2025 law's health-care cuts, including to AHCCCS and the enhanced ACA subsidies.
- Border security at ports of entry, and legal pathways to citizenship.
- A ban on members of Congress and their families trading individual stocks.
- Protecting VA care and benefits, and restoring VA funding.
What the official record shows
She has never held elective office, so there are no votes or decisions of hers to list. Her House staff work is under background and on her card. An appointment to a rural school board, which other sites report, was not found in an official record.
Campaign money from other committees, by type
| Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 10 committees | $942,170 |
|---|---|
| Leadership PACs 45 committees | $162,500 |
| PAC - Qualified 26 committees | $94,663 |
| Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 15 committees | $75,215 |
| Labor Organization PACs 11 committees | $47,000 |
| House 15 committees | $29,000 |
| Membership Organization PACs 9 committees | $26,750 |
| PAC - Nonqualified 3 committees | $19,000 |
| Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Nonqualified 7 committees | $15,000 |
| Corporation PACs 1 committee | $6,860 |
| Trade Association PACs 1 committee | $5,000 |
| Senate 1 committee | $4,000 |
| Committees the FEC records no type for 2 committees | $2,800 |
| Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only) 1 committee | $293 |
| Party committees 1 committee | $221 |
Source: Federal Election Commission
Money from political committees in the 2025-26 cycle, through July 1, 2026 (FEC lines 11B, 11C and 12). The rows sum to 1,430,472.28 dollars. Donations from individuals, including through ActBlue or WinRed, are not counted here.