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Thomas "Jay" Feely IV

Holds no public office. His campaign describes him as a former NFL kicker and CBS football analyst. Campaign affiliation: Republican.

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Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Thomas "Jay" Feely IV

Background

  • Holds no public office. His campaign says he played football at Michigan, then 14 NFL seasons for six teams from 2001 to 2014.
  • It says he served on the NFL Players Association executive committee for over a decade, then won five Emmy Awards as a CBS analyst.
  • He and his wife founded the Feely Family Foundation in 2012, and he sat on the Gilbert Christian School board from 2016 to 2020.
  • His campaign says he sits on the boards of StrongWatch and Klein Tools.

What they say they want to do

  • Finish the border wall and support mass deportations of violent offenders.
  • Expand the Trump-era tax cuts, cut red tape and bring down inflation.
  • Write into law that boys may not compete in girls' and women's sports.
  • Stand with Israel and fight antisemitism on college campuses.
  • Unleash oil, natural gas and “clean coal” for energy independence.

What the official record shows

He has never held public office, so there are no votes, bills or official decisions to list. The school board he names is a private school's; the desk did not search for its records.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 4 committees$590,025
Leadership PACs 45 committees$166,500
PAC - Qualified 13 committees$57,500
House 23 committees$54,000
Trade Association PACs 4 committees$13,500
Membership Organization PACs 2 committees$12,500
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 1 committee$10,000
Corporation PACs 4 committees$7,000
Party committees 1 committee$5,000
PAC - Nonqualified 1 committee$1,000

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 917,024.74 dollars. Donations from individuals, including through ActBlue or WinRed, are not counted here.

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

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Thomas "Jay" Feely IV

His businesses

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 7 Clean Elections debate, Feely said he is a business owner with two private companies, one in Scottsdale and one in manufacturing, and that he started a couple of companies in the health industry.

What the record shows · Aug 19, 2026

His financial disclosure lists stakes and board seats in companies, including a private hand-tool company, and an investment in a health company; it does not show he founded any.

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What they say

In the October 7 Clean Elections debate, Feely said he is a business owner with two private companies, one in Scottsdale and one in manufacturing, and that he started a couple of companies in the health industry.

What the record shows · Aug 19, 2026

His candidate financial disclosure, filed August 19, 2026, lists him as a board member and shareholder of Klein Tools, a private hand-tool company, and of Zah Group Inc, and as a board member of StrongWatch. It lists him as an angel investor in Gevity, a private daily-health company, and as manager of four LLCs that own rental property.

Limit: The form shows what he held in 2025 and 2026, not where the companies are based or who started them. Its one health company is listed as an angel investment.

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Issues in this record

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Costs, taxes and the economyThe border and public safetyHealth care, abortion and seniorsWater and growthWar, Israel and foreign aidMoney and power in Washington

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. Occurred Sep 3, 2026

    race event

    County sample ballot published

    Maricopa County's sample ballot for November 3, in a PDF created September 3, prints Shah, Feely and Alponte for this seat, with one write-in line.

  2. Occurred Jul 21, 2026

    race event

    Primary results

    Feely wins the Republican primary with 43,709 votes, Shah the Democratic primary with 29,002, and Alponte the Libertarian primary with 289.

  3. Occurred Jul 9, 2026

    race event

    Campaigns report through July 1

    All three campaigns' pre-primary reports cover April 1 to July 1, 2026. Alponte's was filed July 2, Shah's and Feely's July 9.

  4. Through Jul 1, 2026

    finance

    FEC filing snapshot

    Pre-Primary 2026, principal campaign committee FEELY FOR CONGRESS.

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Sources11 source records

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  1. Jay Feely for Congress, meet Jayhttps://www.jayfeelyforcongress.com/meet-jay

    Feely for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; 612 words. His biography.

    candidate statement

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money

  2. Jay Feely for Congress, issueshttps://www.jayfeelyforcongress.com/issues

    Feely for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; about 900 words under eight headings.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  3. Candidates for U.S. House, Arizona District 1, 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/house/?state=AZ&district=01&election_year=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01: Shah H4AZ01194, Feely H6AZ05190 (registered as THOMAS JAMES FEELY), Alponte H6AZ01488. Neither write-in named by Ballotpedia is on the list.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  4. FEELY FOR CONGRESS, itemized receipts from political committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00903088&two_year_transaction_period=2026&is_individual=false

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read with tools/fec-money/money.py on 2026-10-01: lines 11B, 11C and 12 for 2025-26, through 2026-07-01, reconciled to the filed totals with no difference.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. Clean Elections CD1 debate: Feely on his businesses, 3:09https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au6-jiQ9eDw&t=189s

    Arizona Clean Elections Commission and Arizona Media Association · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    3:09-3:19. Paraphrased from the host video's captions, read October 10; no second transcript, so no exact quote.

    candidate statement

    For: His businesses

  6. Thomas James Feely, candidate financial disclosure report, 2026 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Filing 10077197, his AZ01 candidate report filed August 19, 2026, covering January 1, 2025 to May 20, 2026. Schedule A lists Klein Tools Inc (private, board member and shareholder, $5,000,001-$25,000,000) and Gevity, Inc (private, angel investor, daily-health subscription company). Schedule E lists board seats at Klein Tools, Zah Group Inc and StrongWatch, manager of four Family 49 LLCs holding rental property, and President/CEO of the Feely Family Foundation. It gives no locations for the operating companies and no founding roles. sha256 c546940ef71b2c65285ef4009d274e5e36b25d0936184edd6a818613722a3637.

    official office record

    For: His businesses

  7. Official sample ballot, November 3, 2026 general election, precinct 0728 San Victor (document)

    Maricopa County (posted by the City of Scottsdale) · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Maricopa County's own ballot, stamped SAMPLE, PDF created 2026-09-03. Prints SHAH, AMISH (DEM); FEELY IV, THOMAS "JAY" (REP); ALPONTE, MONICA (LBT) and one write-in line for U.S. Representative in Congress, District 1. The Secretary of State and county election sites block scripts; this copy was read from the City of Scottsdale's site.

    official election record

    For: County sample ballot published

  8. Official canvass, 2026 primary election (document)

    Arizona Secretary of State · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Read in the owner's browser because the site blocks scripts. Page 1 gives each District 1 candidate's primary total.

    official election record

    For: Primary results

  9. AMISH FOR ARIZONA, pre-primary report 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00836502/?cycle=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. Unamended pre-primary report covering 2026-04-01 to 2026-07-01, file number 1989705, beginning image 202607099874846113, received 2026-07-09. Cash on hand and debt are period-end figures.

    fec filing

    For: Campaigns report through July 1

  10. FEELY FOR CONGRESS, pre-primary report 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00903088/?cycle=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. Unamended pre-primary report covering 2026-04-01 to 2026-07-01, file number 1989615, beginning image 202607099874840169, received 2026-07-09. Cash on hand and debt are period-end figures.

    fec filing

    For: Campaigns report through July 1; FEC filing snapshot

  11. MONICA ALPONTE FOR CONGRESS, pre-primary report 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00945287/?cycle=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. Unamended pre-primary report covering 2026-04-01 to 2026-07-01, file number 1987711, beginning image 202607029874737747, received 2026-07-02. Cash on hand and debt are period-end figures.

    fec filing

    For: Campaigns report through July 1

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