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Political Notebook: Big money flows into Tucson-area congressional races
Candidates running for the two Tucson-area congressional seats in 2026 are already raising big money.
Campaign finance reports covering the first three months of the year had to be filed with the Federal Elections Commission by April 15.
In the race for Congressional District 6, huge sums of cash have already flowed in for Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani and Democratic challenger Joanna Mendoza.
Ciscomani’s campaign reported entering the year with over $236,000 ($236,560.89) on-hand and raising over $660,000 through March. Nearly $260,000 came from individual donors, and over $400,000 came from PACs and “Political Party Committees.”
The campaign also reported receiving over $589,000 in transferred funds, all of which came from the Ciscomani Victory Fund. In its own April 15 filing, the fund reported raising nearly $592,000 through March.
Ciscomani’s campaign reported spending over $248,000 through March, and entering April with over $1.2 million on-hand.
Mendoza, the Democratic cha