Megabill vote plagues Arizona moderate’s reelection fight
By Timothy Cama | 07/17/2026 06:18 AM EDT
Republican Juan Ciscomani is defending his vote in the face of layoffs in his district.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona arriving to the weekly meeting of House GOP members on June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AFP via Getty Images
If there is one congressional district where last year’s vote to slash renewable energy tax credits will matter in the midterm elections, it might be in southeastern Arizona.
The sprawling 6th District has seen a clean energy boom in recent years fueled by tax incentives from the Democrats’ 2022 climate law. But Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani — seeking a third term — voted with nearly every member of his party last year to phase out those credits.
It’s a vote Democrats and their allies hope will haunt Ciscomani as they try once again to unseat him in a race that could help decide the balance of power in Washington next year.
“Juan Ciscomani claimed to support clean energy, renewables, all those …