Polling Average
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45.3%
43.3%
$16.7K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
JoAnna Mendoza is trading at 79% to win the AZ-06 House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Marine (retired)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationArizona
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BackgroundU.S. Marine (retired)
Notable personal detailsJoAnna Mendoza is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. She is a retired U.S. Marine and U.S. Navy veteran who served about 20 years in the military, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and later worked advocating for veterans navigating benefits and transition services. She is a mother and has described herself publicly as a lifelong public servant from Pinal County, Arizona.
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Political Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports modernizing the tax code to close corporate loopholes and use recovered revenue to fund public education, healthcare, infrastructure, and other programs; criticizes budgets that give tax breaks to the wealthy while cutting social programs. Advocates taxing corporations and wealthy beneficiaries more fairly to invest in services for working families.
Healthcare
JoAnna Mendoza supports expanding access to affordable healthcare and reducing barriers to coverage. She opposes Medicaid work requirements and emphasizes expanding telehealth, strengthening community hospitals, and addressing physician shortages to improve access. Her campaign frames healthcare expansion as a priority alongside lowering costs for families.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform that balances border security with humane treatment and legal pathways; opposes mass deportation efforts that target community members rather than criminals. Emphasizes securing the border while preserving access to asylum and treating migrants with dignity.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
JoAnna Mendoza supports access to abortion and broader reproductive freedoms, emphasizes protection of contraception access and reproductive healthcare for service members, and has been endorsed by pro‑choice organizations. Her campaign emphasizes defending reproductive freedom as part of expanding access to healthcare.
Climate & Energy
JoAnna Mendoza supports protecting Arizona’s water and natural resources and tackling climate change, and has expressed support for increasing renewable energy (including a stated target of 50% renewables by 2030 in past remarks).
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded gun safety measures while affirming responsible gun ownership. Endorses universal background checks, stronger safe-storage rules, tighter regulation of untraceable “ghost” guns, and increased federal funding for mental-health and community-violence-intervention programs.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 29, 2026
JoAnna Mendoza is in the news because her Arizona 6th Congressional District race remains competitive. A recent report said she did not disclose a brief marriage to a Syrian national in 1998, drawing criticism from Republican-aligned groups. Her campaign says it is a decades-old personal matter and a distraction from the race against Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani. The Arizona primary results also set the stage for the November general election, which could affect the balance of power in the U.S. House.
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Latest Polls
AZ-06 House winner?
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
JoAnna Mendoza currently averages 45.3%, ranking first in this race, 2.0 points ahead of the nearest opponent.
Polling average: 45.3%Position: firstMargin: +2.0 ptsLatest poll: 47.0% (Jun 8 - 11)Polls included: 3
Average recalculated from polls through Jun 8 - 11.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
AZ-06 House winner?
Endorsers of JoAnna Mendoza for AZ-06 House winner?
Mark Kelly
Elected official
Senator Mark Kelly is listed as an endorser on JoAnna Mendoza's endorsements page.
Elissa Slotkin
Elected official
Senator Elissa Slotkin is listed as an endorser on JoAnna Mendoza's endorsements page.
Gabby Giffords
Political organization
Gabby Giffords is described as an endorser of JoAnna Mendoza on campaign materials.
Foreign Policy for America
Public endorsement
Foreign Policy for America endorsed JoAnna Mendoza for election to the U.S. Congress representing Arizona's 6th Congressional District.
Reproductive Freedom for All
Public endorsement
Reproductive Freedom for All endorsed JoAnna Mendoza in Arizona's 6th Congressional District election.
GIFFORDS PAC
Political organization
GIFFORDS PAC endorsed JoAnna Mendoza for Congress in Arizona's 6th Congressional District.
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
Total raisedCash on hand
$7.4M
$5.5M
$3.7M
$1.8M
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$7.4M
$3.3M
$4.1M
$215.5K
Source: FEC