Ciscomani, Mendoza spar over Trump’s spending law in CD6 debate

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 1,300

Last Updated: 23 hours, 59 minutes ago


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Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani and his challenger, Democrat JoAnna Mendoza, both tried to woo voters Thursday night in a debate by trying to distance themselves from the divisive partisan politics that have dominated in the era of Donald Trump.

Since it was drawn at the beginning of the decade, Congressional District 6 has been Arizona’s most competitive district, with an electorate that is nearly evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats.

Ciscomani has …

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