Jay Feely leans into Trump as swing-seat Republicans back away

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 597

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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As Republican candidates nationally skipped President Donald Trump’s “midterm convention” and have sought to separate themselves from the historically unpopular president, Republican Jay Feely took the opposite tack, joining Trump in Dallas and giving a speech to the GOP faithful.

Feely, a former NFL kicker and broadcaster, leveraged Trump’s endorsement in the July primary election to win the Republican nomination in Congressional District 1, which spans large swaths of Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain …

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