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Rep. David Schweikert

Representative for Arizona’s 6th District

pronounced DAY-vid // SHWĪ-kert

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Schweikert is the representative for Arizona’s 6th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Schweikert is next up for reelection in 2018.

He was previously the representative for Arizona’s 5th congressional district as a Republican from 2011 to 2012.

Alleged misconduct & resolution

In 2018, Rep. Schweikert was accused of using or authorizing impermissable expenditures from his Members’ Representational Allowance and receiving improper campaign contributions. In June 2018, the House Committee on Ethics established an Investigative Subcommittee.

Jun. 28, 2018 House Committee on Ethics established an Investigative Subcommittee.
Photo of Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ6]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2017 Report Card for Schweikert.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Schweikert is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Schweikert has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

David Schweikert sits on the following committees:

Enacted Legislation

Schweikert was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:

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We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Schweikert sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Economics and Public Finance (21%) International Affairs (18%) Taxation (14%) Finance and Financial Sector (14%) Environmental Protection (11%) Health (7%) Transportation and Public Works (7%) Social Welfare (7%)

Recent Bills

Some of Schweikert’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Schweikert’s Vote Vote Description
Nay H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
Nay H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ...
No H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
Jul 15, 2015. Passed 312/119.
Aye H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ...
Nay H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ...
Nay H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ...
Yea H.R. 4681 (113th): Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Dec 10, 2014. Passed 325/100.
No H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
No H.R. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012
Aug 2, 2012. Passed 223/197.
Aye H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ...

Missed Votes

From Jan 2011 to Sep 2018, Schweikert missed 64 of 5,244 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

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