Schweikert is the representative for Arizona’s 6th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Schweikert’s current term ends on Jan 3, 2021.
He was previously the representative for Arizona’s 5th congressional district as a Republican from 2011 to 2012.
Misconduct
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 (ISC). In December of 2018, the ISC expanded its investigation and added alleged failure to make financial disclosures. On July 30, 2020, the House Committee on Ethics published their report, concluded he was guilty of all charges, recommended a reprimand and fined Schweikert $50,000. On July 31, 2020, the House voted unanimously in a voice vote to formally reprimand Rep. Schweikert.
| Jun. 28, 2018 | House Committee on Ethics established an Investigative Subcommittee. |
| Dec. 20, 2018 | House Committee on Ethics Investigative Subcommittee expanded the inquiry into more instances of improper uses of funds and to add allegations of failure to provide financial disclosures. |
| Apr. 17, 2019 | House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics report as required when the Investigative Subcommittee has not completed its work one year after its establishment. |
| May. 3, 2019 | House Committee on Ethics reauthorized for the Investigative Subcommittee for the 116th Congress. |
| Jul. 30, 2020 | House Committee on Ethics published their report, concluded he was guilty of all charges, recommended a reprimand and fined Schweikert $50,000. |
| Jul. 31, 2020 | House of Representatives voted unanimously by voice to reprimand Rep. Schweikert |
![Photo of Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ6]](/static/legislator-photos/412399-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 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 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 from Jan 6, 2015 to Nov 20, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
David Schweikert sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Ways and Means
Select Revenue Measures, Trade subcommittees
Enacted Legislation
Schweikert was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1070 (112th): Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011
- H.R. 2167 (112th): Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
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:
Taxation (28%) Health (16%) Social Welfare (16%) Finance and Financial Sector (16%) Economics and Public Finance (12%) Environmental Protection (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Schweikert’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8642: Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2020
- H.R. 8524: Blockchain Records and Transactions Act of 2020
- H.R. 7787: Invest Now Act
- H.R. 7714: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the floor on ...
- H.R. 7658: To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with ...
- H.R. 7139: Ensuring American Leadership over International Standards Act of 2019
- H.R. 5883: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an increased ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Nov 2020, Schweikert missed 70 of 6,273 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
