Case File #AZ-04 — Stanton, G.
United States Congress • 119th Session • District AZ-04

Where is STANTON?

Case Open — Under Review

Corporate cash. Broken promises. A record that doesn't add up.

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Exhibit A — Subject Profile
Rep. Greg Stanton
Subject: Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
Full Name Gregory John Stanton
District Arizona's 4th (formerly 9th)
In Office Since January 2019 (4th term)
Prior Role Mayor of Phoenix (2012–2018)
Bills Signed Into Law 1
Rep. Greg Stanton attending a congressional committee markup remotely from a boat
Dereliction of Duty
July 17, 2020 — Committee Vote

Your Congressman Voted From a Boat.

During a five-hour House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee markup, Stanton cast his vote remotely — visibly bobbing on a boat while away visiting family in Utah.3 Arizona was in the middle of a COVID surge.30 His own words that day: "I messed up and I'm sorry for it."4

Exhibit B

Follow the Money

He talks about working families. His donor list tells a different story. 29% from PACs. Under 5% from small donors.5,6 Who is he really working for?

Rep. Greg Stanton in a gray suit glancing sideways against a dark background
Exhibit B
The Money Trail

29% from PACs. Under 5% from the voters he answers to.5,6

0%
Of 2024 Campaign Cash From PACs5,6
$0
From PACs Since 20176
0
More From PACs Than Small Donors, 2024 Cycle6
4.7%
From Small Donors Under $2006
Top Industry

Lawyers & Law Firms

$899K

His #1 industry donor category across his House career (2017–2024) — by a wide margin.7

Small Donor Gap

Under 5% From Actual Voters

4.7%

Just 4.7% of his 2024-cycle money came from small donors under $200. PACs gave more than 6x as much.6 Funded by organizations, not voters.

Stanton with VP Kamala Harris on the tarmac
Party Over District
2026: Opposed ICE & DHS Funding

Loyal to the Party. Not to AZ-04.

In a border state, Stanton opposed the ICE funding bill in January 2026 — calling it "a paramilitary-style mass deportation operation"8 — and voted against DHS funding weeks later.9 GovTrack's 2024 report card ties him for the fewest bills with bicameral support in the Arizona delegation.10 He doesn't represent his district. He represents his party.

Exhibit C
City Hall Records

The Phoenix Files

Mayor of Phoenix, 2012–2018.11 A broken tax pledge and a police force at a 15-year per-capita low. He didn't fix it — he left mid-term to run for Congress.11

Greg Stanton celebrating with a raised fist at an election night podium
He Left Mid-Term
The Way Up

Celebrating the next rung on the ladder. Phoenix was never a priority.

Police Staffing Crisis

A 15-Year Per-Capita Low

On his watch, sworn staffing bottomed out at 2,742 officers in 2015 — down 646 from Phoenix's 2008 peak of 3,388.12 The police union called it a 15-year per-capita low.13

Broken Promise

The Food Tax Flip-Flop

Pledged to repeal Phoenix's 2% food tax by April 2013 — then backed off and kept it; it wasn't fully phased out until 2015.14,15 City figures showed the money could have funded more than 350 police officers.16

Exhibit D
Bills & Votes

The Congressional Record

Seven years in Washington. 79 bills and resolutions introduced. Exactly one signed into law.1

Rep. Greg Stanton on a video call
1 Bill in 7 Years
Legislative Output

Seven years in Washington. One law to show for it.1

Police Reform

Voted to Limit Qualified Immunity

Voted for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would roll back qualified immunity protections for officers.17 Phoenix police hit a 15-year per-capita staffing low while he was mayor13 — then he went to Congress and voted to cut their legal protections.

Legislation

1 Bill Signed in 7 Years

Of 79 bills and resolutions he has introduced since 2019, exactly one has been signed into law.1,18

January 14, 2025

Voted NO on the Women and Girls in Sports Act

H.R. 28 would make it a Title IX violation for federally funded schools to let biological males compete in girls’ and women’s sports. It passed the House 218–206 — Stanton voted no, with all but two Democrats.32 The Supreme Court has since upheld state laws protecting girls’ sports, Justice Kavanaugh writing that “Title IX allows schools to provide separate women’s and men’s sports teams defined by biological sex.”33

GovTrack's 2024 report card: tied for the fewest bills with bicameral support in the Arizona delegation — and the 3rd fewest bills introduced.10
Exhibit E
The Left Flank

The Silence File

On antisemitism, Stanton signs the group letter when it costs nothing.19 But as the anti-Israel far left has radicalized his own party — in his own state — the record shows a follower, not a leader: no signature legislation of his own,1 and not one word of confrontation on the record.

November 2023

Silent as Antisemitism Hit ASU

ASU canceled a Rashida Tlaib campus event days after the House censured her over her rhetoric on the Israel–Hamas war — and after bipartisan Arizona lawmakers declared her "extremist, antisemitic views are not welcome" in this state.20 Watchdogs sounded the alarm.21 Dr. Jasser spoke out on the air.22 From Stanton, in his own backyard — nothing on the record.

March 2024

"Check Stanton for a Pulse"

When anti-Israel demonstrators came after Stanton himself, he showed exactly the fight his record predicts. Dr. Jasser posted the video with a diagnosis: "Someone check the current Congressman @gregstantonaz for a pulse."23

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The Platner Test

His Party Drew a Line. He Didn't.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner: a tattoo resembling a Nazi SS symbol (he says he didn't know, and covered it up), inflammatory online posts,24 and a sexual-assault allegation he denies. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren told him to step aside; Arizona's own Sen. Ruben Gallego rescinded his endorsement.25 Platner has since ended his campaign.31 Stanton, start to finish? No statement on the record.

July 2026 — At the Hip

Standing With Ansari as She Turned

All spring, Stanton stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Rep. Yassamin Ansari — joint ICE facility visits, joint press conferences.26,27 Then Ansari went on Mehdi Hasan's outlet Zeteo to accuse Israel of "genocide" and pledge never to take another dime from pro-Israel groups — a reversal that left Arizona Jewish leaders saying they'd been "played."28,29 Her closest partner in the delegation? Silent.

Rep. Greg Stanton and Rep. Yassamin Ansari recording a joint video statement
At the Hip
Joint Statement, 2026

Side by side all spring — and silent when she turned.26,28

Exhibit F
Timeline

Case History

2011

Elected Mayor of Phoenix

Backs repealing the city's food tax.14,16

2013

Backs Off the Food-Tax Pledge

The tax outlives his April 2013 repeal promise — it isn't fully phased out until 2015.15 The money could have funded 350+ officers.16

2015

Police Staffing Hits a 15-Year Low

2,742 sworn officers — down from a 2008 peak of 3,388.12 The police union calls it a 15-year per-capita low.13

May 2018

Leaves Mid-Term

Resigns as mayor to run for Congress.11

July 2020

Votes From a Boat

Casts a remote committee vote from a boat in Utah, mid-COVID surge.30 "I messed up and I'm sorry for it."3,4

Nov 2023

Silence at ASU

ASU cancels a Rashida Tlaib event as bipartisan lawmakers condemn her "extremist, antisemitic views."20 Stanton, in his own backyard: nothing on the record.

Mar 2024

"Check Stanton for a Pulse"

Anti-Israel demonstrators come after Stanton.23

Jan 2025

Votes Against Protecting Girls’ Sports

H.R. 28 passes the House 218–206; Stanton votes no, with all but two Democrats.32 The Supreme Court later upholds girls’-sports laws.33

2025 — Present

Case Remains Open

Opposes the ICE funding bill; votes against DHS funding.8,9 One bill signed into law in seven years.1 And as his party's leaders confront Platner and Ansari turns on Israel — silence.25,28

Exhibit G — Absence Report

Where Is He?

0
Signed into law in 7 years1
FEWEST
Bills with bicameral support, AZ delegation (tied)10
3rd FEWEST
Bills introduced, AZ delegation10
4.7%
From small donors6
Stanton phoning it in on cable news from home
Another cable news hit from the couch. Another empty seat in AZ-04.
Verdict: Unfit for AZ-04

Arizona Deserves
an Answer.

The evidence is public. The record is clear. It's time to close this case.

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Appendix — Sources & Citations

The Evidence File

Sources & Citations — 33 on file ▾
  1. Congress.gov — Rep. Greg Stanton, sponsored legislation & enacted laws. congress.gov/member/greg-stanton/S001211
  2. GovTrack.us — Rep. Greg Stanton, legislative statistics. (Note: GovTrack's broader “enacted” metric also credits companion bills; the one-bill-signed figure follows Congress.gov's strict count of his own sponsored bills.) govtrack.us/congress/members/greg_stanton/412753
  3. Washington Examiner, “‘I messed up’: Arizona congressman draws criticism for voting remotely on a boat,” July 17, 2020. washingtonexaminer.com
  4. Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton), X/Twitter, July 17, 2020. twitter.com/repgregstanton/status/1284263559095029762
  5. OpenSecrets — Greg Stanton, campaign finance summary, 2023–2024 cycle. opensecrets.org
  6. Federal Election Commission — Greg Stanton (H8AZ09040), financial summaries. 2023–24 cycle: $806,686 from PACs vs. $130,327 from unitemized small donors (4.7% of $2.8M raised; 6.2x); PAC contributions 2017–2024 total $3.13M. fec.gov/data/candidate/H8AZ09040
  7. OpenSecrets — Greg Stanton, industry totals (Lawyers/Law Firms, career: $899,706). opensecrets.org
  8. Office of Rep. Greg Stanton, “Stanton Opposes ICE Funding Bill Without Increased Oversight, Demands Accountability,” Jan. 22, 2026. stanton.house.gov
  9. Office of Rep. Greg Stanton, “Stanton Statement on DHS Funding Vote,” Feb. 3, 2026. stanton.house.gov
  10. GovTrack.us — 2024 Report Card: Rep. Greg Stanton (118th Congress). govtrack.us/.../report-card/2024
  11. Wikipedia — “Greg Stanton” (mayoral tenure 2012–2018, May 2018 resignation, 2022 redistricting). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Stanton
  12. KJZZ (Christina Estes), “After Years Of Hiring, Why Isn’t Phoenix Police Department Fully Staffed?” Feb. 27, 2019. kjzz.org
  13. Phoenix New Times (Miriam Wasser), “Citizens Blast Phoenix’s Plan to Hire More Cops,” Sept. 10, 2015. phoenixnewtimes.com
  14. Tax Foundation, “Phoenix to Tax Groceries,” Feb. 3, 2010. taxfoundation.org
  15. KJZZ, “Phoenix City Council Votes To End Food Tax, Eventually,” Oct. 16, 2013. kjzz.org
  16. Townhall (Rachel Alexander), citing City of Phoenix figures on food-tax revenue, Aug. 19, 2013. townhall.com
  17. Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Roll Call 60, H.R. 1280 (George Floyd Justice in Policing Act), Mar. 3, 2021. clerk.house.gov/Votes/202160
  18. Office of Rep. Greg Stanton, “President Signs Stanton’s Bipartisan SCOTUS Security Bill,” Dec. 2019. stanton.house.gov
  19. Jewish Insider, “Bipartisan House members to urge Biden to take action on antisemitism” (~55 signers, incl. Rep. Stanton), May 28, 2021. jewishinsider.com
  20. Arizona’s Family (azfamily.com), “ASU cancels campus speech by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib sponsored by pro-Palestinian groups,” Nov. 17, 2023 (incl. bipartisan lawmakers’ “extremist, antisemitic views” statement and the House censure context). azfamily.com
  21. StopAntisemitism (X), on the Tlaib event at ASU, Nov. 2023. x.com/stopantisemites
  22. Dr. Zuhdi Jasser on The Seth Leibsohn Show (X), on the ASU/Tlaib event, Nov. 2023. x.com/sethleibsohn
  23. Dr. Zuhdi Jasser (X), video post — “Someone check the current Congressman @gregstantonaz for a pulse #AZ04,” Mar. 2024. x.com/drzuhdijasser
  24. CBS News, “Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner says he covered up tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol,” Oct. 2025 (incl. deleted online posts; Platner says he was unaware of the symbol’s meaning). cbsnews.com
  25. CNN, “Pressure mounts on Platner to end Maine Senate bid, including from longtime ally Bernie Sanders,” Jul. 6, 2026 (Sen. Gallego rescinds his endorsement; Sanders and Warren call on Platner to step aside; Platner denies the allegation). cnn.com
  26. KJZZ, “Conditions in Arizona ICE facility are ‘horrifying,’ lawmakers say after surprise visit” (Reps. Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva), Apr. 10, 2026. kjzz.org
  27. KTAR, “ICE facility conditions in Mesa shock Congress members” (Reps. Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva). ktar.com
  28. Drop Site News (X), reporting Rep. Ansari’s Zeteo interview: calls Israel’s actions “genocide,” pledges to stop accepting pro-Israel lobby money incl. AIPAC, Jul. 2026. x.com/DropSiteNews
  29. Jewish Insider, “Arizona Jewish leaders regret supporting Yassamin Ansari after she turns against Israel,” Jul. 2, 2026 (“I still really can’t believe how she played us”). jewishinsider.com
  30. PBS NewsHour, “How Arizona became such a COVID-19 hot spot,” July 2020 (state hospitalizations peaked; Arizona reported as many new daily cases as the entire EU on July 8, 2020). pbs.org
  31. Fox News, “Platner drops out of crucial Senate race,” Jul. 8, 2026 (“we are suspending campaign operations”; he continues to deny the allegation). foxnews.com
  32. Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Roll Call 12, H.R. 28 (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025), On Passage, Jan. 14, 2025: Passed 218–206; Stanton — Nay; Democrats voting yea: Cuellar, Gonzalez (TX). Bill scope per CRS summary: Title IX violation for federally funded athletic programs to allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs designated for women or girls. clerk.house.gov/Votes/202512
  33. SCOTUSblog, “Court rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams,” Jun. 30, 2026 (Little v. Hecox / West Virginia v. B.P.J., 6–3; Kavanaugh, majority: “Title IX allows schools to provide separate women’s and men’s sports teams defined by biological sex”). scotusblog.com