Polling Average
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30.5%
Democrat
Kai Newkirk
AZ-04 Democratic nominee?
$143.8K
JUL 22, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical organizer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationArizona
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BackgroundPolitical organizer
Notable personal detailsKai Newkirk is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Arizona's 4th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is a progressive organizer, activist, writer, and mindfulness meditation teacher based in Tempe, Arizona. He is the founder and president of For All, a Tempe-based center for nonviolent action and organizing.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports major tax increases on the very wealthy and large corporations, including a wealth tax and higher top income rates, taxation of capital gains at ordinary income rates, and expanded IRS enforcement to collect unpaid taxes; advocates using those revenues to fund large social programs (Medicare for All, universal child care, housing, etc.).
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and major public health expansions to guarantee affordable, universal healthcare coverage. Campaign platform lists Medicare for All as a core policy to make Arizona affordable.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports dismantling ICE, restructuring DHS, and comprehensive immigration reform focused on humane treatment and expanded protections. He frames immigration enforcement as needing fundamental reform and emphasizes putting humanity at the center of immigration policy.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports restoring and codifying federal protections for abortion rights and taking legislative steps (including ending the filibuster) to enable Congress to protect reproductive freedom. Has organized and led campaigns and nonviolent actions aimed at defending reproductive rights and opposing filibuster obstruction to codifying abortion access.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive clean-energy expansion and federal action to lower fossil fuel dependence, including rapid expansion of solar infrastructure, repurposing fossil-fuel subsidies, windfall oil profits taxes to fund consumer rebates, stronger investment in electric vehicles and public transit, and water-conservation investments. Advocates for policy measures to freeze utility rate increases and deploy large-scale energy-efficient housing and infrastructure projects. Has a history of climate activism calling for urgent federal recognition of the climate emergency.
Polls
AZ-04 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$151.1K
$113.4K
$75.6K
$37.8K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$151.1K
$90.9K
$60.3K
$3.2K
Source: FEC
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