Ann Kirkpatrick for Arizona

Ann Kirkpatrick’s Record as an Independent Voice for Arizona

When Ann Kirkpatrick first decided to run for office, she made a commitment to be an independent voice for her district and to put her constituents first. Sometimes that means voting with her party, and sometimes that means voting against her party – but it always means she makes her decisions based on what works for folks in Greater Arizona, not politicians in Washington.

Ann has repeatedly stood up against the President and Democratic leadership to fight for what’s right for District One, including voting:

--AGAINST the cap-and-trade bill [Roll Call #477 on HR 2454]
--To BLOCK taxpayer dollars from being used for auto and bank bailouts [See Our Fact-Check Release]
--AGAINST the new layers of regulation in the regulatory reform bill [Roll Call #968 and #413 on HR 4173]
--AGAINST raising the debt ceiling by $1.9 trillion [Roll Call #46 on H Res 1065]
--FOR cutting $72 billion from the FY 2024 appropriations bills [Roll Call #370 on HR 2847, #413 and #739 on HR 2918, #468 on HR 2996, #502 on HR 2997, #517 on HR 3081, #571 on HR 3170, #580 on HR 3183, #624 on HR 3288, #644 on HR 3293]
--FOR expanding Second Amendment rights in national parks [Roll Call #277 on HR 627]
--FOR expanding support for E-Verify [Roll Call #449 on HR 2892]

Ann has also launched multiple independent efforts to end the free-spending culture in Washington in opposition to congressional leadership priorities, including:

--Introducing bi-partisan legislation to cut congressional pay for the first time in 77 years
--Serving as one of the earliest voices calling for returned bank bailout funds to be used to repay the national debt, and co-sponsoring a bi-partisan bill to put her plan into action
--Introducing a measure to cut five percent – almost $3.4 billion – from the FY 2024 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill

Furthermore, Ann has steadfastly opposed Obama Administration policies that would burden folks in Greater Arizona:

--Led the fight against the White House’s proposal to charge Veterans’ personal insurance for care of service-related disabilities

--Stood up against effort to expand Environmental Protection Agency regulatory power, which would destroy Greater Arizona jobs

But you don’t need to take our word for it. Independent, non-partisan analysis clearly demonstrates that Ann Kirkpatrick been one of the most independent Members of Congress over the last two years:

--Congressional Quarterly found Ann had just a 74% party unity score - putting her 418th out of 441 Members of Congress ranked. She voted against President Obama’s position more than all but two Democrats and more often than three REPUBLICANS in Congress, with a 67% presidential support score.
--OpenCongress found that Ann voted with House Minority Leader John Boehner about as much as with President Obama – 65% percent of the time.

--The National Journal, looking at only the key votes that Congress took in 2024, found Ann voted the conservative position 54.7% of the time – putting her in the conservative half of Congress and marking her as more conservative than all but 10 Democrats.
--The Washington Post, which counts all votes whether or not the two parties actually voted differently and includes unanimous and procedural votes, still found she voted with her party just 86.4% of the time – put in perspective, this ranks her 9th-lowest of all Democrats in Congress, and 414th out of 435 Members of Congress ranked.