Highlights
- The Greater Phoenix Chamber PAC endorsed 41 candidates for the November 2026 general election, announced Sept. 11.
- Thirty-eight of the endorsements are for Arizona Legislature seats; the list includes both Republican and Democratic candidates.
- Chamber PAC Chair John Moody said selections were made regardless of party affiliation, based on pro-business policy alignment.
- The PAC previously endorsed 36 candidates ahead of the July 21 primary, with general-election picks announced as a follow-on slate.
The Greater Phoenix Chamber Political Action Committee has endorsed 41 candidates for the 2026 general election, backing 38 Arizona Legislature hopefuls, one Corporation Commission candidate, and two Phoenix City Council incumbents whose districts border Scottsdale's commercial corridors.
Chamber PAC Chair John Moody framed the slate as a continuation of a four-decade practice. "As we have done for over 40 years, the Greater Phoenix Chamber Political Action Committee is once again proud to support pro-business candidates for state and local offices in 2026 regardless of political party affiliation," Moody said in the Sept. 11 release.
The full endorsement list includes Commissioner Kevin Thompson for Corporation Commission; Councilman Kevin Robinson (District 6) and Councilwoman Kesha Hodge Washington (District 8) for Phoenix City Council; and a legislative slate that runs from District 1 through District 30. Districts adjacent to Scottsdale include District 4 (Carine Werner, Senate; Matt Gress, House), District 8 (Janeen Connolly, House), District 13 (Julie Willoughby, Senate; Janet Weninger and Kevin Hartke, House), and District 28 (Frank Carroll, Senate; David Livingston, House).
Todd Sanders, the Chamber's president and CEO, said the PAC board evaluated candidates whose policies most closely aligned with the Chamber's mission. "The PAC Board evaluated many well-qualified candidates and chose to make primary election endorsements of those whose policies most closely aligned with the Chamber's mission and vision," Sanders said.
The Greater Phoenix Chamber PAC was established in 1978 and became the first Arizona chamber to achieve Mega PAC status in 2003, a designation it says allows it to increase financial support for endorsed candidates. It remains the only chamber in the state currently holding that status.
The Chamber made an earlier round of primary election endorsements ahead of the July 21 primary, backing 36 legislative candidates and two Corporation Commission candidates at that stage.
The general election is scheduled for November 2026.
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- phoenixchamber.com retrieved 15/09/2026 23:24
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