Highlights
- Mark DeLuzio of Scottsdale gave $3,500 to the Whatley Victory Committee on June 25, 2026, per FEC records.
- DeLuzio lists his employer as DELUZIO MARK and his occupation as CEO in the federal disclosure.
- DeLuzio previously ran for U.S. House in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District as a Republican in the 2022 cycle.
- The Whatley Victory Committee carries FEC committee ID C00914176; no cross-reference to pending Scottsdale agenda items was found in available public records.
Mark DeLuzio, a Scottsdale-based CEO who ran for U.S. House in Arizona in 2022, gave $3,500 to the Whatley Victory Committee on June 25, 2026, according to a public filing with the Federal Election Commission. The committee carries FEC ID C00914176.
The disclosure lists DeLuzio's address as Scottsdale, AZ 85266, his employer as DELUZIO MARK, and his occupation as CEO. The contribution falls in the 2026 election cycle.
DeLuzio is publicly identified as the principal architect of the Danaher Business System and a figure in the Lean management movement, according to Lean 911, a podcast he hosts. His firm, Lean Horizons, marked its 25th anniversary in July 2026.
On the political side, FEC candidate records show DeLuzio filed as a Republican candidate for Arizona's 2nd Congressional District in the 2022 cycle under committee DELUZIO FOR CONGRESS (C00799239). A separate public disclosure tracked by OpenPolitical shows he received $48,507 in expense reimbursements from that committee across four payments between February and July 2022.
The Signal found no cross-reference in available public records connecting DeLuzio to pending Scottsdale city agenda items, city contracts, or city board appointments at the time of this filing. No bundling pattern with other Scottsdale donors to the Whatley Victory Committee was identifiable from the single-record disclosure.
The FEC receipt is a public record; naming is standard practice under federal campaign finance disclosure law. No allegation of wrongdoing is implied or established by the filing.
Who is the Whatley Victory Committee?
The Whatley Victory Committee is registered with the FEC under committee ID C00914176. The Signal's available source material does not identify the candidate or officeholder the committee supports; readers can search the committee directly in the FEC database for current filings.
Additional FEC disclosures from the 2026 cycle are expected as the reporting deadline passes; the Signal will update coverage if a pattern of Scottsdale-area donors to the same committee emerges.
Sources
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- FEC.gov retrieved 22/07/2026 15:22
- lean911.com retrieved 22/07/2026 15:22
- openpolitical.com retrieved 22/07/2026 15:22
Authored by The Scottsdale Signal. Drafted by AI from primary-source material under our beat-specific editorial guides; reviewed by humans before publish under our five-gate process. Sources retrieved at 22/07/2026 15:22. Every claim traces to a source.
