Abraham Hamadeh

Abraham Hamadeh (Republican Party) (also known as Abe) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Hamadeh (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Abraham Hamadeh was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1991. He earned an undergraduate degree in political science from Arizona State University in 2012 and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 2016. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 2016 to 2022 and reached the rank of Captain. His career experience includes working as a prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.^[1]^[2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Hamadeh was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

Elections

2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Incumbent Abraham Hamadeh, Jillian Barfield, and Bernadette Greene Placentia are running in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Abraham Hamadeh (R)
		Jillian Barfield (D)
		Bernadette Greene Placentia (D)

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
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Endorsements

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President Donald Trump (R)

2024

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Abraham Hamadeh defeated Gregory Whitten in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Abraham Hamadeh (R)	56.5	208,269
	Gregory Whitten (D)	43.5	160,344

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,613
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jeremy Spreitzer (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Gregory Whitten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Whitten	100.0	47,406

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,406
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Abraham Hamadeh	29.9	30,686
	Blake Masters	25.7	26,422
	Ben Toma	21.0	21,549
	Trent Franks	16.3	16,714
	Anthony Kern	4.8	4,922
	Patrick Briody	2.3	2,336
	Isiah Gallegos (Write-in)	0.0	35

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,664
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Debbie Lesko (R)

Endorsements

Hamadeh received the following endorsements.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R)
Kari Lake (R) - U.S. Sen. cand.
Former President Donald Trump (R)
Frmr. Ariz. Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward (R)
Republicans for National Renewal

Pledges

Hamadeh signed the following pledges.

U.S. Term Limits

2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Arizona

Kris Mayes defeated Abraham Hamadeh and Samantha Severson in the general election for Attorney General of Arizona on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kris Mayes (D)	49.9	1,254,809
	Abraham Hamadeh (R)	49.9	1,254,529
	Samantha Severson (L) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3,052

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,512,390
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Michael Kielsky (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Arizona

Kris Mayes advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kris Mayes	100.0	556,351

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 556,351
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Diego Rodriguez (D)
Bob McWhirter (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Arizona

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Abraham Hamadeh	33.6	265,636
	Rodney Glassman	23.6	186,863
	Andrew W. Gould	16.7	132,253
	Dawn Grove	12.0	94,670
	Lacy Cooper	8.6	67,742
	Tiffany Shedd	5.6	44,453

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 791,617
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Arizona

Michael Kielsky advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Kielsky (Write-in)	100.0	571

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 571
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Abraham is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and just returned from a 14 month long deployment to Saudi Arabia. On behalf of the United States Army, Abraham negotiated military sales and managed the training for Saudi Arabia’s domestic security forces both in the Kingdom and in the United States. He implemented the first of its kind new enhanced security vetting in response to the 2019 Pensacola terrorist attack. His direct counterparts were generals, colonels, and lieutenant colonels in the Saudi forces as well as high ranking civilians in their respective ministries. Abraham is a former prosecutor of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Abraham has appeared in court to prosecute criminals, uphold victims’ rights, and seek justice for the community. Abraham earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Arizona State University and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law. During his law studies, Abraham was awarded the Udall Fellowship by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council which placed him at the city, county, state, and federal prosecutor offices.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Border Security is National Security. Our borders are not protected, and they’re not secure. As Attorney General, I will enforce state laws since the federal government refuses to take action. Create a Task Force unit within our law enforcement agency to target border crimes. Drug cartels are invading our southern border and even our neighborhoods; we must classify them as terrorists and protect our communities.
Our country demands free and FAIR elections. As Attorney General, I will rebuild the confidence of our elections by prosecuting election fraud to the fullest extent of the law. The day I take office in January 2023 we will prioritize the Election Integrity Unit and increase the number of prosecutors and investigators in order to be prepared and protect the 2024 election. Confidence in our elections is the cornerstone to our country – we must restore voters trust.
The left has infiltrated every aspect of our lives and is trying to erase history in order to reshape the future. We cannot accept their radical dismantling of our nation’s history. Our society demands freedom of speech and thought. Many Arizonans themselves have been censored by Big Tech. The behemoths of the tech world have made their success due to the free-market America affords them, yet they openly criticize it and stifle free speech. Big Tech has even censored President Trump while allowing terrorists to have a global platform. As Attorney General I will always protect Arizonans’ First Amendment rights.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Republicans can’t afford more politicians who are low energy, perennial losing candidates, or lobbyists. Arizona needs an Attorney General with bold leadership who will bring new energy, big ideas, and BOLD action to fight back against the radical left. As Attorney General, I will FIGHT for our state, our country, and ALWAYS defend the Constitution.

There’s a war on our police waged by the radical left. Not only are they defunding the police in cities across the country, but more importantly, they’re demoralizing our law enforcement officers. There’s been a 27% increase in the homicide rate in Arizona, criminals no longer fear any repercussions for their crimes. As Attorney General, I will restore LAW and ORDER and restore morale with our law enforcement officers.

Without the Second Amendment, no other Amendment is secured. I oppose “red-flag” laws, and as Attorney General, I will fight back against the federal government’s intrusion into our sacred right to defend ourselves.

As Attorney General, we will create an Office of Military Legal Assistance that will provide free services to Active-Duty, Reserve, National Guard, and retired service-members on civil law matters. There’s a limit on what military JAG lawyers can assist with, and the Arizona Attorney General’s new Office of Military Legal Assistance will help bridge that gap to the 10% of Arizonans who have answered their nation’s call to serve.

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Campaign finance summary

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Abraham Hamadeh campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Arizona District 8	Candidacy Declared general	$453,703	$242,388
2024*	U.S. House Arizona District 8	Won general	$1,994,019	$1,957,610
2022	Attorney General of Arizona	Lost general	$2,139,212	$2,142,103
Grand total			$4,586,934	$4,342,101
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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Notable ballot measure endorsements by Abraham Hamadeh
Measure	Position	Outcome
Arizona Proposition 140, Single Primary for All Candidates and Possible RCV General Election Initiative (2024) ^source	Oppose	Defeated

Personal finance disclosures

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Preceded by Debbie Lesko (R)	U.S. House Arizona District 8 2025-Present	Succeeded by -

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ruben Gallego (D)

Mark Kelly (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Yassamin Ansari (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Vacancies (1)

[1] United States Congress, "HAMADEH, Abraham J.," accessed June 5, 2025

[2] LinkedIn, "Abraham Hamadeh," accessed December 18, 2024

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Abraham Hamadeh

Biography

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Elections

2026

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Endorsements

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Pledges

2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Arizona

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Arizona

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Arizona

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Arizona

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

2024

2022

Campaign finance summary

Notable endorsements

Personal finance disclosures

Analysis

119th Congress (2025-2027)

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