Jimmy Rodriguez

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Jimmy Rodriguez

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July 15, 2025

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Jimmy Rodriguez (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary on July 15, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 7

The following candidates are running in the special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on September 23, 2025.

		Candidate
		Adelita Grijalva (D)
		Daniel Butierez (R)
		Eduardo Quintana (G)
		Richard Grayson (No Labels Party)
		Cheval Lavers (D) (Write-in)
		Jeff Beasley (R) (Write-in)
	Submit photo	Avery Block (R) (Write-in)
		G. Seville Hatch (R) (Write-in)
	Submit photo	David McAllister (R) (Write-in)
	Submit photo	Nathaniel Irwin Sr. (No Labels Party) (Write-in)
		James Rose (No party preference) (Write-in)
		Daniel Wood (No party preference) (Write-in)
		Trista di Genova (No party preference) (Write-in)

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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7

Adelita Grijalva defeated Deja Foxx, Daniel Hernandez Jr., Patrick Harris Sr., and Jose Malvido Jr. in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on July 15, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adelita Grijalva	61.5	38,679
		Deja Foxx	22.4	14,078
		Daniel Hernandez Jr.	13.6	8,541
		Patrick Harris Sr.	1.5	925
		Jose Malvido Jr.	1.1	687

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,910
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Bies (D)
• Victor Longoria (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7

Daniel Butierez defeated Jorge Rivas and Jimmy Rodriguez in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on July 15, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Butierez	60.9	11,121
		Jorge Rivas	25.2	4,594
		Jimmy Rodriguez	14.0	2,549

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,264
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Raul Verdugo (R)

Green primary election

Special Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7

Eduardo Quintana defeated Gary Swing in the special Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on July 15, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eduardo Quintana (Write-in)	95.5	42
		Gary Swing (Write-in)	4.5	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 44
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Libertarian primary election

Special Libertarian primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
	Submit photo	Andy Fernandez Jr. (Write-in)	100.0	19

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Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 19
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No Labels Party primary election

Special No Labels Party primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7

Richard Grayson advanced from the special No Labels Party primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on July 15, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Grayson (Write-in)	100.0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1
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To qualify for the general election, primary write-in candidates for parties with continued statewide representation had to receive enough votes to meet or exceed the number of nominating petition signatures required to file for the primary. In the 2025 special election, the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties were subject to this rule. Libertarian write-in candidate Andy Fernandez Jr. did not meet the required 376 minimum write-in votes, so he did not advance to the general election.

Primary write-in candidates for recognized parties that did not have continued statewide representation did not need to meet a minimum vote count. Eduardo Quintana (G) and Richard Grayson (No Labels Party) advanced to the general election after receiving the most write-in votes in their primaries.

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2020

U.S. House - Vermont

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2020

United States House election in Vermont, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

United States House election in Vermont, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Welch (D)	67.3	238,827
		Miriam Berry (R)	27.0	95,830
	Submit photo	Peter Becker (Independent)	2.3	8,065
	Submit photo	Marcia Horne (Independent)	1.2	4,334
		Christopher Helali (Party of Communists USA)	1.0	3,432
	Submit photo	Shawn Orr (Independent)	0.5	1,926
		Jerry Trudell (Independent)	0.5	1,881
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	542

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,837
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Brimmer (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Peter Welch defeated Ralph Corbo in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Welch	95.5	101,566
	Submit photo	Ralph Corbo	4.3	4,599
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	237

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,402 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Straw (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Miriam Berry defeated Justin Tuthill, Anya Tynio, and Jimmy Rodriguez in the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Miriam Berry	32.5	14,368
		Justin Tuthill	24.7	10,915
		Anya Tynio	20.0	8,830
		Jimmy Rodriguez	18.8	8,290
		Other/Write-in votes	4.0	1,789

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,192 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Chris Brimmer defeated Cris Ericson in the Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Brimmer	58.0	469
		Cris Ericson	29.2	236
		Other/Write-in votes	12.7	103

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 808 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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U.S. House - Arizona

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Incumbent Debbie Lesko defeated Michael Muscato and Taliban Hendrix in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Lesko (R)	59.6	251,633
		Michael Muscato (D)	40.4	170,816
	Submit photo	Taliban Hendrix (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	18

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 422,467
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Risselman (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Michael Muscato defeated Bob Olsen, Bob Musselwhite, and Kyle Martin in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Muscato	54.4	35,923
		Bob Olsen	31.1	20,547
		Bob Musselwhite	14.5	9,578
	Submit photo	Kyle Martin (Write-in)	0.1	45

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,093
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Incumbent Debbie Lesko advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Lesko	100.0	105,758

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,758
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jimmy Rodriguez (R)

Campaign themes

2025

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2020

U.S. House - Vermont

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U.S. House - Arizona

Jimmy Rodriguez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rodriguez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Married 17 Years to wife Natalie

Father of Two Moved to Arizona from Texas in 2014 Local Small Business Owner Off Road Racer Race Vehicle Tuner, Data Acquisition Expert and Performance Engine Builder Running for office to fix the broken and corrupt system Ready to unite and work together with every party

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
• Genuinely Serve the people of my district (not bought or curupt)
• Support public office term limits

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Pro life

Border Security
Veteran Health
Prescription Drug Price reduction
Senior citizen Property Tax exemption

Pro Small Business

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, Transparency and communication

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Communicate the collective voice of all constituents in the district to the house. Drafting and passing bills to best serve them.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Voice of the nation under one roof.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Uniting the divided country

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Two year terms are fine.
I feel it should cap at 4 or 5 two year terms in the house.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

There should be term limits in the house.

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

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Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2025*	U.S. House Arizona District 7	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Arizona District 8	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Vermont At-large District	Lost primary	$590,150	$24,371
Grand total			$590,150	$24,371
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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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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)