Nicholas Blair

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Nicholas Blair

Democratic Party

Personal

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio

Religion

Agnostic

Profession

Business executive

Nicholas Blair (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 9th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.

Blair completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Nicholas Blair was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His professional experience includes working as a business executive.

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Paul Gosar defeated Quacy Smith in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar (R)	65.3	249,583
		Quacy Smith (D)	34.7	132,640

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382,223
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Quacy Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Quacy Smith	100.0	33,784

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,784
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Lucier (D)
• Brandon Donnelly (D)
• Nicholas Blair (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Paul Gosar advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar	100.0	89,308

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,308
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Blair in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Nicholas Blair completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Blair'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.

I am a political novice that cares deeply about our state and our country. I have spent the last 25 years building a successful career in sales and marketing. I am running for this office because care deeply about Democratic values, and I wanted to be absolutely certain that Paul Gosar did not run unopposed.

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?

• Fight to Protect Reproductive and LGBTQ rights
• Work to shrink the wealth gap. Expand the middle class. Living wages for workers.
• Environmental protections, securing Arizona’s future water supply.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Economic

- [ ] Middle class tax cuts
- [ ] Billionaire tax
- [ ] Protect Social Security
- [ ] Bank oversight
- [ ] American manufacturing
- [ ] Home ownership
- [ ] Consumer protection

AZ & the Environment
- [ ] Water for the future
- [ ] Solar affordability
- [ ] Climate disaster planning and preparation

Reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights
- [ ] Health and safety
- [ ] Mental health
- [ ] Privacy

Education & Work
- [ ] College and/or career training for all
- [ ] Protect free speech, No banned books
- [ ] Increase Teacher pay
- [ ] Close the gender pay gap
- [ ] Raise the federal minimum wage
- [ ] Worker rights- the gig economy

International
- [ ] Clear Path to citizenship
- [ ] Support for Ukraine

- [ ] Global environmental initiatives

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

Protecting democracy. Protecting voter rights, stopping voter suppression efforts. Curbing the rise of extremism.

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

No. I believe that the term length should be four years

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Term limits should be reevaluated. Particularly the lifetime term of Supreme Court Justices.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Katie Porter

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I am running for this office for my adult daughter. I want to secure a better future for her. Her body, her choices. A career with a living wage. The environment she will live in.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

I do believe that compromise is necessary and desirable for policy making.

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Campaign finance summary

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Nicholas Blair campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Arizona District 9	Withdrew primary	$5,100	$5,100
Grand total			$5,100	$5,100
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

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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)