Kevin McCarthy’s super PAC poured millions of dollars into our opponent’s campaign. Our incredible grassroots supporters gave everything they had, but we were outspent 6:1. In the end, we lost by just one percentage point — a smaller margin than any of our doubters expected.
This cycle is different.
We’ve proven that we are more than capable of flipping this seat blue. We’ve built a winning campaign and were in the field from the jump. And critical organizations, including the DCCC, bought in early.
Now, our hard work is paying off. A new poll is showing us one point ahead of my Republican opponent!
We’ve still got a long, tough road to Election Day. But this is another sign that we're reaching voters where they are — and we’ll be ready to flip this seat in November.
Kirsten is a mom, an environmental attorney, and a former State Legislator who has spent the past six years fighting to restore funding to public schools, protect Arizona's natural resources, and make our communities safer.
She’s ready to take that fight to Washington to find common-sense solutions to the challenges we’re facing here in Arizona's Sixth Congressional District.