Arizona Congressional District 3 Debates: Republicans, Democrats take the stage

PHOENIX - The candidates for Arizona's Congressional District 3 take the stage for debates on Wednesday night.

The CD 3 seat is currently held by Congressman Ruben Gallego, who is running for U.S. Senate.

CD 3 includes most of southern, western and downtown Phoenix, as well as a portion of Glendale.

The Republicans held their debate on May 22 at 4 p.m., while the Democrats debated at 6 p.m.

Many topics were discussed, including the border and inflation.

The Republican candidates attempted to separate from each other on immigration, especially on the path to becoming a citizen, while Democrats focused on the rhetoric around the border issue, saying there needs to be a change to how we look at the issue.

Republican candidates

Arizona CD-3 Republican Debate

Republican candidates Jeff Zink and Jesus David Mendoza debate in the Congressional District 3 race.

Jesus David Mendoza - engineer
Jeff Zink - former pastor

Democratic candidates

Arizona CD-3 Democratic Debate

Democratic candidates Duane Wooten, Raquel Teran, and Yassamin Ansari debate in the Congressional District 3 race.

Three candidates participated in the debate:

Raquel Teran - former State Senator
Duane M. Wooten - physician
Yassamin Ansari - former Phoenix Vice Mayor

Both parties will select candidates in the primary election on July 30. As for the general election, this district has mostly voted Democrat since 2012.

Gallego won in 2022, by a more than 50% margin.