Christine Dargon

Calls for groundwater protections that put LD1 families ahead of unregulated corporate pumping, requiring new developments to prove long-term water supplies before building, protecting existing agricultural water rights, and investing in conservation and water reclamation. Her proposed legislation includes a Verde Valley Agricultural Water Security Act and a rural water package with groundwater monitoring, a rural water infrastructure fund and Colorado River shortage mitigation.

"I will ensure that new developments prove they have long-term water sources before they break ground."

Wants to fully fund public schools, with a proposed $60K–$65K minimum teacher salary, $40M in rural school staffing incentives, teacher stipends of up to $10K a year, CTE facility funding and free school meals in high-poverty rural districts. She says ESA vouchers pull money away from public schools and proposes accountability audits of the program.

"I will fight to fully fund our public schools, create real incentives for teachers to work in rural districts, and expand broadband"

Supports investing in technology and personnel to secure the border while also backing comprehensive immigration reform with pathways to legal status. She says Arizona agriculture depends on immigrant workers and that the legal immigration process is too slow and expensive.

"We need real border security, not political theater. I support investing in technology and personnel to secure our border."

Backs zoning reforms that remove barriers to workforce and affordable housing, state investment in rural housing infrastructure, and tenant protections. Her proposed legislation includes a rural county housing set-aside, homelessness prevention funding and extreme-heat shelter standards. She has also said housing growth must be weighed against water supply.

"Zoning reform and state investment to address the housing shortage, plus tenant protections"

Pledges to defend every eligible citizen's right to vote, especially in rural communities, and to end partisan gerrymandering. She proposes a Rural and Tribal Voting Access Act, an Election Security and Integrity Act and a Second Chance Voting Restoration Act, and is endorsed by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.

"I will defend every eligible citizen's right to vote. I will support transparent government that works for you, not special interests. And I will end the gerrymandering that divides our communities and silences our voices."

Prioritizes expanding rural healthcare access and the medical workforce so LD1 residents do not have to drive hours for care. Her proposed bills cover rural healthcare workforce, mental health and prescription drug access, and medical debt protections (hospital financial-assistance screening and credit-reporting limits). She lists support for Medicaid and Medicare.

"I will fight to expand rural healthcare access so that a medical emergency doesn't also become a financial one or a tragedy because help is hours away."

Supports more funding and staffing for law enforcement in rural Yavapai County, which she says lacks enough officers for unincorporated towns. She calls herself pro–Second Amendment but backs universal background checks, a 48-hour waiting period, and keeping guns from people a court finds seriously mentally ill. She also proposes criminal-justice bills on wrongful convictions, reentry, and rail cargo theft.

"We need to fund our police; they don't just need the equipment but the fellow personnel to manage all of the phone calls and issues coming in"

Her energy platform is limited. She proposes a Clean Energy Community Benefit and Siting Accountability Act, a $15M-a-year state matching fund for tribal electrification, and plain-language utility rate notices. She has also suggested covering canals with solar panels to cut evaporation. She calls herself passionate about climate but has not published detailed positions on rates or renewable standards.

"Clean Energy Community Benefit and Siting Accountability Act"

Frames economic development around making rural LD1 affordable enough to attract workers and professionals. She proposes a Main Street Economic Investment Act and a Broadband and Workforce Housing Act, and says high living costs keep people from taking local jobs.

"we're seeing people who would love to move here and be able to have a job here, but they can't afford to live here."

Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona; she collected signatures for Prop 139, the 2024 abortion-rights amendment. Her proposed Reproductive Health and Maternal Safety Act includes zero-cost contraceptive coverage, a $30M rural obstetric access initiative and 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage. She criticizes the incumbent for supporting an abortion ban without rape or incest exceptions.

"The right to make decisions about our own physical, mental and spiritual health such as the treatment of any illness and access to abortion."

Her infrastructure focus is rural broadband expansion, a rural water infrastructure fund, and a five-bill rail corridor safety and cargo theft package. She has not published positions on road or highway funding.

"Rural Rail Corridor Safety and Task Force Funding Act"

Has not proposed specific tax changes. She says Arizona's low taxes leave little money for priorities like education, and that budget questions need a look at both taxes and other revenue sources. Her platform calls for more spending on schools, rural healthcare, water and housing, plus accountability audits of the ESA voucher program.

"I think that's a very complicated question that needs a look at both taxes and sources of funding"