Joseph Chaplik
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives – District 1
Arizona · Congressional District 1
Statement
Representative Joseph Chaplik has a proven 3 term record of putting Arizona first. You can look at his six-years in the Arizona State House and see that he’s always delivered for you. From bolstering public safety, fighting for a strong border, and lowering your taxes to standing for election integrity and defending individual liberties, parents’ rights, and school choice. Now, he’s running for Congress to bring AZ-01 that same unwavering conservative representation in DC. You won’t have to guess how he’ll vote in Congress or if he’ll hold the Swamp accountable. Joseph is trusted and endorsed by 75+ conservative local leaders and has an NRA A Rating, 100% with Club for Growth, Center for Arizona Policy and AZ Free Enterprise Club. He has the highest 98% Lifetime Rating with Turning Point Action. Joseph had a successful career in telecommunications at a Fortune 50 company. He owns an investment real estate firm that was named an INC 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company and awarded the Corporate Philanthropy Award and Business Ethics Finalist Award. Joseph invests in his local community, supporting charitable organizations and volunteers with law enforcement. He’s a 16-year Scottsdale resident, married with two sons, two dogs and a cat.
Biography
Joseph Chaplik is a Republican running for Arizona's 1st Congressional District. He served in the Arizona House of Representatives, first elected in 2020 for LD-23 and re-elected in 2022 for LD-3. A founding member and vice chairman of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, he resigned from the legislature in February 2026 to focus full-time on his congressional campaign. His career background includes serving as president of Joseph Bernard Investment Real Estate, VP/General Manager of XO Communications and Allegiance Telecom, and branch manager at Sprint Communications. His endorsements include Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan and 25 current or former state lawmakers.
Positions
Issue Stances
Water Policy
No official stance on record.
Education Funding
SupportsChaplik supports education freedom, parental control over education decisions, school choice, accountability, and transparency in schools.
Border Security & Immigration
SupportsChaplik supports a strong border, more deportations, funding ICE and Border Patrol, and fighting human trafficking.
Housing Affordability
SupportsChaplik supports fiscally conservative free market solutions to improve housing affordability.
Election Integrity
SupportsChaplik lists cleaning up elections as a priority and cites sponsored bills on voter ID, ballot tracking, signature verification, hand counts, ballot drop boxes, voter rolls, and election audits.
Healthcare Access
SupportsChaplik says he supports protecting people with preexisting conditions, health freedom, opposing mandates, and allowing health care costs to be deducted from state income tax.
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SupportsChaplik supports tough on crime federal policies, withholding federal dollars from soft on crime jurisdictions, and properly funded police.
Energy Policy
No official stance on record.
Economic Development & Jobs
SupportsChaplik supports low taxes, fewer regulations, small business protection, and removing barriers to starting and running small businesses.
Reproductive Rights
OpposesChaplik describes himself as pro life, which indicates opposition to expanded abortion rights.
Transportation & Infrastructure
No official stance on record.
Government Spending & Taxation
SupportsChaplik supports eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, increasing oversight of federal dollars, a zero based budgeting mindset, low taxes, and fewer regulations.
Legislature
Legislative Voting Record
No voting record on file.
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Ballot
Ballot Measure Stances
No ballot measure stances on file yet.
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