David Schweikert | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee | |
Assumed office April 26, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Martin Heinrich |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona | |
Assumed office January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Harry Mitchell |
Constituency |
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Treasurer of Maricopa County | |
In office 2004 – October 22, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Doug Todd |
Succeeded by | Hos Hoskins |
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 28th district | |
In office January 1991 – January 1995 Served with Lisa Graham Keegan | |
Preceded by | Heinz Hink Jim Skelly |
Succeeded by | Wes Marsh Carolyn Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 3, 1962
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Joyce Schweikert (m. 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Scottsdale Community College Arizona State University, Tempe (BS, MBA) |
Website | House website |
David Sheridan Schweikert (/ˈʃwaɪkərt/ SHWY-kərt; born March 3, 1962) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2023. He previously served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2011, representing Arizona's 5th congressional district until redistricting. His district includes most of northern Phoenix as well as Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Cave Creek.
Schweikert served two terms in the Arizona State House of Representatives (1991–1994), chaired the state Board of Equalization (1995–2004), and was the elected Maricopa County treasurer (2004–2007). He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives twice (losing the primary to J. D. Hayworth in 1994 and the general election to incumbent Harry Mitchell in 2008) before being elected in 2010.