Abraham Hamadeh

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Abraham Hamadeh
Candidate, U.S. House Arizona District 8
U.S. House Arizona District 8
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
1
Predecessor: Debbie Lesko (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$174,000
Elections and appointments
Last election
July 21, 2026
Next election
November 3, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
Arizona State University, 2012
Law
James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 2016
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army Reserve
Years of service
2016 - 2022
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Abraham Hamadeh (Republican Party) (also known as Abe) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Hamadeh (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on July 21, 2026.

Biography

Abraham Hamadeh was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1991. He earned an undergraduate degree in political science from Arizona State University in 2012 and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 2016. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 2016 to 2022 and reached the rank of Captain. His career experience includes working as a prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.[1][2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Hamadeh was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

Elections

2026

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2026

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2026 (July 21 Democratic primary)

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2026 (July 21 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Incumbent Abraham Hamadeh and Bernadette Greene Placentia are running in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 3, 2026.


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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Bernadette Greene Placentia defeated Raymond Keeler in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 21, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bernadette Greene Placentia
Bernadette Greene Placentia Candidate Connection
 
65.7
 
31,312
Image of Raymond Keeler
Raymond Keeler Candidate Connection
 
34.3
 
16,324

Total votes: 47,636
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Incumbent Abraham Hamadeh advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 21, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh
 
100.0
 
69,182

Total votes: 69,182
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

No Labels Party primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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2024

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Abraham Hamadeh defeated Gregory Whitten in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh (R)
 
56.5
 
208,269
Image of Gregory Whitten
Gregory Whitten (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.5
 
160,344

Total votes: 368,613
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Gregory Whitten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gregory Whitten
Gregory Whitten Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
47,406

Total votes: 47,406
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh
 
29.9
 
30,686
Image of Blake Masters
Blake Masters
 
25.7
 
26,422
Image of Ben Toma
Ben Toma
 
21.0
 
21,549
Image of Trent Franks
Trent Franks
 
16.3
 
16,714
Image of Anthony Kern
Anthony Kern
 
4.8
 
4,922
Image of Patrick Briody
Patrick Briody Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
2,336
Image of Isiah Gallegos
Isiah Gallegos (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
35

Total votes: 102,664
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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Abraham Hamadeh received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations.

Pledges

Hamadeh signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits Pledge

2022

See also: Arizona Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Arizona

Kris Mayes defeated Abraham Hamadeh and Samantha Severson in the general election for Attorney General of Arizona on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kris Mayes
Kris Mayes (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.9
 
1,254,809
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh (R) Candidate Connection
 
49.9
 
1,254,529
Image of Samantha Severson
Samantha Severson (L) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
3,052

Total votes: 2,512,390
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Arizona

Kris Mayes advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kris Mayes
Kris Mayes Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
556,351

Total votes: 556,351
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Arizona

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh Candidate Connection
 
33.6
 
265,636
Image of Rodney Glassman
Rodney Glassman
 
23.6
 
186,863
Image of Andrew W. Gould
Andrew W. Gould
 
16.7
 
132,253
Image of Dawn Grove
Dawn Grove
 
12.0
 
94,670
Image of Lacy Cooper
Lacy Cooper Candidate Connection
 
8.6
 
67,742
Image of Tiffany Shedd
Tiffany Shedd
 
5.6
 
44,453

Total votes: 791,617
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Arizona

Michael Kielsky advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Kielsky
Michael Kielsky (Write-in)
 
100.0
 
571

Total votes: 571
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Abraham Hamadeh campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House Arizona District 8On the Ballot general$1,434,538 $1,284,406
2024U.S. House Arizona District 8Won general$1,994,019 $1,957,610
2022Attorney General of ArizonaLost general$2,139,212 $2,142,103
Grand total$5,567,769 $5,384,119
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Abraham Hamadeh
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Vicki Gillis  source  (Nonpartisan) Goodyear City Council At-large (2026) –
William J. Lichtsinn  source  (R) Maricopa County Treasurer (2024) PrimaryLost Primary
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Abraham Hamadeh
MeasurePositionOutcome
Arizona Proposition 140, Single Primary for All Candidates and Possible RCV General Election Initiative (2024)  source OpposeDefeated

Personal finance disclosures

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

Rankings and scores for the 119th Congress




Key votes

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Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025

The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025 and will conclude on January 3, 2027. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (219-215), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (52-45). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025
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Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (218-214)[4]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (220-208)[6]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (216-214)[8]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (222-209)[10]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (217-213)[12]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (308-122)[14]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (427-1)[16]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (263-156)[18]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (219-213)[20]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (246-160)[22]
Yes check.svg YeaYes check.svg Passed (218-206)[24]


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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ United States Congress, "HAMADEH, Abraham J.," accessed June 5, 2025
  2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Abraham Hamadeh," accessed December 18, 2024
  3. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.", accessed May 29, 2026
  4. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 190," accessed May 29, 2026
  5. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.22 - SAVE Act," accessed May 29, 2026
  6. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 102," accessed May 29, 2026
  7. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034," accessed May 29, 2026
  8. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 100," accessed May 29, 2026
  9. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026," accessed June 1, 2026
  10. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 285," accessed June 1, 2026
  11. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed June 1, 2026
  12. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 70," accessed June 1, 2026
  13. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1582 - GENIUS Act," accessed June 1, 2026
  14. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 200," accessed June 1, 2026
  15. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4405 - Epstein Files Transparency Act," accessed June 2, 2026
  16. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 289," accessed June 2, 2026
  17. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.5 - Laken Riley Act," accessed June 2, 2026
  18. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 23," accessed June 2, 2026
  19. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1526 - NORRA of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
  20. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 98," accessed June 2, 2026
  21. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.875 - Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
  22. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 183," accessed June 2, 2026
  23. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.28 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
  24. ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 12," accessed June 2, 2026

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U.S. House Arizona District 8
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