Local opinion: Our congressman is devoted to dirty fossil fuels

The entire world is experiencing a Clean Energy Revolution and Arizona is no different. As of April 2026, Arizona is riding a historic clean energy wave. Our state has seen over $12.7 billion in real investments and the creation of more than 18,700 new jobs in sectors ranging from electric vehicle manufacturing to grid-scale battery storage.

According to data from the energy think tank Ember, the U.S. produced more than a third of its electricity in March of 2026 from clean and renewable energy, surpassing natural gas across an entire month for the first time. Yet, as this economic and job revolution transforms Southern Arizona, Congressional District 6 Representative Juan Ciscomani remains a hostile obstacle.

Rep. Ciscomani, in an effort to please Trump, has waged outright war on Arizona renewables, leveraging reversals in federal policies, encouraging delays, and buoying the expansion of oil and gas leasing in order to shift the nation’s energy economy back toward dirty fossil fuels.

Rep. Ciscomani’s dirty energy record speaks for itself. While his district benefits from massive projects like the Lucid Motors plant expansion and solar farms coming online weekly, he has repeatedly voted to undermine the very federal incentives making them possible. Southern Arizonans want clean energy, yet he shoves us backwards at every turn.

Ciscomani voted against the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the law responsible for $11.8 billion in private investment in Arizona over just two years. In 2025, he voted for a budget resolution that enabled the potential repeal of critical clean energy tax credits, a move that the Arizona Commerce Authority warned could threaten 69,000 jobs statewide. Rep. Ciscomani cares about Trump, not us.

Rep Ciscomani supported legislation that rescinded $5.5 billion in federal funding meant for home energy-efficiency rebates — rebates that directly lower energy bills for families struggling with skyrocketing energy costs. He is actively working against the tide and making our lives more expensive; aren't we paying too much for everything already? Fossil fuels are not the future; most world leaders and governors know this.

Arizona is currently the second-biggest state for battery and solar construction. With peak electricity demand projected to rise by 40% over the next 15 years, our future and security depends on a reliable, low-cost grid. We literally cannot afford a radicalized congressman who misreads this moment and misses this critical opportunity for our state.