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Former Representative for Arizona’s 8th District, 2018–2025

Debbie Lesko

Republican 4th term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

99LoyaltyMed 95
92AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 16
8BreaksMed 35
In office
House 2018–2025
6 years in Congress

Left office. Lesko left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Abraham J. Hamadeh (Republican) in January 2025.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3223941,2358

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Crime and Law Enforcement no statements 9%
Immigration no statements 13%
Energy no statements 25%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Energy and Immigration.

  • 32 bills sponsored, most on Energy.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 6 years in Congress.
5

Who did she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Democratic bills

6% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Lesko.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

6% of her cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in her party: Timmons and Fulcher.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 26 · expected 23.5
Action in committee 15 · expected 12
Beyond committee 4 · expected 4
Passed House 2 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 105 of 445 in the House

1.38expected 1.05 · average member 1.00

2 of 26 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.38 against a peer median of 1.05.

  • On the move: H.R. 1089 (out of committee), H.R. 6192 (passed a chamber), H.R. 1640 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.62

With her party on all 17 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 4 of the 9 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Republicans on 99% of party-line votes, broke 8 times (peer median 27).

  • Position: +0.62, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 3 of 160, Congress 2 of 150, Transportation and Public Works 1 of 18.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed her?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.