Juan Ciscomani
Republican Representative of Arizona's 6th district
Representative
Arizona, district 6
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
Representative
Arizona, district 6
January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2027
2
Congresses Served
2
House Terms
August 31, 1982 (42 years old)
Birthday
- Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, and raised in Tucson, Arizona
- First member of his family to graduate from college, with education from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona
- Worked as a program development specialist at the University of Arizona after graduating
- Interned for U.S. Representative Ed Pastor and completed a fellowship with Loretta Sanchez, both Democrats
- Ran unsuccessfully for the Arizona Legislature in 2008
- Held positions such as vice president of outreach for the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and served on the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board and the Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments
- Served as senior adviser to former Governor Doug Ducey and vice chair of the Arizona-Mexico Commission from 2015 to 2021
- Elected as the U.S. representative for Arizona’s 6th congressional district in 2022
- Delivered the Republican response to the 2023 State of the Union Address in Spanish
- Committee assignments include the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
- Member of several caucuses including the Republican Governance Group, Problem Solvers Caucus, Republican Main Street Partnership, and Conservative Climate Caucus
- Praised the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, opposes a nationwide ban on abortion but supports Arizona’s preexisting ban on abortions after 15 weeks
- Supports passing border security legislation and is open to immigration reform and legal protections for young immigrants
- Voted to provide Israel with support following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel
- Declined to say whether he supports the repeal of the Affordable Care Act
- Resides in Tucson with his wife, Laura, and their six children; identifies as Protestant