Gary Swing (G) – AZ-06 House 2026

About

Gary Swing is the Green Party nominee for Arizona's 6th Congressional District, having advanced as a write-in from the Green Party primary on July 21, 2026, and he appears on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. A longtime minor-party candidate who has run for office in Colorado, Arizona, and Vermont since the 1990s, Swing advocates for proportional representation, a noninterventionist foreign policy, Medicare for All, and environmental sustainability. He is one of two third-party candidates on the ballot alongside Libertarian Jereme Peters.

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Positions on Key Issues

Positions of Gary Swing on key issues
Issue	Stance	Sources
Healthcare	Gary Swing supports creating a single-payer "Medicare for All" national health-insurance system, a position stated on his campaign platform for the 2026 U.S. House race in Arizona's 6th Congressional District.	Gary Swing for Progress - My Campaign Message Gary Swing on Medicaid & Medicare \| Local Candidates Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 - Ballotpedia
Economy	Gary Swing's campaign platform supports a universal basic income, carbon taxes that incorporate environmental impacts into the true cost of new products, and opposition to corporate welfare, alongside a steady-state economy based on environmental stability.	Gary Swing for Progress - My Campaign Message Gary Swing on Local Candidates
Climate/Energy	Gary Swing describes ecological overshoot, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental sustainability as central concerns. He supports transitioning to an environmentally sustainable economy, pollution taxes to encourage environmentally responsible choices, and a universal basic income to offset the regressive effects of those taxes; he also emphasizes voluntary family planning and lower birth rates as climate and biodiversity measures.	Green Party's Swing: Declining birth rate is good for the ecosystem
Abortion & Reproductive Health	Gary Swing's campaign platform supports subsidizing family-planning programs at all levels and passing federal legislation to secure abortion rights.	Gary Swing for Progress — My Campaign Message
Immigration	Gary Swing's campaign platform calls for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), opposing a border wall, and supporting freedom of migration, "fair trade" policies, and international work permits not tied to a specific employer.	Gary Swing for Progress - My Campaign Message Gary Swing on Immigration Enforcement \| Local Candidates
Foreign Policy	Gary Swing's campaign platform calls for a noninterventionist foreign policy: abolishing nuclear weapons, closing U.S. foreign military bases, restricting the military to non-offensive defense of U.S. territory, ending foreign military aid while funding humanitarian aid, and supporting war-crimes tribunals, reparations for Gaza, and nonviolent conflict resolution. He also supports a one-state solution with a secular, proportional-representation government for Palestine, including what is now Israel.	Gary Swing for Progress — My Campaign Message Gary Swing — Local Candidates
Education	Gary Swing's campaign platform supports forgiving student loan debt and subsidizing higher education. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in public administration from the University of Colorado.	Gary Swing for Progress - My Campaign Message Gary Swing - Ballotpedia
Tech & AI	Swing has publicly stated that he supports H.R. 9939, the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act, which would prohibit AI data centers on federal lands. His campaign website does not state a broader technology or artificial-intelligence policy.	Gary Swing for Progress: support for the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act H.R. 9939 — No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act
Election Policy	Swing supports major structural election reforms: proportional representation for electing Congress, abolishing the U.S. Senate and Electoral College, adopting a parliamentary system with a legislature-selected chief executive, and creating a national initiative and referendum process. He also supports public campaign financing, campaign-spending limits, and easier ballot access.	Gary Swing for Progress — My Campaign Message Gary Swing on Voting Rights & Election Access
Local Issues	Gary Swing's campaign emphasizes environmental sustainability and local ecological protection: it calls for a steady-state economy, pollution taxes that account for environmental impacts, a transition from fossil fuels and nuclear power to renewable energy, and protection of public lands. The campaign also supports universal basic income and easier ballot access, including public campaign financing and campaign-spending limits.	Gary Swing for Progress — Campaign Message

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Healthcare

Gary Swing supports creating a single-payer "Medicare for All" national health-insurance system, a position stated on his campaign platform for the 2026 U.S. House race in Arizona's 6th Congressional District.

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Gary Swing for Progress - My Campaign Message

Gary Swing on Medicaid & Medicare | Local Candidates

Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 - Ballotpedia

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No public position found: Firearms & Second Amendment, Civil Rights & Equality

Background

Career History

State Secretary 2023 – Present

Unity Party of Colorado

Served as state secretary for the Unity Party of Colorado, a minor party he joined after a break with the Colorado Greens.

Spokesperson

Best Democracy

Served as spokesperson for the Boulder-based Best Democracy organization, which advocates for electoral reform.

National Advisory Board Member

Center for Voting and Democracy (FairVote)

Former national advisory board member for the Center for Voting and Democracy (now FairVote); left the group when it focused on ranked-choice voting rather than proportional representation.

Education

University of Colorado Boulder Bachelor's degree in Political Science (1991)

University of Colorado Denver Master's degree in Public Administration (1999)

Friends School, Mullica Hill High school diploma

Top Donors

No campaign finance data found in public disclosures as of August 2026. FEC records do not show a 2026 cycle filing for this candidate (FEC IDs H8AZ08224 or H6AZ06164 were referenced but no financial summary was located).

Sources

Gary Swing - Ballotpedia Arizona 2026 General Election - The Green Papers

Voting Record

Has not held legislative office. A perennial minor-party candidate who has run for Colorado's 1st and 3rd Congressional Districts, Colorado State Senate, and Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election (2025). Holds a bachelor's in political science and a master's in public administration from the University of Colorado, and advocates for proportional representation and electoral reform.

Sources

View full voting record Gary Swing - Ballotpedia TUCSON NOW: Gary Swing explains his vision for CD7 - KOLD

About this research

Data compiled from public sources and analyzed using AI. Last updated October 10, 2026. Visit candidate websites for the most current information.