Eli Crane vs Jonathan Nez - Issues

Eli Crane has voted consistently to preserve Trump's tariff policy rather than side with the small bloc of Republicans who broke ranks on both the Canada tariff disapproval resolution and (by extension) on procedural rules meant to shield tariffs from floor votes.

Jonathan Nez calls for reversing erratic tariff policies that have increased the cost of groceries, household supplies, and other goods...

"Reckless tariffs and war are driving up costs for American families..." He wants "to pass legislation that brings down inflation and gives working families the relief they deserve." (Source: jonathannezforaz.com)   

Jonathan Nez states on his website that he will protect mail-in voting and fight back against unnecessary barriers that make it more difficult for people to exercise their Constitutional right to vote. (Source: Guides.Vote)

Eli Crane voted against extending Affordable Care Act premium tax credits by 3 years. Voted for a bill that cut Medicaid. Opposed reauthorizing programs for substance abuse, child emergency medical services, and dental health. Voted to fund rural health care improvements. Supported funding healthcare for Tribal veterans. (Source: Guides.Vote)

Jonathan Nez supports extending Affordable Care Act tax credits. Would reverse cuts to Medicaid. Would lower healthcare costs by taking on Big Pharma’s price gouging. He would expand rural healthcare access by creating more telehealth options, expanding mobile clinics. Supported appropriations for the Indian Health Service. (Source: Guides.Vote)

Eli Crane voted for legislation that reduces federal SNAP funding and shifts additional costs to states.

Jonathan Nez has stated he "will fight to end harmful rollbacks of SNAP and other nutritional programs while expanding healthy lunch options, so no child goes hungry. Shrink food deserts by investing in mobile technologies to bring fresh food rural communities. Programs like SNAP aren’t handouts — they’re hand-UPs that help families put food on the table. In Congress, I’ll fight to protect these programs and reverse harmful cuts.” (Source: jonathannezforaz.com)

Eli Crane would like to see the president…declaw and devein the Iranians. He voted five times against requiring congressional authorization for U.S. military action in Iran. Opposes another long Middle Eastern war. "I’m just hoping and praying that we get out of there as soon as possible." Source: (Interview on X)

Jonathan Nez says “I’ll fight to end the war and reduce gas prices.” “I have no sympathy for (Iran’s) regime…. We have stumbled into (an endless war) with no plan.” Says Congress should “assert its war powers authority and demand answers.” Says the war is “jacking up gas, diesel and fertilizer prices.” (Source: Guides.Vote)

Eli Crane is 'pro-life'. He sponsored a bill to ban abortions without exceptions as well as ban women’s access to birth control and IVF. He voted to introduce criminal penalties for health care practitioners who fail to provide the required degree of care for an infant who survives an attempted abortion. He voted for a bill that would ban insurance covering abortions from receiving subsidies. (Source: Guides.Vote)

He also co-sponsored a bill that would criminalize the prescription, dispensing, or selling of chemical abortion, drugs. Source: govinfo.gov)

Jonathan Nez says that “women alone deserve to make decisions about their own healthcare. No elected official should tell us what to do with our bodies. The right to choose is about individual sovereignty.” (Source: Guides.Vote)

As a person of faith, he does not personally believe in abortion, but as a leader, he recognizes the critical need to protect a woman's right to choose. (Source: Arizona Mirror)

Eli Crane sponsored a bill to make 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent. Voted to extend the cuts, which included the largest one-time cut in the corporate tax rate. Sponsored a bill to repeal the estate tax. (Source: Guides.Vote)

Jonathan Nez opposes tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. Opposes prioritizing corporations and billionaires. Said the bill extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts let the billionaires…get another tax break on the backs of working people. (Source: Guides.Vote)

Eli Crane opposes Green New Deal scams and wind and solar farms. He voted to end Biden-era clean tax credits and to repeal clean energy provisions. He also voted to ban regulation…minimizing risk of climate change from a defense bill and he introduced a bill to study the negative effects of “interventions…to diminish…climate change.” (Source: Guides.Vote)

Jonathan Nez would work with both parties to protect Arizonans from climate change. He supports expanding renewable energy. "It would deliver a …more sustainable future.” He supported Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy initiatives and issued a 2019 proclamation for the Navajo Nation to prioritize renewable energy development. (Source: Guides.Vote)

Eli Crane voted NO on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that includes provisions addressing housing regulations, institutional investment in single-family homes and central bank digital currency.

Jonathan Nez stated "housing is not a partisan issue. We need to invest in housing organizations, reduce unnecessary regulations, and expand access to safe, stable housing for all Arizona families. I appreciate the recently-passed bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, and I will continue supporting commonsense solutions." (Source:Instagram)

Eli Crane voted to undo controls on companies emitting seven major hazardous pollutants. He introduced a bill to allow oil and gas drilling on protected land in Chaco Canyon. Voted to limit the scope of the Clean Water Act. He voted to end a 20-year protection against mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. He did introduced a bill to accelerate the cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines. (Source: Guides.Vote)

Jonathan Nez would "protect our precious groundwater." Would fight to protect our water rights, invest in modernizing aging water infrastructure. He opposes harmful chemicals in food production. Supports year-round wildfire mitigation efforts and resources to combat…natural disasters. He negotiated the Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement Act, which set Tribal water rights & funded water infrastructure. (Source: Guides.Vote)

Eli Crane opposes taxpayer-funded subsidies for wind, solar energy and supports expanding domestic oil and gas production. “Green businesses have taken advantage of Federal subsidies for wind and solar projects. A bunch of us in the House Freedom Caucus that voted to kill most of these subsidized programs. We just don’t think that wind and solar is as effective as many of the other forms of energy we have whether it’s nuclear, natural gas or coal, and the real issue is, as a capitalist myself, I want to see my constituents have the most reliable, most affordable energy sources possible and green energy does not do that. My biggest issue with these green energy projects is that they’re subsidized so you guys are actually paying for them. We killed about 70% of the projects coming online.” (Source: Eli Crane Town Hall 9/1/2026)

Jonathan Nez Brought in over $4 billion to the Navajo Nation for water, electricity, broadband (and) telecommunication infrastructure. “I will fight the same way I fought for the Navajo people in Congress, but on a much larger scale with a different constituency.” (Source: azmirror.com)

Jonathan Nez issued the Navajo Sunrise Proclamation in 2019 calling on the tribe to prioritize renewable energy development and to clean up uranium and coal mines on the Navajo Nation.

Eli Crane is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative bloc that generally opposes additional campaign finance regulation, viewing it as government overreach and a free-speech (First Amendment) issue — consistent with the broader Freedom Caucus/conservative position that campaign contributions are protected political speech and that disclosure/contribution-limit laws often function as incumbent protection

Jonathan Nez wants to "rid Washington of dark money and reduce the influence of the ultra-wealthy on our elections". (Source: jonathannezforaz.com)