Policy Priorities

  • Strengthening the Arizona Economy: To counter the national cost-of-living crisis, Arizona should further cut taxes, remove hurdles to abundant energy availability, and address artificial impediments to housing development.

  • Keeping Arizona’s Border Secure: Arizona should focus on stopping the flow of fentanyl into their communities, combatting human trafficking, building physical barriers along the border, and other solutions to keep Arizonans safe.

  • Protecting Educational Freedom: Arizona must protect its nation-leading school choice reforms and ensure that all students have the resources to achieve a quality education.

  • Protecting Natural Resources and Enhancing Energy Security: Arizona can achieve energy independence and preserve natural resources opposing energy subsidies and mandates while developing realistic solutions for environmental issues.

  • Making Government Work For the People: Arizona should ensure that the bureaucracy is accountable to the people, taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, and elections are fair, secure, and transparent.

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To know Arizona, one need look no further than the image of the phoenix, of the fiery sprawling deserts at dawn, of its mountains and plateaus and mesas. This land has been inhabited for thousands of years and continues to build itself into something greater. From the Grand Canyon to its Douglas fir forests, from its orange groves to its cattle ranches, Arizona has long captivated the imagination. Arizona is at the very heart of the American West, its natural beauty matched only by its diverse population and maverick spirit.

During the last several years, Arizona has become a haven of sound policy and good governance. Families and businesses seeking to exit the continued upheaval in California have flocked to the state. Today, the state’s capital, Phoenix, is the fifth-largest city in the country, and the state is now one of the fastest growing in the Nation. Arizona has been on the forefront of good policy for many years, but Arizona has more work to do to remain great and ensure its plethora of new residents do not bring the failed policies of other states with them.

The America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit, non-partisan research institute that educates lawmakers and the American public on the policies that put America first, has founded a new state chapter in Arizona. Building on AFPI’s America First Agenda, the Arizona chapter aims to keep the state as an example to the Nation and advance strong policies that work for all Arizonans.

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Kimmie Dillon

Chair, AFPI-Arizona

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Statement | February 23, 2026

Arizona Advances Secure, Citizen-Driven Election Policy

Washington, D.C.—The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Kimmie Dillon, Chair of AFPI’s Arizona Chapter, regarding Arizona lawmakers’ advancement of, the “Arizona Secure Elections Act.” The proposed constitutional amendment affirms that only U.S. citizens may register to vote in Arizona elections. It also prohibits foreign contributions in state campaigns, requires government-issued identification to cast a ballot that is available free of charge, and promotes timely and orderly election administration.

Op-Ed | February 23, 2026

Arizona First Policies are Delivering Results

When President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, he will highlight measurable shifts in public opinion on the issues voters say matter most.
Op-Ed | February 5, 2026

Don’t Fear ESAs. They Save Arizona Taxpayers

Arizona parents are embracing school vouchers, but the governor wants to end them. Exploding ESA use says families are all-in for school choice.

News Release | January 30, 2026

AFPI Governors’ Council Applauds Secretaries McMahon and Bessent for Expanding Education Freedom

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Governors’ Council is proud to opt in to the federal education freedom tax credit scholarship. Yesterday, the council sent a letter of appreciation to Secretaries McMahon and Bessent for their support of this groundbreaking program.
Statement | January 28, 2026

Defending Educational Freedom & Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts

As the first state to implement Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs), Arizona created a model that puts the power to make educational decisions back in the hands of parents and families. Today, nearly 100,000 Arizona students participate in the ESA program. Arizona has been used by many states as a model for their own educational freedom initiatives.

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