Endorsements
2026 Candidates
The Steady State endorses candidates for Congress, Governor, and other national-security-relevant offices who show a consistent commitment to the rule of law regardless of party, support nonpartisan oversight of the Executive Branch, and understand the security challenges facing the country. Endorsed candidates must also uphold democratic norms — the peaceful transfer of power, rejection of political violence, and defense of civil liberties including a free press and the right to dissent. The Steady State does not endorse candidates who have worked to subvert democratic institutions, discredited the security community without evidence, or promoted disinformation or extremism.
Gregory Stanton (AZ-04)
Gregory Stanton represents Arizona’s Fourth Congressional District and is running for reelection. As mayor of Phoenix, he helped lead the city’s growth and recovery, investing in transit, infrastructure, higher education, and the bioscience and trade sectors. In Congress, Stanton serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and is Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, where he has led oversight of FEMA’s disaster response.