David Redkey is a certified public-school teacher, community advocate, small-business owner, and father running to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District — a candidacy rooted in real classroom experience and a clear, people-first economic vision called “Foundation Economics.”
He believes policy must start with working families and household stability, not with Wall Street balance sheets, and he brings a practical, accountability-first mindset to everything from school funding to court and fiduciary reform. In short, he stands for policies that make everyday life more secure and more fair; that means concrete priorities, including:
• Proven classroom experience and a commitment to strengthen public education;
• Foundation Economics — a people-centered plan to rebuild the middle class and grow wages;
• Tougher transparency and accountability for guardianship, probate, and fiduciary systems so families aren’t preyed upon;
• Local first jobs and supports that keep work and prosperity in our communities; and
• Hands-on constituent service and clear, measurable goals rather than vague promises.
These are not campaign slogans but working-principles that shape his proposals, his outreach, and how he will measure success: are households better off, are schools better funded, are families protected from financial exploitation, and are jobs staying in our communities? Redkey is not the status quo — he rejects more of the same that produced massive wealth inequality, a shrinking middle class, longer hours and lower real pay. Since he was born on Labor Day, he takes as almost a personal creed that our economy should be structured around people having the means to buy goods and live with dignity; he rejects the normalization of routine reliance on credit to make ends meet. That’s why he says budgeting belongs in every school curriculum across Arizona (and beyond) and why he will fight for policies that ensure every person receives a fair wage for their labor.