Andrew Costanzo
Republican | Arizona
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Andrew Costanzo
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Representative, District 7
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Coronado High School, Scottsdale, 1983
WORK & MILITARY
Business Owner, 1982-2026
AFFILIATIONS
Maricopa County Republican Committee, Twice elected Member-at-Large, 2012-2016
Maricopa County Republican Committee, Maricopa County Republican Coordinator, Congressional District 3, Gabby Mercer Campaign, 2014
Arizona Law Enforcement Emerald Society, Honorary Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Second Time Candidate, 2025-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Arizona State House LD7, -
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Arizona Senator Jake Hoffman
AzCDL-PAC "Recommended Candidate"
Andrew Thomas
Jim O'Connor
Gary P. Morris
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)
Andy Biggs (2025)
Ralph Heap (2025)
Donald Trump (2024)
Save America (2024)
Wendy Rogers (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Only to save the life of the mother.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
All human life deserves protection.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
A free market should determine all wages. There should not be any laws requiring either a minimum or maximum wage.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Additional elements include the lowest taxes possible and limited regulations.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
DOGE style audits of all Arizona state agencies. Correct and accurate enforcement of the legal requirements to receive government benefits. Reduce taxes. With reduced tax revenue, government will be forced to spend within its means, just like families.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It is a restriction upon government, not the citizens.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
This concept violates all freedom and liberty. The word "required" in the question would be more accurately written as "forced."
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
D - There is no provision in the US Constitution for health care. In any case, this is health insurance, not health care. It is government's involvement in health insurance that drives costs up because it creates a disconnect between the consumer and the provider. If government involvement with health insurance is so great, then why don't they also provide auto insurance or homeowner's insurance? It would be absurd. If one example is absurd, then so is any other.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
The government has no business being involved in a citizen's legal and private affairs.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
The Chinese Communist Party is the number one adversary of the United States.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes. Israel is the only true republic in the Middle East. Israel is militarily our ally, which creates stability in the region.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
The rule of law must be followed, always. Illegal aliens have no right to be in the United States. Every last one must be removed.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Additionally, we must continue to maintain school choice options, known as the Scholarship Empowerment Accounts (ESA) in Arizona. The public school system is failing the children and parents along with the taxpayers and the teachers. Options must continue.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
We don't need foreign agendas indoctrinating our children.
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Children belong to their respective parents, not to the government or even the schools.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
There are only two genders, male and female. Anything else is delusional.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
In Arizona, we have a compact with the respective Indian tribes that they alone may operate casinos. Additionally, Arizona has several lottery games and on-line wagering.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. It is my constant endeavor to be more Christ like.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Additionally, there must be proof of citizenship.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
What a stupid concept.
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
Several times in the history of the world, the earth has been almost completely covered in ice or almost completely covered in water, yet no human was alive to affect these climate changes. Climate related hysteria is just another model for tyrants to extract control from a free people.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Modular nuclear reactors, also known as small modular reactors (SMR). We have them on US aircraft carries, submarines, and other naval vessels. SMRs have proven to be safe, reliable, and economic.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
I am the heritage of the original American radicals, our Founding Fathers. I am a constitutional conservative who fights to preserve the original brilliant concepts of self-governance along with freedom and liberty.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Justice and the protection of society. Criminals must be held accountable for their crimes. Rehabilitation of the criminal is a plus; although, it is typically no achieved.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The Second Amendment places restriction on government, not the citizens. Freedom and liberty requires risk. There are already laws that are designed to prevent delusional and substance abusing individuals from obtaining weapons. These laws must be enforced. No additional laws may be allowed.
