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U.S. House · AZ-08 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Bernadette Greene-Placentia

Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional District

A long-haul trucker and small-business owner running to protect earned benefits, curb abusive trucking contracts and defend reproductive freedom.

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DistrictAZ-08
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Bernadette stands.

Campaign position

Protect Social Security and lower drug costs

  • She supports higher contributions from very high earners, prescription-price negotiations and dependable Medicare benefits

Campaign position

Expand rural care and require clear prices

  • She backs pre-existing-condition protections, better rural access, upfront healthcare pricing and gradually lowering Medicare's eligibility age

Campaign position

Stop abusive trucking contracts and unpaid waits

  • She supports transparent leases and broker fees, protections for independent truckers and detention pay after two hours of waiting

Campaign position

Protect organizing and collective bargaining

  • She supports workers' right to organize, safe workplaces and protections against employer retaliation for organizing or speaking up

Campaign position

Defend reproductive care and paid parental leave

  • She supports reproductive freedom, contraception, emergency care, paid parental leave and more affordable childcare

Campaign position

Modernize border security and legal immigration

  • She backs staffing and technology against trafficking, reduced immigration backlogs and an earned pathway to citizenship

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 1997 onward

    Experience

    Worked in long-haul trucking

    Earned her commercial driver's license in 1997 and spent 27 years on the road, bringing a union-family background.

  • Accomplishment

    Built and operated a trucking business

    Built a trucking company, managed payroll, equipment and regulatory responsibilities, and logged over four million miles.

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