PRESS RELEASE
Congressman Eli “High Costs” Crane Refuses To Hold Arizona Townhalls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: 3/25/2026
FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Mark Hatton, spokesperson for Jonathan Nez for Congress, issued the following response to Congressman Eli Crane refusing to do town halls in Arizona, instead hiding behind a tele-town hall from Washington, DC.
“Congressman Eli ‘High Costs’ Crane's record is so wrong for rural Arizona that he's resorted to hiding behind pre-screened questions from his office in Washington, DC. If Crane could defend his record, he would host in-person town halls.”
QUESTIONS ELI CRANE MUST ANSWER:
Why do you refuse to address the soaring gas prices impacting hard working Arizonans?
Why have you repeatedly voted against overwhelmingly partisan legislation to lower the costs of housing?
Why did you vote to kick tens of thousands of rural Arizonans off their health care?
Do you live in a condo in DC or do you live in a gated community in Oro Valley?
About Jonathan Nez: Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, the 2024 Democratic nominee for Congress in AZ-02, grew up in rural Arizona, helping his family run a ranch without running water or electricity. Nez began his career in public service in his community of Shonto on the Navajo Nation, serving in a number of positions before being elected President of the Navajo Nation in 2018. He is running for Congress to lower costs for families, deliver water security to all Arizonans, and give rural Arizonans a voice in Congress. He lives in Flagstaff with his wife, Phefelia, and their two boys.