Fact sheet
The True Costs of Rep. Eli ‘High Costs’ Crane and Republican Policies on Rural Arizonans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: 4/22/2026
FLAGSTAFF, AZ — As House Republicans offer a meaningless resolution to honor their "commitment" to rural America, former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is shining a light on the negative impacts of the GOP agenda in rural Arizona.
Everything costs more now than it did a year ago. Credit card debit is mounting. Families are struggling.
THE COST OF REP. ELI ‘HIGH COSTS’ CRANE TO RURAL ARIZONA:
Rep. Eli Crane and his fellow House Republicans may be voting this week to congratulate themselves for their impact on rural Americans – but from health care, to food prices, to gas, and more, Rep. Eli Crane has made rural Arizona pay the price.
Crane voted repeatedly to rubber stamp the disastrous tariff policies that are raising costs on Arizona families and businesses across Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District – costing the average household $1,000 a year.
Crane voted for the largest Medicaid cuts in history – threatening the closure of three rural hospitals in Winslow, Page and Globe, the most of any Arizona Congressional District. Almost 27,000 Arizonans in this district are expected to lose Medicaid.
Crane voted to skyrocket health care costs for Arizonans – repeatedly voting to let health care premiums increase and jeopardizing health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arizonans. Health care premiums in Arizona have soared since Crane took his votes.
Crane voted to slash food assistance – cutting coverage for 25,000 Arizonans all while food prices rise across the state. 14% of households in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District depend on SNAP to keep food on their tables in this district that already struggles with food deserts.
Crane supports the war in Iran that’s jacking up gas, diesel and fertilizer prices – making life harder for Arizonans paying at the pump and harming farmers. Gas prices in Arizona are among the highest in the nation with a gallon of gas costing well over $4 in the 2nd Congressional District.
Crane even votes to make housing less affordable – this year alone he voted to make housing less accessible and was one of just nine members of Congress to vote against making housing more affordable.
Rural Arizona is hurting – and we just can’t afford Rep. Eli ‘High Costs’ Crane any longer.
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.