Feely wins Arizona GOP primary, heads to competitive House bid

Former NFL kicker Jay Feely won Arizona’s 1st Congressional District Republican primary with Trump’s backing and a donor network from the sports world, advancing to a general race against the Democratic nominee (still to be decided between Amish Shah and Marlene Galán-Woods) in one of the cycle’s most competitive contests. Feely had initially pursued Arizona’s 5th District before pivoting to the 1st, helped by Trump-endorsed moves and a fundraising haul north of $1 million by end-2025, including more than $204,000 from figures like Roger Goodell, Jim Nantz, and Charles Barkley. His two-decade NFL/CBS career helped him build influential relationships that fueled his campaign.