Michael Dorland
IND
Independent write-in candidate.
Michael Dorland is an independent write-in candidate on the general-election ballot for Arizona's 6th Congressional District who has worked in information technology.[7]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
In their words — priorities
- Says he is self-funded, taking no campaign donations and posting every expenditure publicly.[7]
- Wants stronger anti-corruption rules in Congress, including banning congressional stock trading and closing the revolving door to lobbying.[7]
- Calls for transparency on the water and power costs of AI data centers and safety testing of AI systems before they scale.[7]
Background
- Grew up in rural South Dakota; his family lost their house and business when he was young, and he was briefly homeless as an adult.[7]
- Work history includes dishwasher and kitchen manager, retail jobs at K-Mart and Walmart, a Dell field service technician in southern Arizona, and owner of a comic store and other small businesses; his career has been in information technology.[7]
- Lost his house in 2008, largely due to medical debt, while raising two young children.[7]