Bernadette Greene-Placentia

Bernadette Greene-Placentia is a candidate for Representative in Congress District 8 Primary Election in 2026 in Congressional District 8, Arizona.

Owner of a small-fleet trucking company and independent long-haul truck driver in Surprise, AZ

Also running: Abraham "abe" Hamadeh, Raymond "ray" Keeler, Jessie Martines.

Bernadette Greene-Placentia is a candidate for Congress in Arizona’s 8th District, challenging incumbent MAGA Republican Abe Hamadeh. With 27 years in transportation, she is a retired small-fleet trucking company owner and an independent long-haul truck driver. Greene-Placentia, who grew up in the rural Midwest, frames herself as an everyday individual, not a politician, aiming to represent all constituents. Her policy priorities include protecting Social Security and Medicare, securing borders humanely, ensuring affordable healthcare, defending reproductive freedom, and advocating for working middle-class families. She is running to fight for those overlooked by politicians.