PHX Reporter

U.S. Congressional Candidate Blake Masters (R-AZ-8) said today that Americans should be able to raise a family on a single income.

“In America, you should be able to raise a family on one single income,” Masters told PHX Reporter. “This used to be possible, Trump was making it possible once again, and now Joe Biden has completely blown it.”

“It really is that simple,” Masters said. “And when Trump is back in the White House and I’m backing him up in Congress, we will once again make sure that in America, and in Arizona, you can raise a family on one single income.”

His comments are in response to a new poll showing 84% of Arizona voters say families in the state cannot live on a single income.

Only 11% of Arizona voters in the poll said typical Arizona families can live on a single income, and 81% of self-identified Democrats said it’s not possible.

The poll also found that 88% of Arizona voters said quality, affordable housing is out of reach. That includes 89% of non-college graduates and 85% of college graduates.

A family must earn more than $238,000 to raise two children in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, according to a study released March 18 by SmartAssets.

That study found the salary required for a single adult is $102,710.

The number of rental properties in the Phoenix area that cost $1,000 per month or less has declined 86% since 2010, reported the New York Times, with the number of homes for sale for $300,000 or less is down 73% over that same period.

The poll released by LAW also found that 59% of Arizona voters disapprove of the job President Biden is doing on the economy, and that 53 percent of voters say they “were better off financially" when Donald Trump was president. 

The survey was conducted among 600 likely Arizona voters on March 14-17, 2024 by North Star Public Opinion Research.

Masters is one of four candidates currently running in the Republican primary to represent the 8th Congressional District. The district is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko (R), who announced last year that she will be retiring at the end of the current term.

After growing up and attending high school in Tucson, Masters graduated from Stanford University and received his J.D. from Stanford Law School. He then co-founded legal research startup Judicata.

He is co-author of the bestselling business book, “Zero to One: Notes on a Startup” with Peter Thiel, and served as president of the Thiel Foundation. Masters married his wife, Catherine, in 2012 and they have four sons.