An Arizona Democrat running to unseat Rep. Juan Ciscomani in what is likely to be one of the most competitive races in the country, once said she supports decriminalizing prostitution in an effort to help transgender people. During an interview in April 2020, JoAnna Mendoza was asked by Michael Soto, then-executive director of Equality Arizona, whether she would “decriminalize sex work” in order to help “trans folks, especially trans women of color,” given that “discrimination is so pervasive in the formal employment sector.”