Republican Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs introduced his curiosity Tuesday in working for governor in 2026 because the GOP seems to defeat incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Biggs, an ally of President Donald Trump and former chair of the conservative Freedom Caucus, filed a press release of curiosity, which is required earlier than he can begin amassing signatures to qualify for the poll.
Nonetheless, submitting a press release doesn’t imply a candidate will observe via.
In a press release posted on X, Biggs mentioned he “will bring my experience home to my native state to help it fulfill its tremendous capacity. I have a firm understanding of what the state needs to thrive.”
Rep. Andy Biggs speaks throughout a information convention. On Tuesday, Biggs mentioned he was contemplating a run for governor of Arizona. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Pictures)
Biggs chaired the Freedom Caucus from 2019 to 2021 and was one among eight Republicans who helped oust former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in 2023.
If Biggs does run, it might end in a struggle between him and Karrin Taylor Robson, additionally a Trump ally.
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Home Republican Chief Kevin McCarthy talks to Rep.-elect Andy Biggs within the Home Chamber. (Win McNamee/Getty Pictures)
“Are you running for governor? I think so Karrin, because, if you do, you’re going to have my support, OK?” Trump advised a crowd final month at Turning Level USA’s Americafest occasion in Phoenix.
Robson ran for governor in 2022 however misplaced to Kari Lake, who Trump endorsed. Lake misplaced that 12 months’s election to Hobbs and just lately misplaced a bid for the U.S. Senate.
In his assertion, Biggs mentioned he seems “forward to conversing with my fellow Arizonans as I consider this weighty decision.”
State Sen. Jake Hoffman, a Republican and founding chair of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, endorsed Biggs on X.
Kari Lake throughout a tv interview at a New Hampshire major election night time watch occasion with Donald Trump, not pictured, in Nashua, N.H., Jan. 23, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures)
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“Andy will make an INCREDIBLE Governor and ensure Arizona is safe & prosperous for everyone,” he wrote.
