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Candidate record: Governor of Arizona

Andy Biggs (Republican)

Born November 7, 1958, in Tucson. Retired attorney. Lives in Gilbert. BYU, University of Arizona law, ASU. Married to Cindy, six children.

The race: Biggs won the July 21, 2026 Republican primary with about 73 percent of the vote, defeating Rep. David Schweikert (about 15 percent). He faces incumbent Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs on November 3, 2026. His running mate for lieutenant governor, a new office on the Arizona ballot this cycle, is former state Senator Sine Kerr. Hobbs's running mate is former Mesa mayor John Giles.

Offices held

  • Arizona House of Representatives: 2003 to 2011
  • Arizona Senate: 2011 to 2017
  • President of the Arizona Senate: 2013 to 2017
  • U.S. House of Representatives, Arizona's 5th district: January 2017 to present (leaving the House to run for governor)
  • Chair, House Freedom Caucus: October 2019 to January 2022

Key votes in the U.S. House

The votes voters ask about most, from his House record. Every entry is linked to a source at the bottom of this page.

YearMeasureWhat it didBiggs
2017Tax Cuts and Jobs ActThe major tax cut bill of President Trump's first termFOR
2017American Health Care ActHouse Republican bill to partially repeal the Affordable Care Act. Biggs said it kept too much of the ACA framework and broke his full repeal promiseAGAINST
2020COVID-19 emergency aid ($8.3B)First emergency funding for the pandemic response. Biggs and Rep. Ken Buck were the only no votesAGAINST
20212020 election certificationObjections to counting electoral votes. Biggs voted to sustain the objections to both Arizona's and Pennsylvania's resultsFOR the objections
2022, 2024Ukraine aid packagesMilitary and economic aid to Ukraine, including the $40B 2022 package and the 2024 supplementalAGAINST
2023Debt limit billsVoted against both the Republican Limit, Save, Grow Act (said its cuts were too small) and the final Fiscal Responsibility Act dealAGAINST both
2023Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2)Republican border bill: asylum limits, wall funding, E-VerifyFOR
2023Removal of Speaker McCarthyOne of eight Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, after running against him for the nominationFOR removal
2025Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21)Requires medical care for infants born alive after an attempted abortion. Biggs was a co-sponsorFOR
2025One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1)President Trump's tax and spending package: extends the 2017 cuts, no tax on tips and overtime, border funding, Medicaid and SNAP changes. Biggs voted yes on both House passagesFOR
2026SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296)Requires documentary proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote in federal electionsFOR

More of the record: voted against the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund bill in 2019 (one of 11 Republican no votes); against ratifying Sweden's and Finland's NATO applications in 2022 (one of 18 Republicans); for directing removal of U.S. troops from Syria in 2023.

Arizona Senate record

  • As a freshman senator in 2011 he chaired the Appropriations Committee and became Senate Majority Leader in his first term. A 2011 proposal of his would have reduced Medicaid (AHCCCS) enrollment to about one-tenth of its size at the time.
  • As Senate President in 2014 he supported SB 1062, the religious exercise bill passed by the legislature and vetoed by Governor Jan Brewer.
  • In 2013, a House-passed bill giving the state authority over the Colorado City Marshal's Office never received a Senate hearing. Its sponsor blamed Senate President Biggs for blocking it; Biggs has said the bill was overly broad and poorly written. In 2026 this is an active campaign issue, argued both ways.
  • As transportation chair he blocked a bill banning texting while driving for learner's permit holders.

The money

Nearly $3.7 million raised for governor, through June 30, 2026.

Per the campaign's reported second quarter figures: about $915,000 raised in Q2 2026 alone, just over $2.4 million spent, $1.2 million cash on hand. Earlier donors of note include $50,000 from his federal committee and over $16,000 from Freedom Club PAC.

His federal career totals (House campaigns, 2015 to 2024, per OpenSecrets): $6.6 million raised, $6.1 million spent. Top industries: Republican and conservative groups ($907,736), retired donors ($838,271), real estate ($254,511). Top contributors: House Freedom Fund ($166,475) and Club for Growth ($62,302).

Also part of the public record

Reported facts, attributed to their sources, kept separate from the voting record because they rest on testimony and committee findings rather than roll calls:

  • The House January 6 committee subpoenaed Biggs in May 2022; he did not comply, and the committee referred him to the House Ethics Committee in December 2022 for defying the subpoena. Biggs called the committee "illegitimate" and its actions "pure political theater." (Associated Press)
  • Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified in June 2022 that Biggs was among the members who sought a presidential pardon around January 6. No pardons were issued. Biggs disputed her account, saying her testimony was deceptively edited and that she was mistaken. (NPR)
  • The January 6 committee reported that Biggs was among at least ten House Republicans who met with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in December 2020 to discuss overturning the election, and that he exchanged texts with Meadows about recruiting state legislators. (Committee final report)

What his campaign says it will do

Attributed to the Biggs campaign's published platform:

  • Affordability: eliminate the state income tax; reduce property tax burdens with local governments; streamline permitting to lower home construction costs; expand energy production including nuclear; oppose Wall Street purchases of homes; end state incentives for data centers.
  • Border and safety: appoint a border czar; revive a Border Strike Force focused on human and drug trafficking; create a fentanyl task force; join the federal 287(g) program; fully fund DPS troopers and school security.
  • Water: build pumps, treatment, and pipelines to use Arizona groundwater; pursue desalination and more reservoir storage; negotiate with other Colorado River states; review Governor Hobbs's groundwater management areas and bar future governors from restricting development by administrative model.
  • Education and government: raise Empowerment Scholarship Account awards from about $7,300 to about $9,500; opt Arizona into the federal scholarship tax credit; audit every state agency for waste, fraud, and abuse; ban foreign contributions to campaigns and ballot measures; sign election bills requiring timely results and citizen only participation, and sign many bills Governor Hobbs has vetoed.

Verification notes

  • The primary percentages are from reported final results (73.4 percent). The official Secretary of State canvass is the final word and will replace these figures when published here.
  • Two public tallies of his 2026 fundraising differ (TransparencyUSA's total does not match the campaign's reported Q2 cumulative). We show the campaign finance figures as reported in Q2 coverage and will reconcile them against the Secretary of State filings before this page is final.
  • Two further votes, his vote to impeach Secretary Mayorkas (he was a House impeachment manager) and his vote against the January 2026 ACA subsidy extension, are being checked against the direct House Clerk roll calls before they are added to the table.

How to vote without getting your ballot rejected

  • Mail it by Tuesday, October 27, 2026. After that day, do not mail it: use a drop box or a vote center.
  • It must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Postmarks do not count.
  • Sign and date the affidavit envelope, and write a current phone number on it. If your signature is questioned, the county uses that number to reach you.
  • Leaving any item blank is allowed, including this race, and does not affect the rest of your ballot.

Sources

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