Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) is running for governor of Arizona, facing a RINO in the Republican primary, Karrin Taylor Robson. One of them will take on incumbent Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs. He spoke to a group of supporters in Scottsdale Thursday evening, where he outlined problems in the state and how he intends to fix them.
Biggs holds a commanding 24-point lead over Robson in the latest poll conducted, 55% to 31%. Robson, who is funded by her wealthy developer 95-year-old husband, was soundly rejected by Republican voters the last time she ran for governor in 2022 against Kari Lake, due to her support for Democrats and voting for illegal immigrants to access in-state tuition.
Biggs said unlike others running for governor, he's running for governor to lead, not just because he wants to be governor. When he's governor, “we're going to make Arizona the freest, most Republican state in the country.”
Addressing election fraud, he complained that while his daughter is married and living out of state, Maricopa County continued mailing her ballots for awhile to his house.
Biggs believes that former FBI Director James Comey, who was just indicted, “lied over and over and over again” to Congress. However, if his case is handled in Washington D.C., there probably won’t be a conviction, he said. A conviction is also not too likely in Virginia.
He thinks the Democrats are going to shut down the government for 5-7 days — which is actually only 7% of the federal government. He pointed out that President Donald Trump intends to conduct layoffs in response.
Biggs explained that the reason businesses don't expand energy facilities like nuclear power in areas under Republican control is because it's too risky, they don't know what heavy-handed regulations will be coming in the future once the Democrats take back power.
Biggs revealed how hypocritical California is — despite being a progressive, green energy policy state, they buy 30% of the nuclear energy produced by Arizona's Palo Verde nuclear plant.
He said Hobbs is lying about Arizona running out of water; the state is actually sitting on plenty of it.
Biggs said immediately after being elected governor, he will sit down with the new legislative leadership to discuss passing 250 bills. He will sign key legislation like an election integrity bill and bills related to Chinese government land, educational choice and water on his first day in office. He will submit the majority of cabinet and other appointments requiring approval to the Senate President within two months of taking office.
Insiders say that Robson is telling key people that she will not drop out of the race. Powerful right-leaning fundraising organizations in Washington D.C. have tried to convince Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) to enter the race to replace her, believing she is a terrible candidate. Since Hobbs is very unlikely to have a primary challenger, Robson remaining in the race places Biggs at a disadvantage, since he will have to spend so much extra campaign money on the primary race.