GOP Congressman Formally Files Paperwork To Run For Governor

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) signaled on Tuesday his interest in running for governor of Arizona.

“Today, I filed a statement of interest to run for Governor of Arizona in 2026,” Biggs wrote.

Today, I filed a statement of interest to run for Governor of Arizona in 2026. See my full statement below. pic.twitter.com/8swWhm7pYC

— Andy Biggs (@andybiggs4az) January 21, 2025

A closer look:

From The Arizona Republic:

He currently represents Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, which stretches across Maricopa and Pinal counties, including parts of Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek and Apache Junction.

On Tuesday he filed a formal statement of interest in running for governor with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office. That allows him to start gathering signatures to qualify for the 2026 ballot.

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The announcement sets up a fight between Biggs and Karrin Taylor Robson, the businessperson Trump has encouraged to run for governor.

Trump passed over Robson in 2022, the last time she ran for governor, instead endorsing Republican Kari Lake. Lake went on to lose that year’s election and, more recently, lost a bid for U.S. Senate.

SCOOP: Congressman Andy Biggs files statement of interest to run for Arizona governor in 2026. pic.twitter.com/fiwWK79jiR

— Cameron Arcand (@cameron_arcand) January 21, 2025

BREAKING Congressman Andy Biggs has filed to run for Governor of Arizona in 2026 pic.twitter.com/AKbtJCeFvX

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 21, 2025

Per Axios:

Biggs chaired the Freedom Caucus from 2019 to 2021 and was among the Republican House insurgents who ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker.

Before getting elected to Congress in 2016, Biggs served in the Arizona Legislature, including as Senate president, and practiced law.

Biggs’ candidacy could trigger a fight for Trump’s endorsement.

Karrin Taylor Robson, who lost the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary, is expected to run again next year, and Trump has already suggested a possible endorsement, telling her during a speech in Phoenix last month: “Are you running for governor? I think so, Karrin, because if you do, you’re going to have my support, OK?”

Trump’s stated support for Taylor Robson rankled many of the president’s supporters.

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State Sen. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek, founding chair of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, wrote on X that he’s proud to endorse Biggs.

If Biggs runs for governor, the Republican primary to replace him in the deep-red 5th Congressional District could get crowded. Already, former state Rep. Travis Grantham announced his candidacy later on Tuesday.

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