Andy Biggs is a Republican U.S. representative from Arizona's 5th Congressional District and the Republican nominee for Arizona governor in 2026, having won the July 21 primary over Rep. David Schweikert and two other candidates. His campaign highlights his congressional record and conservative priorities on border security, taxes, education, and energy, and he selected former state Sen. Sine Kerr as his running mate for the new lieutenant governor post.
Biggs' campaign says he supports protecting Arizonans' health choice and implementing the MAHA agenda at the state level. More recently, after Biggs voted for the federal Working Families Tax Cut package, a campaign adviser defended the law's Medicaid reductions and said Arizona's AHCCCS program needs reform to direct funds to eligible recipients; the campaign did not state whether he would seek further abortion restrictions as governor.
Biggs says he would make Arizona more affordable by incrementally eliminating the state income tax to attract businesses, encouraging job growth, reducing government interference, and pursuing cheaper fuel and electricity. He has also proposed expanding mining on state trust land to raise revenue and eliminating tax incentives for data centers.
Biggs has a record of opposing abortion access: he has described himself as pro-life, supported or co-sponsored federal legislation that could ban abortion nationwide—including personhood legislation extending constitutional protections to a fertilized egg—and supported abortion restrictions as an Arizona lawmaker. After Arizona voters approved Proposition 139 establishing a constitutional right to abortion until fetal viability, his campaign did not directly answer whether he would support repeal efforts or whether he would seek further restrictions as governor; his campaign instead emphasized healthcare-system reforms and criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Biggs says he would partner with President Trump and local law enforcement to secure Arizona’s southern border and crack down on drug and human trafficking. In the 2026 gubernatorial primary, he supported Trump’s immigration agenda; reporting also noted that he questioned the definition of DACA recipients when discussing mass deportations.
Biggs’s gubernatorial campaign has not published a broad foreign-policy platform. Its ethics platform does propose banning foreign contributions from influencing Arizona elections and requiring disclosure of state protocol-fund expenditures. His congressional record, as reported after his 2026 primary win, shows opposition to major Ukraine aid packages and to H.Res. 149 condemning Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children; the available campaign materials therefore indicate a restrictive approach to Ukraine assistance rather than support for it.
Biggs says Arizona should prioritize reliable, affordable energy to lower utility and gasoline costs. He specifically supports expanding nuclear generation at Palo Verde, developing small modular reactors, and requiring data centers to provide their own power without special subsidies or displacing existing ratepayers; he also emphasizes protecting the state’s water and power supply.
Biggs has opposed legal protections for same-sex marriage: he voted against the federal Respect for Marriage Act in 2022, and has criticized Obergefell v. Hodges as a redefinition of marriage. His 2026 campaign issues page does not state a broader civil-rights or equality agenda, though it says he will protect Arizonans’ rights and freedoms to make their own education and health choices.
Biggs says he supports school choice and Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program and has argued that the universal program should be expanded. He has also said ESAs could support alternative education options such as trade schools and apprenticeships, and proposed using revenue from state trust land to provide funding for schools.
Biggs says he would sign election-integrity legislation aimed at timely election results and limiting participation to legal Arizona citizens. His campaign’s 2026 ethics and transparency platform additionally commits to supporting a referendum to ban foreign contributions from influencing Arizona elections and signing legislation requiring paid, out-of-state signature collectors to disclose their residency.
For Arizona’s local and state priorities, Biggs says he would focus on affordability and public safety, including incrementally eliminating the state income tax, expanding mining and mineral extraction on state trust land, and addressing alleged Medicaid fraud. He also proposes more natural-gas infrastructure or oil-refining capacity to reduce fuel and electricity costs, reviving a Yuma desalination plant and building dams and reservoirs to manage water supplies, and using state-trust-land revenue to support schools; after winning the July 21 Republican primary, he continued emphasizing cost-of-living relief and bipartisan governing.
Biggs opposes additional state tax breaks and subsidies for data centers, including AI-related facilities, and says developers should provide their own power, avoid adding pressure to Arizona’s electricity grid and water supplies, and recycle water where possible. He has described a moratorium on incentives as a policy he agrees with Gov. Katie Hobbs on; this is a state-level position in his 2026 Arizona governor campaign.
Biggs' campaign says he supports protecting Arizonans' health choice and implementing the MAHA agenda at the state level. More recently, after Biggs voted for the federal Working Families Tax Cut package, a campaign adviser defended the law's Medicaid reductions and said Arizona's AHCCCS program needs reform to direct funds to eligible recipients; the campaign did not state whether he would seek further abortion restrictions as governor.
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Background
Career History
U.S. Representative2017 – Present
U.S. House of Representatives
Represents Arizona’s 5th Congressional District.
Arizona Senate President2013 – 2017
Arizona State Senate
Served as President of the Arizona Senate from 2013 to 2017; previously served as state Senator from 2011.
State Representative2003 – 2011
Arizona House of Representatives
Represented Arizona's 22nd legislative district.
Education
Brigham Young UniversityBachelor of Arts in Asian Studies (1982)
University of ArizonaJuris Doctor in Law (1984)
Arizona State UniversityMaster of Arts in Political Science (1999)
Top Donors
Raised approximately $2.8 million for the 2026 cycle, with $855,000 in Q1 2026 and $1.1 million cash on hand. Top contributors include conservative megadonors Richard Uihlein (shipping supply CEO), Douglas Deason, Gary Tharaldson, and Jay Kemmerer; Turning Point Action's PAC spent nearly $500,000 on media support. Biggs has also received over $1.2 million from individual donors, with significant out-of-district contributions from national conservative networks.
U.S. Representative since 2017, with a strongly conservative voting record: Heritage Action score 82% (118th Congress), lifetime 94%, and AFL-CIO labor score 1% in 2025. Voted Yea on the Secure America Act (S 2) and the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act (HR 747); introduced 612 bills in the 118th Congress, with one becoming law (H.R. 7271: Fiscally Responsible Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act). Missed only 1.0% of votes and ranked among the most conservative House members.