Andy Biggs says Trump endorsement in 2026 governor race reflects their ‘strong relationship’

PHOENIX — U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona doesn’t mind sharing the dual endorsement spotlight with Republican businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson.

He was thrilled when President Donald Trump endorsed him for Arizona governor on Monday.

“I think it’s reflective of what I believed all along, and that is that President Trump and I have a strong relationship,” Biggs told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s The Mike Broomhead Show on Wednesday.

Andy Biggs thanks Trump for supporting him in the 2026 Arizona governor race

While endorsing Biggs, Trump also reiterated his support for Biggs’ competition, Taylor Robson, which he first announced back in December.

However, Biggs said the duality of the endorsement doesn’t dilute its power in the slightest. In fact, he found it vindicating.

“I don’t know what my opponent’s relationship with the president is, but I know my relationship with the president is strong,” he said.

What did Trump say in endorsement for Andy Biggs in Republican gubernatorial primary?

The endorsement Trump doled out to Biggs on Monday included some background information. He said when he endorsed Taylor Robson, he hadn’t known Biggs would also run in the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary.

“When Andy Biggs decided to run for governor, quite unexpectedly, I had a problem — two fantastic candidates, two terrific people, two wonderful champions,” Trump wrote online.

“It is therefore my great honor to give my complete and total endorsement to both.”

Why is Biggs running for governor in Arizona?

Biggs said he hopes his supporters found the endorsement encouraging.

“I think it means a lot to a lot of Arizona voters,” Biggs said. “They were wondering why President Trump didn’t endorsement me, and I think he laid it out in his statement. Temporarily, he didn’t know I was running.”

He said if elected governor he will work to pass two bills Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, vetoed: the AZ ICE Act and a GOP bill designed to produce faster election results.

“On day one of the inauguration, I want to see committee action. I want to see us getting those bills to the desk right away,” Biggs said. “We’re gonna be ready to rock and roll.”

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