(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs this week in Arizona’s gubernatorial contest.
Trump’s seal of approval of the representative from Gilbert, Ariz. is his second time endorsing a Republican candidate for Arizona governor.
In December 2024, the president supported businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that he liked Taylor Robson “a lot.” He added that she asked him for his endorsement when no one else was running for governor. However, when Biggs decided to run, Trump endorsed both candidates, stating that neither Biggs nor Taylor Robson would let Arizonans down.
After getting his endorsement, Biggs said he was honored to receive it. The current congressman has supported Trump since he entered politics in 2016.
“I will never stop fighting for the interests of Arizona and defending the freedoms that we hold dear,” Biggs stated. “When I am governor, Arizona will support President Trump, honor the Constitution, uphold the law, and quickly become the most prosperous state in the nation.”
Taylor Robson also weighed in on the situation, saying that Trump “reaffirmed” what he told her in December 2024 about running for Arizona governor.
“He supports me and has fully endorsed my Arizona First campaign,” she said. “I cannot wait to be on the 9th floor as a partner to his America First agenda. Onward!”
The governor’s office is on the executive tower’s ninth floor on the Capitol grounds.
This will be Taylor Robson’s second time running for Arizona governor. The first time, she lost to Kari Lake by nearly 20,000 votes in the 2022 Republican primary. Trump endorsed Kari Lake instead of her.
During that race, Taylor Robson spent approximately $19 million during the 2022 GOP primary race.
The Club for Growth PAC released a poll last week, showing that Biggs is leading Taylor Robson by 29 points, with 39% of respondents still undecided.
Currently, Cook Political Playbook, a nonpartisan election analyzer, rates the 2026 Arizona gubernatorial race as a toss-up.
That same Club for Growth PAC poll showed Gov. Katie Hobbs beating Biggs by 4 points in a matchup, with 12% of people still undecided.
Hobbs leads her by 9 points in a matchup with Taylor Robson, with 15% of people undecided.
This poll had a 95% confidence rate and a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4%.
Trump has a history of making two endorsements in Arizona political races. Last year, he endorsed Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh for the state’s 8th Congressional District.
Hamadeh went on to win the race and now represents that district in Congress.
