Governor Hobbs: Andy Biggs Is a Threat to Arizona’s Future

Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered a warning that Democrats—and every voter who cares about democracy—should take seriously: electing Andy Biggs governor would put an election denier, abortion opponent, and MAGA extremist in charge of one of the nation’s most important swing states.

Speaking at the Udall Dinner on May 30, she framed the 2026 governor’s race as a battle between progress and extremism, between governing and grandstanding, between protecting democracy and undermining it.

Biggs Is Still Fighting Yesterday’s Battles

Hobbs reminded Democrats that Biggs has spent years trying to roll back some of Arizona’s biggest achievements.

As a legislator, Hobbs cast what she called her “proudest vote” to expand Medicaid and provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of Arizonans. Today, she noted, Biggs is still trying to dismantle those gains.

“Biggs is still trying to repeal the ACA,” Hobbs said, adding that he voted to eliminate Affordable Care Act tax credits that help nearly 400,000 Arizonans afford health insurance.

While Hobbs points to lowering prescription drug costs and canceling more than $600 million in medical debt affecting nearly half a million Arizonans, Biggs remains locked into the same ideological crusades that Republicans have been losing for more than a decade.

The Abortion Rights Divide

Perhaps nowhere is the contrast sharper than in reproductive freedom.

Hobbs reminded the audience that she signed legislation repealing Arizona’s infamous 1864 abortion ban after voters and lawmakers demanded action.

Meanwhile, she said, Biggs continues to advocate for a nationwide abortion ban.

The governor warned that even after Arizona voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution, the fight is far from over. “Extremists are still pushing new attacks,” she said, “trying to chip away at reproductive freedom piece by piece.”

That is exactly how the anti-abortion movement operates—through relentless incremental attacks after suffering major defeats.

An Election Denier Wants To Run Arizona

Then Hobbs hit what may be the most important issue of all: Biggs still refuses to accept the results of the 2020 election.

Hobbs noted that Biggs opposed certifying Arizona’s electoral votes, helped fuel the effort to overturn the election, sought a presidential pardon after January 6, and defied a congressional subpoena.

Those aren’t minor political disagreements. Those are actions aimed at undermining democracy itself.

As Secretary of State, Hobbs was responsible for defending Arizona’s election system against exactly those attacks. She reminded the audience that Arizona’s 2020 election was free, fair, and secure.

Her warning deserves national attention:

“If Andy Biggs becomes governor, Arizona would be the first swing state run by an election denier.”

Arizona is one of the handful of states that determine who becomes president. A Biggs governorship would place a committed election denier in a position of enormous influence over future elections.

Governing Versus Chaos

Hobbs also highlighted a fundamental difference in governing philosophy.

When Republican legislators sent her what she described as a partisan budget that cut services and abandoned working families, she vetoed it and forced negotiations. The result was a bipartisan, balanced budget focused on Arizona families.

She contrasted that with Washington Republicans, including Biggs and Rep. David Schweikert.

According to Hobbs, while the Republican Congressmen backed budgets that increased debt and cut programs, Arizona expanded school meals, protected healthcare services for people with disabilities, increased support for public safety, and expanded community college scholarships.

Democrats are talking about solving problems, and the Republicans are talking about relitigating the 2020 election.

The Stakes Could Not Be Higher

Hobbs understands that Arizona remains a closely divided state. She reminded supporters that she won the governor’s office in 2022 by only about 17,000 votes.

The MAGA movement has already shown America exactly what it is. It attacked reproductive freedom. It attacked affordable healthcare. It attacked public education. And when voters rejected it, it attacked democracy itself.

Andy Biggs was there every step of the way.

Katie Hobbs’ message at the Udall Dinner was unmistakable: Arizona is the firewall. If that firewall falls in 2026, the consequences will be felt nationwide.

The choice could not be clearer. Arizona can move forward—or hand the state over to an election denier who wants to drag it backward.