Ducey endorses Andy Biggs for Arizona governor

Former Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey endorsed Congressman Andy Biggs and his running mate for governor on Tuesday.

“I’ve spent much of my time in public service fighting for freedom and free enterprise,” Ducey wrote in a statement. “Today, there’s a starker contrast than I’ve ever seen in the public square between common sense and people running under the banner of Socialism and many other bad ideas.”

He also explicitly endorsed Senate President Warren Petersen for attorney general and encouraged voters to support Republicans all the way up and down the November ballot.

Ducey did not endorse Republican Kari Lake in 2022 when she ran for governor and lost to the current incumbent, Democrat Katie Hobbs.

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In June, Biggs told KJZZ that as governor, his administration will share similarities with Ducey’s.

“I think in the sense that Gov. Ducey was really pro-business and he wanted a structurally balanced budget, but he also wanted to grow our economy,” Biggs said. “I think he was concerned about education. I think he was concerned about the border, and I felt he was a governor that did a nice job of really putting Arizonans’ interests first.”

Biggs served in the state Legislature for two of the years Ducey was governor.

Former GOP Gov. Jan Brewer also endorsed Biggs this cycle.