A June campaign stop in Maricopa has taken on new life this week after the City of Maricopa Republican Club publicly reaffirmed its endorsement of Rep. Andy Biggs for Arizona governor. The Republican Congressman from Arizona’s Fifth District shared a video message this afternoon of Chair Brenda Hermanson declaring the local GOP chapter’s “wholehearted support” for Biggs.

“We totally, wholly support Andy Biggs for governor,” Hermanson said in the video shared with Biggs’s 35,000 followers X, formerly Twitter. “He is all about America First. Trump has endorsed him for a good reason, because he knows Andy will be the greatest governor Arizona will ever have.” 

Biggs included a message to area voters along with Hermanson’s endorsement. 

“Voters in Pinal County and across Arizona know I’ll be an America First governor because they’ve seen me consistently vote for America First values,” Biggs wrote. “Thanks to Brenda and the Maricopa Republican Club for their belief in our campaign!” 

While Biggs’s “America First” messaging continues to energize his base, critics have also taken notice. Frequent Trump critic and Chandler attorney Tom Ryan questioned Biggs’s bona fides.

“Pinal County farmers should know that you have sided with Donald Trump against American farmers and ranchers in favor of bailing out Argentina,” wrote Ryan. “Explain how that is ‘America First,’ please!” 

The endorsement stems from Biggs’s June 28 visit to Calvary Church in Maricopa, where he pitched himself as a strong conservative alternative in next year’s race. The event marked the first major gubernatorial campaign stop in the city since 2020, drawing a crowd of about 60.

Voters in Pinal County and across Arizona know I’ll be an America First Governor because they’ve seen me consistently vote for America First values.

Thanks to Brenda and the Maricopa Republican Club for their belief in our campaign! pic.twitter.com/vAOVYMBl7r

— Andy Biggs (@andybiggs4az) October 21, 2025

“Arizona needs a strong governor as we move back at least somewhat toward a federalist system,” Biggs told supporters in the Heritage District. Weeks earlier, Eli Crane, the Republican Congressman representing Maricopa in Arizona’s District 2, had endorsed Biggs at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix.

Biggs is one of three Republicans, alongside David Schweikert and Karrin Taylor Robson, vying for the GOP nomination in the primary on Aug. 4, 2026. Trump previously endorsed Robson before also endorsing Biggs. Incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, is seeking re-election.

Robson leads Republican fundraising in the governor’s race, reporting more than $4 million raised since February, though the wealthy Phoenix business owner personally injected almost $2.2 million into the race. She’s already spent much of it on TV ads, according to media reports.

She is still outpacing Biggs in campaign war chest, with about $978,000 cash on hand as of the last reporting to the Arizona Secretary of State. Biggs raised about $1.2 million and still has $630,000 on hand. Schweikert, who entered the race late last month, shifted $1.1 million from his federal campaign.

On the Democratic side, Gov. Hobbs raised $9.3 million and holds $5.4 million in cash, supplemented by her allied PAC “Copper State Values,” which has another $2.4 million available from large donors and corporations.

Outside groups are also spending heavily: Turning Point PAC is supporting Biggs with a about $460,000 and a PAC Building a Better Arizona raised $130,000 for Robson  

The general gubernatorial election isn’t until Nov. 3, 2026.