NEW: Biggs Opposed 2005 Law Targeting Child Sex Traffickers

New reporting by American Journal News spotlights how in 2005 Andy Biggs voted against an anti-sex trafficking law designed to protect children.

This coverage comes as Biggs' decades-long record of siding with predators over their victims has become a major liability for his campaign. As Arizona Senate president, Biggs blocked bipartisan legislation that would have protected underage girls from sexual abuse and forced child marriage.

He was the lone "no" vote against a bill toughening penalties for child prostitution — a stance that prompted the Arizona Republic to run a piece titled "Biggs Puts Pimps, Johns Ahead Of Child Protection." He also was one of only two members who voted against releasing the Epstein Files in committee, later dismissing accountability as a "gotcha game" and "PR stunt." Fellow Republican David Schweikert put it bluntly: Biggs "voted against protecting our children from really, really bad actors."

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American Journal News: Biggs opposed 2005 law targeting child sex traffickers 

Jesse Valentine

September 23, 2026

• Twenty years ago, Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs voted against an anti-sex trafficking law designed to protect children.

  
  

• Biggs is now his state’s Republican nominee for governor. His alleged pattern of failing to stand with sexual assault victims has become a significant issue in the race.

  
  

• In 2005, when he was serving in the Arizona House, Biggs was one of only four legislators to vote against SB 1338. The bill reclassified sex trafficking of a victim under the age of 15 as a “dangerous crime against children” and established a 20-year presumptive prison sentence for first-time offenders. It also established a 30-year sentence for subsequent offenses.

  
  

• Biggs did not provide a formal explanation of why he opposed the bill. It was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano.

  
  

• Biggs has already come under fire for similar votes. That same year, he voted against a bipartisan bill requiring sex offenders moving to Arizona to re-register in the state. In 2007, he was the lone committee vote against a law toughening penalties for child prostitution.

  
  

• In 2013, when Biggs was leading the Arizona Senate, he blocked a bipartisan push to shut down a local police force that was allegedly protecting an extremist religious sect accused of abusing young girls.

  
  

• This pattern continued when Biggs joined Congress in 2017. In 2018, he opposed a bipartisan bill cracking down on online sex trafficking. The legislation had broad bipartisan support and was signed into law by President Donald Trump.

  
  

• Last year, Biggs voted in committee to block the release of Justice Department files related to the investigation of sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

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