What Arizonans Are Saying: Andy Biggs Fails the Dignity Test
8/5/26, 9:30 PM
In a letter to the editor, one of Andy Biggs’ constituents recounted a disastrous meeting with him, among a group of other Republican and Independent women, where Biggs dismissed their concerns and laughed them off. She described leaving in tears, feeling belittled.
That lack of dignity shows up in his votes, too. Biggs blocked bipartisan legislation that would have protected girls as young as nine from sexual abuse and forced child marriage, choosing to protect a corrupt pedophile cult that enabled predators to keep abusing women and children. He was also one of only two members who voted against releasing the Epstein files in committee, later dismissing accountability for pedophiles as a "gotcha" game and a "PR stunt."
Read more about why women in Biggs’ own district say he’s unfit for office:
The Arizona Republic: Letter: Why Biggs failed the dignity test Amanda Harless August 5, 2026
As Arizona chooses its next governor, I keep thinking about a meeting I had with my Congressman, Andy Biggs, in March 2018.
A small group of women and I met with him to discuss concerns we had about the incoming presidential administration. We weren't partisan activists—we were Republicans and independents hoping our representative would listen.
Instead, I left in tears.
I didn't expect him to agree with us, but I did expect respect. For more than an hour, I felt he dismissed our concerns, laughed at some of them, and spoke to us in a way that left me feeling belittled rather than heard.
That meeting changed how I think about leadership. I believe public officials should treat every constituent with dignity, even when they disagree.
I can only speak from my own experience, but it left me questioning whether someone who treated constituents that way should serve as Arizona's governor.
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