Andy Biggs Picks Sine Kerr as Running Mate in 1st Arizona Election with Lieutenant Governor
Biggs chose Kerr, a former state senator, as his lieutenant governor pick as Republicans move to unify around a single ticket.
- On Friday, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for Arizona governor, announced former state Sen. Sine Kerr as his running mate for the newly created position of lieutenant governor.
- Voters approved the lieutenant governor position in 2022 to resolve succession issues, as the office was previously filled by the secretary of state regardless of political party.
- A dairy farmer by trade, Kerr served in the Arizona Senate from 2018 to 2025 and stepped down Wednesday as the Arizona executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency.
- Biggs praised the nominee's legislative experience, stating rural Arizona would have a "seat at the table," while the campaign of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs criticized the selection as "extreme."
- Analysts suggest the former senator was selected to spearhead groundwater policy, as the Biggs-Kerr Administration aims to address water standards in a state facing ongoing supply challenges.
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Rep. Andy Biggs selects former State Sen. Sine Kerr as running mate
YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA) - Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) has selected former State Sen. Sine Kerr (R-District 25) as the GOP nominee for Lt. Governor. In a post to X, Rep. Biggs, who is the Republican candidate for the Arizona governor's race, said in part, "I couldn't be more thrilled to name her as Arizona's first nominee for Lieutenant Governor." Former State Sen. Kerr responded to her nomination, in a post on X, saying, "I couldn't be more hono…
Biggs taps former Sen. Kerr as his running mate in gubernatorial race
Key Points Congressman Andy Biggs selected former Sen. Sine Kerr as his running mate Kerr could become the state’s first lieutenant governor The former lawmaker brings expertise on rural Arizona and water policy to the ticket Congressman Andy Biggs has selected former state Sen. Sine Kerr to serve as his running mate and potentially Arizona’s first lieutenant governor. Biggs made the announcement Friday, a little over a week after securing t…
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