Gov. Katie Hobbs has once again decided not to debate her Republican opponent. On Thursday, Hobbs declined to debate the Republican Party’s gubernatorial candidate, Congressman Andy Biggs.
Hobbs hasn’t debated an opponent since 2018.
For his part, the Biggs campaign says he will be at the Clean Elections debate scheduled for October 6.
Deep down, it has to bother @katiehobbs to know how little faith her team and her Democrat Party allies have in her to string a few sentences together for an hour.
They truly think she’ll pull a Biden if she gets on the debate stage and they’re not even hiding it.
Crazy. #AZGOV
— Drew Sexton (@drewsexton23) July 31, 2026
“Deep down, it has to bother @katiehobbs to know how little faith her team and her Democrat Party allies have in her to string a few sentences together for an hour,” stated Biggs’ campaign consultant on social media. “They truly think she’ll pull a Biden if she gets on the debate stage and they’re not even hiding it. Crazy.”
“I understand why Governor Katie Hobbs has declined to debate Congressman Biggs. She would get destroyed out of the gate. The Biden bunker strategy she has employed is the only way she can get elected,” stated Arizona Republican Party Chair Sergio Arellano. “She can’t risk being questioned about the scandals that have plagued her administration, and she certainly can’t risk discussing her party’s reckless platform.”
“Congressman Biggs is the consummate statesman,” stated Arellano. “Hobbs is struggling to convince anyone to even serve as her Lieutenant Governor. Does anyone really believe that she thinks she stands a chance of outshining Congressman Biggs?”
It has long been rumored that Hobbs is trying to convince former Mesa Mayor John Giles to serve as her Lieutenant Governor to make her appear more mature and credible. Giles, a registered Republican who has supported President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the past, would be an unpopular choice with Hobbs’ Democratic Socialist base. However, he would bolster Hobbs with the chambers of commerce.
Let’s not forget Hobbs has already been publicly rejected by her first choice, with some political observers describing her effort as “absurd”.
First Governor in Arizona history to be turned down on Lt. Gov, incredible stuff. #AZGOV https://t.co/cq14WpjZ2G
— Drew Sexton (@drewsexton23) July 31, 2026
“I’m not a big fan of debates either but I have participated in one, each election cycle I’ve run in. It’s what we owe our voters who want to hear directly from us. That Gov Hobbs won’t participate in at least one is cowardice,” stated Arizona State Senator TJ Shope on social media. “The voters deserve to hear from us.”
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