Overview
- Biggs announced on July 31 that he selected former state Sen. Sine Kerr as his running mate for lieutenant governor, making her the GOP nominee on the first Arizona ticket to include the new office.
- Kerr resigned this week from her role as Arizona state executive director for the USDA Farm Service Agency and brings decades of farm experience as a Buckeye dairy and ranch operator.
- Her legislative record includes sponsorship of a 2021 ‘heartbeat’ abortion proposal and the so‑called Arizona Women’s Bill of Rights that defines sex at birth, issues likely to feature in the general election debate.
- The Biggs campaign is emphasizing Kerr’s ties to rural communities and agriculture and has highlighted that her mother is a naturalized U.S. citizen as part of outreach messaging.
- Voters approved Proposition 131 in 2022 to create the elected lieutenant governor and change succession rules, and Kerr’s selection crystallizes a new statewide dynamic with Hobbs yet to name a running mate and water and abortion policy fights expected to intensify.