Republican Rep. Andy Biggs’ wife has picked the candidate she wants to represent Arizona’s Tucson-area 6th Congressional District. But it’s not her husband’s colleague, the incumbent Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
Cindy Biggs has instead endorsed Kathleen Winn, a former conservative talk radio host and activist who is challenging Ciscomani, R-Ariz., from the right in this year’s GOP primary race.
Ciscomani is widely seen as facing one of the most competitive reelection races in the coming year. In 2022, he narrowly defeated the Democratic candidate, Kirsten Engel, who is poised to secure the Democratic nomination again. Democrats’ national campaign operations have identified the race as a key battleground in 2024.
Political parties usually make an effort to rally around vulnerable incumbents, steering clear of damaging primary contests and avoiding votes or topics that could be a liability for candidates in tight races.
Instead, the endorsement from Biggs’ wife shows the ideological splintering within Republicans’ increasingly unruly ranks.