{"id":2401838,"date":"2025-02-12T12:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T17:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-karrin-taylor-robson-launches-arizona-gubernatorial-bid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T12:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T17:46:30","slug":"trump-backed-karrin-taylor-robson-launches-arizona-gubernatorial-bid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-karrin-taylor-robson-launches-arizona-gubernatorial-bid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-backed Karrin Taylor Robson launches Arizona gubernatorial bid &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-backed-karrin-taylor-robson-launches-arizona-gubernatorial-bid-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Karrin Taylor Robson, \u2064a Republican, \u2063has officially announced her candidacy for the Arizona gubernatorial\u2062 election in 2026, with notable endorsement from former President Donald Trump. \u200dThis comes as she joins Rep. Andy Biggs in the\u200c race for the GOP primary. Robson previously ran for the governorship \u200bin 2022 but lost to kari Lake, who ultimately lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the general election. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media post<\/a>, Robson expressed her goals to defeat \u200cHobbs, support Trump,\u200b secure the border, and create\u2063 jobs in Arizona. Trump&#8217;s endorsement was first given\u2063 during a December 2024 event, highlighting his support \u2063for her\u200c candidacy. Meanwhile,\u200c Biggs also declared his\u200d intention to run, echoing Trump\u2019s campaign slogan, &#8220;Make arizona Great \u200bAgain.&#8221; The\u2062 current governor, Katie\u200d Hobbs, won her position in a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-con-defeats-incumbent-in-brazilian-presidential-election\/\" title=\"Ex-Con Defeats Incumbent In Brazilian ...ial ...\">tightly contested election<\/a> in 2022.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump-backed Karrin Taylor Robson launches Arizona gubernatorial bid<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1992091\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2026<\/a> Arizona gubernatorial election gained another candidate, this one receiving the backing of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Republican Karrin Taylor Robson announced the launch of her bid for the governor&rsquo;s mansion on Wednesday, joining Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) in the field of candidates in the Republican Party&rsquo;s primary. Robson previously ran in the primary for Arizona&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-hints-that-he-would-consider-run-for-new-york-governor-in-2022\/\" title=\"De Blasio Hints That He Would Consider Run For New York ... In 2022\">2022 gubernatorial election<\/a> but lost to candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kari Lake<\/a>, who lost to then-Democratic gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-hobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Katie Hobbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m in,&rdquo; Robson wrote on X. &ldquo;I am running for Governor so we can defeat radical Katie Hobbs, support President @realDonaldTrump, lock down the border, and create jobs for Arizona.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m in. <\/p>\n<p>I am running for Governor so we can defeat radical Katie Hobbs, support President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>, lock down the border, and create jobs for Arizona. <\/p>\n<p>President Trump has endorsed me, and I hope you will join him and support our campaign today: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FIEfx82FIk\">https:\/\/t.co\/FIEfx82FIk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/072jCm3S0m\">pic.twitter.com\/072jCm3S0m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karrin Taylor Robson for AZ Gov (@KTaylorRobson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTaylorRobson\/status\/1889675864608219500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed Robson in December 2024 when the president-elect was speaking at Turning Point USA&rsquo;s AmFest 2024 event, during which he called out Robson and asked, &ldquo;are you running for governor?&rdquo; He then added that if she did run for governor, &ldquo;you&rsquo;re going to have my support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> is a president for all Americans. <\/p>\n<p>I am beyond honored to have his support. Thank you Mr. President for everything you do for our country and for the great State of Arizona. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PTFcIoVXAj\">pic.twitter.com\/PTFcIoVXAj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karrin Taylor Robson for AZ Gov (@KTaylorRobson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTaylorRobson\/status\/1870907006951067729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Following her loss in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1023894\/arizona-republican-karrin-taylor-robson-wont-run-for-sinemas-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robson turned down the possibility of running in the 2024 Arizona Senate election<\/a>, in which former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) chose not to seek reelection. This seat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3204354\/ruben-gallego-defeats-kari-lake-arizona-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">was won by then-Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)<\/a>, who bested Lake in the election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Biggs announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3300862\/biggs-announces-run-for-arizona-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he would be running for the Arizona governor&rsquo;s mansion<\/a>, saying it is &ldquo;now time to Make Arizona Great Again,&rdquo; a play on Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; slogan. Biggs, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, was reelected in November to Arizona&rsquo;s 5th District, winning by over 20%.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs, the incumbent governor, won her 2022 election <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/arizona-election-results-governor-race-2022-midterms-kari-lake-katie-hobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">by a narrow margin with under 1% of the vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1992091\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1992091\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump-endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson enters Arizona governor race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2401839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Robson-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,40300,50264,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2401838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-gubernatorial-bid","tag-karrin-taylor-robson","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Robson-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401842,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401838\/revisions\/2401842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}