Two Republican congressmen, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs and U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, are running for Arizona governor and recently debated their qualifications to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Biggs, who has the endorsement of President Donald Trump, emphasized his ability to cross party lines and his experience as a chief executive.

Experience and Endorsements

Biggs has served five terms in the U.S. House, representing a heavily GOP district in the eastern Phoenix suburbs, and previously served in the Arizona Legislature from 2003 through 2016, including four years as president of the state Senate. Schweikert, a budget hawk, has represented an affluent district that includes parts of northeast Phoenix and Scottsdale for eight terms and has focused his congressional career on sounding the alarm about the federal budget deficit and the ballooning U.S. debt.

Both congressmen were asked about the expired healthcare subsidies for those getting coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Biggs said he introduced legislation in Congress to bring down healthcare costs and also voiced support for Trump’s proposal to send money directly to Americans for health savings accounts so they can handle insurance and health costs as they see fit.

Arizona’s Affordability Struggles

Schweikert bemoaned Arizona’s unfavorable affordability rankings as “pretty miserable,” but said consumer prices don’t come down magically. He vowed to aggressively recruit businesses to Arizona and push for wage growth. Biggs voiced support for Arizona’s recent passage of a three-year moratorium on tax incentives for new data centers — a move Hobbs also has touted.

Original reporting: Arizona Luminaria — read the source article.