Politics
Biggs says he received death threat as Arizona governor campaign intensifies
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs said a threat last week included a promise to shoot him, and called for political intimidation to stop. His comments came amid other reported threats involving Arizona Democrats and Gov. Katie Hobbs and her family.
Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs said he received a death threat last week while campaigning for Arizona governor, describing a message that threatened to shoot him and invoked the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
“Those things have got to stop,” Biggs said Wednesday in an interview with Arizona’s Morning News. He did not provide details about who sent the threat or whether it had been reported to law enforcement.
Biggs, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the Nov. 3 election, said political threats were coming from both sides and were criminal. He also said some rhetoric in the governor’s race had gone far beyond what he considers acceptable comparisons between candidates.
His remarks came days after the FBI was called to investigate suspicious letters containing white powder that were mailed to several Arizona Democrats. Hobbs said Tuesday that she and her family had recently received an execution threat.
The incidents have added to concerns about political intimidation as Arizona approaches Election Day. Biggs said threats and violence against politicians must stop, regardless of whom they target.