Andy Biggs

Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
	Official portrait, 2018
Chair of the House Freedom Caucus
	In office; October 1, 2019 – January 1, 2022
Preceded by	Mark Meadows
Succeeded by	Scott Perry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Arizona's 5th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Matt Salmon
President of the Arizona Senate
	In office; January 14, 2013 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Steve Pierce
Succeeded by	Steve Yarbrough
Member of the Arizona Senate
	In office; January 10, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Thayer Verschoor
Succeeded by	Warren Petersen
Constituency	22nd district (2011–2013); 12th district (2013–2017)
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives; from the 22nd district
	In office; January 6, 2003 – January 10, 2011 Serving with Eddie Farnsworth, Laurin Hendrix
Preceded by	Richard Miranda; John A. Loredo
Succeeded by	Eddie Farnsworth; Steve Urie
Personal details
Born	Andrew Steven Biggs; November 7, 1958; Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Cindy Biggs (m. 1982)
Children	6
Education	Brigham Young University (BA); University of Arizona (JD); Arizona State University, Phoenix (MA)
Website	House website

Andrew Steven Biggs (born November 7, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who represents Arizona's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district, which was once represented by U.S. Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, is in the heart of the East Valley and includes most of Mesa and Chandler and all of Queen Creek and Biggs's hometown of Gilbert.

A Republican, Biggs was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011 and a member of the Arizona Senate from 2011 to 2017. He was president of the Arizona Senate from 2013 to 2017. In 2016, he was elected to Congress. From 2019 to 2022, Biggs served as chairman of the Freedom Caucus, which includes the House Republican Conference's most conservative members.

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