Each card sums up what the candidate said across every video we indexed. Each sentence links to the clip it comes from.
Taxes and cost of living
Katie HobbsD
Hobbs says affordability is her top priority and proposes a middle-class tax cut of over $200 million, including relief on overtime, tips and for seniors.
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Hobbs says she has lowered prescription drug and childcare costs, and that the Republican tax package has no way to pay for it.
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Hobbs proposes a $3.50 nightly short-term rental fee for an Affordability Fund and says Power AC aid of $640 a year helps with utility bills.
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“Affordability isn't a joke or some hoax. It is a real and consequential challenge that families across Arizona must grapple with every day.”
Biggs proposes phasing out the state income tax incrementally, using dormant assets, and says tax cuts raise revenue.
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Biggs says a governor can cut taxes and reduce housing regulation, and proposes a DOGE-style program against waste, fraud and abuse.
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Biggs says Arizona should recover Medicaid fraud, citing a $2.5 billion estimate, and says Hobbs signed no tax on tips only after vetoing it.
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“The state budget for this year is $18 billion. It represents about 4.4 to 4.5 billion dollars.”
Hobbs says gas tax relief needs legislative approval and another way to fund highways, and that a federal holiday would likely matter more.
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Hobbs says the state requested a summer fuel blend waiver every year and the EPA granted a national waiver this year.
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Hobbs proposes eliminating the data center tax credit so big energy users do not shift costs, and cites Power AZ's efficiency upgrades.
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“I certainly think when Arizonans are feeling the crunch of higher prices everywhere, we shouldn't take anything off the table, but I know that Senator Kelly has introduced a federal gas tax holiday”
“it certainly is something that needs legislative approval and we would have to find another another way to fund transportation improvements if we did that.”
No answer on record about this in the 5 videos we indexed.
Trump and Washington
Katie HobbsD
Hobbs says the state cannot backfill many federal cuts and that HR 1 slashed Medicaid, while Arizona is owed $750 million in border reimbursement.
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Hobbs calls on FEMA to reverse its denial of emergency flood funding for Globe and Miami.
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“So, we calculated that we're owed about $750 million. That's taxpayer money that Arizonans have paid uh for the federal government's inaction.”
“Last session, we worked together to protect Medicaid while the partisan politicians in Washington slashed it, endangering the future of Arizona's rural hospitals in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.”
Biggs says Hobbs' policies, not national trends, moved Arizona from one of the most affordable states to one of the least.
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“Well, I think one thing that Arizonans understand and appreciate is that under Katie Hobbs, we've gone from being one of the most affordable states to be one of the least affordable states.”
“Ag to Urban and alternative designation of assured water supply programs, we have already designated water supplies for over 60,000 new homes in Arizona.”
“She She issued the moratoriums on on building homes in to the fastest-growing communities in the country, and I think the court saved me from having to rescind that.”
Hobbs says the state created tens of thousands of jobs last year and ranked third in the nation for job growth last quarter.
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Hobbs cites apprenticeships, rural infrastructure and university investment, and argues Biggs backs federal headwinds slowing Arizona's growth.
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“In the last year, we created tens of thousands of jobs and increased take-home pay.”
No answer on record about this in the 7 videos we indexed.
Andy BiggsR
Biggs says he would sign a 25-year public safety pension bill and form a pension reform task force, citing recruitment and retention.
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Biggs says corrections officers need more pay, better training and better conditions, and that he would fill law enforcement vacancies with qualified recruits.
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Biggs proposes higher penalties for distributing fentanyl that causes death and public awareness campaigns for treatment.
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“Yeah, I would sign that bill. Look, one of the biggest problems that we have in law enforcement today is is recruitment and retention.”
“In fact, when I was in the legislature, I started the law enforcement equipment fund. And that's that's one more thing that I think is pretty indicative of of where we need to be.”
Biggs says he supports help for those in need but that the 2011 Medicaid expansion's adult program has the most fraud.
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Biggs cites his federal bill directing money to HSAs to lower costs, and says Arizona needs more medical residencies.
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“The other thing is there is no program in government at the federal or state level with more fraud in it than the uh single adult work able-bodied uh Medicaid program.”
Biggs supports Hobbs's data center tax break moratorium, would stop all such breaks, and says local jurisdictions should decide where centers go.
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Biggs says FISA was abused and that tools like Flock cameras raise privacy concerns that must be balanced.
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“Yeah, it is the right move at this time. When you think about it, data processing centers are going to chew up probably 350 to 650 megawatts of power”
“the state position should be that you cannot use power uh that encroaches on current residents, commercial users and projected future uh commercial and residential for power or water.”
Biggs pledges to appoint a border czar and fully fund a reinstated border security strike force, working with federal, tribal and county partners.
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Biggs says securing the border would reduce fentanyl deaths and that he would work with Mexico on trade.
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“The first thing that I think we need to do is to make sure that the border security strike force is fully funded, fully equipped and uh we have inter agency cooperation.”
Biggs says Prop 139 stands because voters passed it and any change must come from voters, though he does not like the measure.
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Biggs says Wendy Rogers used his bill as a vehicle and that voters have already spoken.
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“Well, Proposition 139 was protected was passed by the voters. And so, it's protected by the voters. And if a change is going to take place, it's going to come from the voters.”
Biggs says he is running because Arizona cannot afford Katie Hobbs, citing his prosecutor, Senate and congressional record and Trump's endorsement.
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Biggs argues Hobbs vetoed no tax on tips three times, took money from outside Arizona and will not defend her positions.
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Biggs says he prosecuted domestic violence cases, his committee advanced child-protection bills, and Horahan's claims about his record are false.
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“I'm running for governor because we can't afford Katie Hobbs any longer.”