<p>Businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson officially announced on Wednesday that she&#8217;s challenging Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in the 2026 election, saying she is ready to &#8220;answer President Trump&#8217;s call.&#8221;</p>
<p>In her announcement video, Robson highlighted remarks then-President-elect Donald Trump made in December when he told her that she would have his support if she ran for governor. The 2026 campaign marks Robson&#8217;s second attempt at running for governor after she lost the 2022 Republican primary to Kari Lake by 40,000 votes.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am running for Governor so we can defeat radical Katie Hobbs, support President @realDonaldTrump, lock down the border, and create jobs for Arizona,&#8221; Robson posted on X.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m in. </p>
<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>
<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>
<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>
<p>Robson will face Republican Congressman Andy Biggs in the GOP primary. Biggs became the first Republican to enter the race in late January when he <a href="https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2025-01-27/congressman-andy-biggs-officially-enters-2026-arizona-governors-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made the announcement</a> at the Arizona Republican Party&#8217;s annual meeting. Both Robson and Biggs are emphasizing the importance of securing Arizona&#8217;s 370-mile-long border with Mexico.</p>
<p>“President Trump is back in the White House, and he means business. Arizona needs a strong governor who will help President Trump lock down our border,” the narrator says in Robson&#8217;s ad.</p>
<p>After Trump was elected in November, Hobbs <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-border-state-governor-says-she-will-buck-trumps-plan-for-mass-deportations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vowed</a> to fight his plan for mass deportations, saying she would &#8220;not tolerate efforts that are part of misguided policies that harm our communities, that threaten our communities, that terrorize our communities, and Arizona will not take part in those.&#8221;</p>
<p>Robson mentioned Trump numerous times in her ad and in a statement that addressed crime and the economy. The Republican candidate argued that &#8220;Katie Hobbs has made it harder to live, work, and raise a family safely in this state,&#8221; adding, “Like President Trump, I know how to create jobs. And like President Trump, I will not rest until our border is secure and Arizona families are safe.”</p>
<p>Republicans view Arizona as ripe for a GOP takeover after Trump defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris there by five percentage points in the 2024 election.</p>

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