We Are So Blessed Here In Arizona! CD 5 AZ-Congressman Andy Biggs Is The Chosen One

Biggs is a newbie to Washington DC, elected to Congress in 2017. Just in the time since then, he's gained a reputation as an outspoken conservative voice in the House, where he is a member of the Judiciary and Science and Technology committees. He has come out in support of private prisons that allegedly allow immigrant detainees to work for as little as $1 a day and contributed to an effort to transform the investigation into the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey into a probe of Comey’s handling of Hillary Clinton’s email.
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BREAKING NEWS: Our members elected @RepAndyBiggsAZ as our next chairman! pic.twitter.com/meI1v4TnRR

— House Freedom Caucus

(@freedomcaucus)  

September 10, 2019

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House Freedom Caucus picks Andy Biggs as new chairman                        

By MELANIE ZANONA 09/10/2019 08:37 PM EDT

"The conservative House Freedom Caucus has a new leader.
The hard-line group has elected Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) to be the new Freedom Caucus chief, replacing Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). . . "
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BLOGGER NOTE:

Biggs also said he’s thankful to former Congressman Matt Salmon, his predecessor, who was a founding member of the Freedom Caucus in 2015.

Salmon now works as a lobbyist for Arizona State University.

He got that high-salaried gig before resigning from office ahead of his elected term end, making way for Andy Biggs.

Biggs is one of four Arizonans who are currently part of the Freedom Caucus.

• Paul Gosar,
• Debbie Lesko
• David Schweikert are also members

Reference: https://www.azmirror.com/blog

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“I’m grateful for the trust of my colleagues in selecting me to serve as the next chairman of the House Freedom Caucus,” Biggs said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The Freedom Caucus has revolutionized Capitol Hill because our members endeavor to keep our promises to the American people. Freedom Caucus members have shown that they will stand for principle over politics — every time.”
The Freedom Caucus, a band of roughly 30 conservative bomb throwers who spent years as a thorn in the side of leadership, has played a key role in some of the most high-profile fights in the House GOP

. . . But with House Republicans now in the minority, the group’s influence has significantly waned. The Freedom Caucus has also come under fire for being unswervingly loyal to Trump, prompting one of its members, Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, to quit the group earlier this year before leaving the GOP altogether - In July, Amash announced that he was leaving the GOP to become an independent.

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