Andy Biggs

About

Andy Biggs (b.1958) is a Republican politician.

Offices

• Arizona 5th District House Representative: 2017-01-23 - present
• House Freedom Caucus: 2019-10-01 – 2022-01-01

Actions

• 2025-01-04 reintroduced legislation to abolish OSHA

Links

Reference

• Wikipedia
• Ballotpedia
• RationalWiki: no article as of 2025-02-04, but search indicates he's anti-masking and a 2020 election-denier
• SourceWatch: no article as of 2025-02-04, but search finds that he is on the ALEC Alumni in Congress list
• Conservapedia says «has been a strong supporter of ending forever wars including the one in Afghanistan.» Well, good for him. (...but wasn't that part of the whole "showing our hand" thing which resulted in the disastrous withdrawal, and allowing the Taliban to take over again?)

News

• 2020/07/14 [L..T] Biggs, Gaetz Introduce Amendment to Repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force «The amendment would repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force enacted in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks; direct the Department of Defense to report to Congress a plan for (1) the orderly withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and (2) political reconciliation and elections in Afghanistan independent of U.S. involvement; and give members of the U.S. Armed Forces who deployed in support of the Global War on Terror a $2,500 bonus.»