Trump-Endorsed Candidate Announces Campaign To Flip Swing-State Governorship Red

Arizona businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson will announce her candidacy for the state’s 2026 gubernatorial race Wednesday, the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

Robson, who received President Donald Trump’s endorsement in December 2024, will be running to take on Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. The Trump-endorsed candidate will likely center her campaign around curtailing illegal immigration and growing the economy, according to materials shared with the DCNF.

“I thank President Trump for his strong endorsement and look forward to working with him to secure our border and make Arizona safe again,” Robson said in a statement shared with the DCNF. “Katie Hobbs has made it harder to live, work, and raise a family safely in this state. 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.”

“Katie Hobbs and Joe Biden’s insane agenda has made life more expensive and dangerous,” Robson continued. “I will fight every day alongside President Trump for stronger borders, a stronger economy, and a stronger Arizona.”

Trump endorsed Robson during a speech at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 22.

The 2026 Arizona Governor race will be one of the GOP’s best pickup opportunities to increase the number of Republican governors across the country. Early analysis of the race rates the contest as a “toss-up,” according