‘A Constant Fight’: How a Freedom Caucus Exodus Could Reshape Congress — And State Governments

At least five members of the House Freedom Caucus are leaving Congress to pursue statewide office.

Andy Biggs
Reps. Andy Biggs and Beth Van Duyne are seen at the U.S. Capitol. Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP

Former Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Biggs is ready to leave Capitol Hill.

“Congress really is, in its own weird way, irredeemable,” he told NOTUS in a recent interview.

As he runs for governor in Arizona, Biggs explained that during his more than eight years on Capitol Hill, he watched the Freedom Caucus push for rules amendments and “personnel changes at the top” — a veiled reference to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s 2023 ouster — but that “it always reverts back to the mean.”