Luige del Puerto//November 7, 2012//

Luige del Puerto//November 7, 2012//

Sen. Andy Biggs (Photo by Luige del Puerto/Arizona Capitol Times)

Incoming Senate President Andy Biggs, a conservative Republican from Gilbert, promised to be inclusive and immediately...

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