22 JUL 26 SITREP

• Andy Biggs, a sitting U.S. Congressman and former Arizona State Senate President, won the Republican gubernatorial primary with 71 percent of the vote and a 55.8-point margin, described as one of the largest primary victories in Arizona history and among the biggest wins of the current election cycle.
• Biggs will face Democratic incumbent Governor Katie Hobbs in the November general election; Hobbs is under a criminal investigation initiated by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, and Turning Point Action COO Tyler Bowyer stated that Mayes and Hobbs are reported to have a fractured relationship, with Mayes harboring her own gubernatorial ambitions.
• Turning Point Action is deploying a Chase the Vote initiative in Arizona, hiring full-time bilingual community organizers and planning a volunteer ballot-chasing operation in October, with free hotel accommodations provided to out-of-state volunteers; open positions are also listed in Nevada and New Hampshire at tpaction.com.
• President Trump traveled to Marietta, Georgia for a rally as part of a broader midterm strategy targeting Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania states identified as critical for maintaining Republican electoral pathways through the 2026 midterms and into the 2028 presidential election, with Vice President JD Vance also deployed on an expanded media and interview circuit to grow the MAGA electorate.

• U.S. Congressman Mike Collins, a Republican running to unseat Democratic incumbent Senator John Ossoff in Georgia, stated that only 18 percent of Ossoff’s campaign contributions originate from within Georgia, with the remainder flowing in from California and New York, including funding tied to Silicon Valley investor Reid Hoffman who was a close associate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
• Collins contrasted his legislative record two pieces of legislation passed and signed into law by two different presidents within two years against Ossoff’s record, arguing Ossoff cast the deciding vote on the Inflation Reduction Act and subsequently voted against the Working Family’s Tax Cut Plan, which eliminated taxes on overtime pay, tips, and Social Security income.
• Collins accused Ossoff of voting three times to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports and of co-sponsoring legislation to permit men to use women’s restrooms, framing these positions as fundamentally out of step with Georgia values and the priorities of the state’s rural and agricultural communities.
• Collins highlighted that agriculture is Georgia’s number one industry and that Ossoff voted against the Farm Bill, which was embedded in the Working Family’s Tax Cut Plan; Collins is campaigning at mikecollinsga.com and across social media as Collins GA, with President Trump holding a rally in Marietta, Georgia on the same day to boost Republican candidates in the state.

• A Meta employee who developed digital experiences for children was arrested following an undercover sting operation conducted by Predator Poachers of Long Island, a civilian-run anti-predator group founded by Mike Villani and affiliated with the national Predator Poachers network led by Alex Rosen; the arrest was covered by the New York Post.
• The operation originated from a tip that predators use 4chan regional meetup forums to identify targets; a decoy affiliated with Predator Poachers of Long Island joined a New York City-based 4chan group, after which the Meta employee contacted her via Discord after being informed she was 13 years old.
• During a two-hour recorded conversation conducted under New York’s one-party consent law, the Meta employee admitted to prior similar conduct involving an underage girl and discussed a child living in a nearby apartment, which the group identified as a potential immediate danger and a primary reason for accelerating the confrontation.
• Predator Poachers of Long Island reported arresting 135 individuals over the previous 18 months, all connected through social media platforms; the group was previously de-platformed from YouTube for six months, has since regained its channel, and announced its first East Coast tour running from Massachusetts to Florida beginning the following Sunday.