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John Giles

Former mayor of Mesa, Arizona

US Politics · Arizona governor race puts two Latter-day Saints at the centre of a faith divided

Arizona's 2026 race for governor has become a contest between two members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs and former Mesa mayor John Giles, with the state's Latter-day Saint voters poised to play a pivotal role in an election that both parties see as a referendum on the future of Arizona Republicanism.