John Giles | |
---|---|
40th Mayor of Mesa | |
Assumed office September 18, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Scott Smith Alex Finter (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959or1960(age 63–64) Mesa,Arizona,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 5 |
Education | Brigham Young University (BA) Arizona State University,Tempe (JD) |
John C. Giles (born 1959/1960) is an American politician serving as the 40th mayor of Mesa,Arizona. [1] A Republican,Giles previously served as a member of the Mesa City Council from 1996 to 2000. Giles was elected mayor of Mesa in a special election following the resignation of then-Mayor Scott Smith. In 2022,Giles was censured by the Arizona Republican Party over his endorsement of Mark Kelly in the 2022 United States Senate election. [2]
Giles was born in Mesa,Arizona. He graduated from Westwood High School in 1978. He attended Brigham Young University,graduating with a political science degree in 1984. Giles received his Juris Doctor degree from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 1987.
Giles works as a lawyer with the firm Giles &Dickson. [3] Giles was the president of the East Valley Bar Association from 1992 until 1993. [4]
He was elected to the Mesa City Council in 1996,serving until 2000,including a term as vice mayor from 1998 until 2000. [5]
Giles is a registered Republican,although the position of mayor is officially nonpartisan. Giles endorsed Democrat Mark Kelly in the 2022 U.S. Senate election. [6]
Following Mayor Scott Smith's resignation in 2014,Giles was elected mayor in a special election,for a term lasting until 2017. [7] He was sworn in on September 18,2014. [8] [9] In 2016,Giles was reelected to a full four-year term,which is set to last until 2021. [10] Giles began his second full term in January 2021. [11]
As mayor,Giles led the adoption of a city-wide Non Discrimination Ordinance [12] and Climate Action Plan. [13]
In 2024,Giles was a staunch opponent of Arizona state legislation to increase housing supply in the state amid a housing shortage. [14] The legislation proposed to remove red tape and restrict the abilities of Arizona cities from mandating Home Owners Associations,minimum home sizes and community amenities. [14] Giles argued that "silencing our neighborhoods is not the solution to the housing crisis". [14]
Giles and his wife,Dawn,have five children and eight grandchildren. [1] Giles is a marathoner and triathlete who has completed two full Ironman competitions,20 marathons and four Boston Marathons. [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John Giles | 53,273 | 99.01% | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 353 | 0.99% | |
Total votes | 53,808 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John Giles | 33,177 | 72.7% | |
Nonpartisan | Danny Ray | 12,483 | 27.3% | |
Total votes | 45,660 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John Giles | 17,426 | 23.2% | |
Nonpartisan | T. Farrell Jensen | 15,949 | 21.2% | |
Nonpartisan | Dennis Kavanaugh | 13,481 | 17.9% | |
Nonpartisan | Lillian Wilkinson | 10,407 | 13.8% | |
Nonpartisan | Dana B. Harper | 10,053 | 13.4% | |
Nonpartisan | David Molina | 7,831 | 10.4% | |
Total votes | 75,147 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John Giles | 14,392 | 15.8% | |
Nonpartisan | T. Farrell Jensen | 11,861 | 13.1% | |
Nonpartisan | Lillian Wilkinson | 10,885 | 12.0% | |
Nonpartisan | David Molina | 10,070 | 11.1% | |
Nonpartisan | Dennis Kavanaugh | 9,848 | 10.8% | |
Nonpartisan | Dana B. Harper | 9,635 | 10.6% | |
Nonpartisan | Michael D. Whiting | 9,196 | 10.1% | |
Nonpartisan | Manuel Cortez | 5,873 | 6.5% | |
Nonpartisan | David A. Wier | 5,403 | 6.0% | |
Nonpartisan | John Robie | 6,639 | 4.0% | |
Total votes | 90,802 | 100.0% |
Maricopa County is in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568,or about 62% of the state's total,making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona,and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states. The county seat is Phoenix,the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States.
Mesa is a city in Maricopa County,Arizona,United States. It is the third-most populous city in Arizona,after Phoenix and Tucson,the 36th-most populous city in the U.S.,and the most populous city that is not a county seat. The city is home to 504,258 people as of 2020. It is the most populous city in the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west,the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north,Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek,and Apache Junction on the east.
Matthew James Salmon is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2013 until 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he retired from office after representing Arizona's 5th congressional district. The district is based in Mesa and includes most of the East Valley;he previously represented Arizona's 1st congressional district. In 2002,he lost by less than 1% to Janet Napolitano in a highly competitive gubernatorial race. He regained a congressional seat in the 2012 election.
The Arizona Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the US state of Arizona. Its headquarters are in Phoenix. The party currently controls six of Arizona's nine U.S. House seats,sixteen of thirty State Senate seats,thirty-one of sixty State House of Representatives seats,four of five seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission and three Statewide Executive Offices
Scott Smith is an American businessman and politician,elected as the 38th mayor of Mesa,Arizona,on May 20,2008. He took office on June 2,2008 and served until April 16,2014,when he resigned to run for Governor of Arizona in the Republican Primary. In 2013–14,he was president of the United States Conference of Mayors. He was previously president of both Great Western Homes and K. Hovnanian Homes. He has also worked in finance and as a business consultant.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 6,2012,alongside a presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Jon Kyl (R),the Senate Minority Whip,decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. U.S. Representative Jeff Flake (R) won the open seat. As of 2024,this was the last time that a Republican won Arizona's Class 1 Senate seat.This is also the last time a Republican was elected to and served a full term in the US Senate.
Gregory John Stanton is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative from Arizona's 4th congressional district,serving since 2019. A Democrat,he was previously mayor of Phoenix from 2012 to 2018,and was on the Phoenix City Council from 2000 until 2009.
The 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Arizona,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the State of Arizona,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,other elections to the U.S. Senate in other states and elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,as well as various state and local elections.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 8,2016,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Arizona,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 30.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 6,2018. Incumbent Republican Senator Jeff Flake did not seek reelection to a second term. The election was held concurrently with a gubernatorial election,other elections to the U.S. Senate,elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,and various other state and local elections.
The 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of Arizona,concurrently with the election of Arizona's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6,2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican Party won the majority of statewide offices,albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections,while the Democratic Party picked up three statewide offices.
Russell "Rusty" Bowers is an American politician and the former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 25th legislative district from 2015 to 2023. He was elected Speaker in 2019.
The 1936 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3,1936. Incumbent Governor Benjamin Baker Moeur ran for reelection,but he was defeated in the Democratic primary by former judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court Rawghlie Clement Stanford.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arizona.
The 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election occurred on November 8,2022,to elect the next governor of Arizona,concurrently with other federal and state elections. Incumbent Republican governor Doug Ducey was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third consecutive term. Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs narrowly defeated Republican former television journalist Kari Lake.
The 2020 Mesa mayoral election was held on August 4,2020,to elect the mayor of Mesa,Arizona.
The 2022 Arizona elections were held in the state of Arizona on November 8,2022,coinciding with the nationwide general election. All six executive offices were up for election,as well as a U.S. Senate seat,all of the state's U.S. House of Representatives seats,and the state legislature.
The 2022 Arizona Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday,November 8,to elect the next Secretary of State of Arizona. Incumbent Secretary of State Katie Hobbs declined to run for a second term,to instead run for governor. Primary elections were held on August 2,2022. Democrat and former Maricopa County recorder Adrian Fontes defeated Republican representative Mark Finchem by 4.8%.