Related Research Articles
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.
Chandler is a city in Maricopa County,Arizona,United States,and a suburb in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chandler is considered to be a part of the East Valley.
Gilbert is one of the fastest-rising communities in the United States. Located in Maricopa County,Arizona just southeast of Phoenix,Gilbert is home to 288,128 residents. It is the fifth-largest municipality in Arizona. Nearly a third of Gilbert residents are under the age of 18. As Gilbert approaches buildout,the estimated population is expected to reach 330,000 people.
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.
Paradise Valley is a desert and mountain town in Arizona east of state capital Phoenix,of which it is a suburb. It is Arizona's wealthiest municipality. The town is known for its luxury golf courses,shopping,expensive real estate,and restaurant scene. According to the 2020 census,its population was 12,658. Despite its relatively small area and population compared to other municipalities in the Phoenix metropolitan area,Paradise Valley is home to eight full-service resorts,making it one of Arizona's premier tourist destinations.
The Udall family is a U.S. political family rooted in the American West. Its role in politics spans over 100 years and four generations. Udall politicians have been elected from four different states:Arizona,Colorado,New Mexico,and Oregon. If viewed as a combined entity,the Udall-Hunt-Lee family has been elected from six states:Arizona,California,Colorado,New Mexico,Oregon,and Utah.
Marcia A. Karrow is an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party. She is currently serving as the mayor of Flemington,New Jersey. She previously served in the New Jersey State Senate representing the 23rd Legislative District from February 9,2009 to November 23,2009. She previously served for three years in the General Assembly representing the same district she represented in the Senate.
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD),also known as Maricopa Community Colleges,is a public community college district in Maricopa County,Arizona. Headquartered in Tempe,MCCCD is among the largest community college districts in the United States,serving more than 100,000 students each year in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Neil Gerard Giuliano is an American politician who served as mayor of Tempe,Arizona for four terms,from 1994 to 2004. After serving in elected office he served as president of the Gay &Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) from 2005 to 2009,and served as President/CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation from December 2010 to December 2015. Giuliano was the first directly-elected openly gay mayor in the United States,and Tempe was the largest city in America with an openly gay mayor for nearly six years,1996- 2001.
Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is a Council of Governments (COG) that serves as the regional agency for the greater Maricopa region in Arizona,United States. This includes the Phoenix area and the neighboring urbanized area in Pinal County,containing the Town of Florence and City of Maricopa. When MAG was formed in 1967,the elected officials recognized the need for long-range planning and policy development on a regional scale. They realized that many issues such as transportation,air quality and human services affected residents beyond the borders of their individual jurisdictions.
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.
Sarel Jacobus Francois "Kobus" Marais is a South African politician,Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance,and the current Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans.
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) is the investment promotion agency for the Greater Phoenix,Arizona area of the United States. GPEC says its goal is to market the Phoenix region in a way that attracts quality businesses and high-wage jobs. GPEC is a 501c3 nonprofit. It is a public-private partnership with about half of its funding comes from Maricopa County and local cities,while the other half comes from private-sector investors.
Ioanna Morfessis is an American businesswoman and economic development strategist and practitioner. She founded four economic development organizations and established programs and tools that became models for communities across the U.S.
The East Valley Partnership is a regional coalition of community,business,educational and government leaders whose goal is to provide leadership and support in specific areas of focus,thereby improving business and quality of life in the region.
The Phoenix Metropolitan Area consists of a valley that has multiple city regions in it. The East Valley is a multi-city region within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of Arizona. East Valley is a loosely defined region,with differing definition of what constitutes it.
Matthew Harper served as the 59th Mayor of Huntington Beach,California (2013-2014). Harper was elected to three terms to the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees (1998-2010),one term to the Huntington Beach City Council (2010-2014) and two terms to the California State Assembly (2014-2018).
John C. Giles is an American politician serving as the 40th mayor of Mesa,Arizona. 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.
Jenn Daniels is an American politician who first entered the political field in December 2008 when she filed to run for town council in Gilbert,Arizona. Early in her initial campaign Daniels came out against Big League Dreams in Gilbert by saying "I have no problem with public/private partnerships but the way Big League Dreams went down was absolutely devastating. It was a great idea but was done efficiently? No." In May 2009,after a runoff,Jenn Daniels emerged as the top of what started as a 7-person race for two seats on town council.
George Nicholas Goodman,was a pharmacist in Mesa,Arizona. He was the mayor of Mesa for 5 different 2 year terms as part of 3 different decades. Goodman served as the executive secretary of the Arizona State Fair Commission at the time of his death,and was the former president of both the Arizona Pharmaceutical Association and the Arizona Municipal League.
References
- ↑ Polletta, Maria. "Gilbert Mayor John Lewis resigns; Jenn Daniels steps in as interim mayor". azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mayor and Town Council". Town of Gilbert.
- ↑ "Meet John". John Lewis for Mayor. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2012-12-18.