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Curtis is a Buckeye native who grew up and attended school in Buckeye. He lives there now with his family.

Curtis is a small business owner and runs Beard Seats, a family business.

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Curtis Beard's campaign for Buckeye City Council is his first run for public office.

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Supports using reclaimed water for landscaping to conserve fresh drinking water and benefit the city's future.

Believes in engaging citizens in the budgeting process for public services to ensure funds are allocated based on community needs. Supports participatory budgeting initiatives to involve residents in decision-making.

Believes in engaging citizens in the budgeting process for public services to ensure funds are allocated based on community needs and supports participatory budgeting initiatives to involve residents in decision-making.

Believes the community needs an active representative to inform them about meetings, events, and issues.

Believes in increasing community programs involving residents.

Plans to develop a feedback mechanism for all citizens to receive feedback, criticism, and suggestions for improvement, and is willing to accept mistakes.

- Supports using reclaimed water for landscaping to conserve fresh drinking water and benefit the city's future.
- Believes in engaging citizens in the budgeting process for public services to ensure funds are allocated based on community needs and supports participatory budgeting initiatives to involve residents in decision-making.
- Believes the community needs an active representative to inform them about meetings, events, and issues.
- Believes in increasing community programs involving residents.
- Plans to develop a feedback mechanism for all citizens to receive feedback, criticism, and suggestions for improvement, and is willing to accept mistakes.

Public Services

Believes politics can improve by prioritizing people and the city over developers. Opposes warehouses in busy residential areas, suggesting they belong on the outskirts of town.

Believes politics can improve by prioritizing people and the city over developers.

Opposes warehouses in busy residential areas, suggesting they belong on the outskirts of town.

- Believes politics can improve by prioritizing people and the city over developers.
- Opposes warehouses in busy residential areas, suggesting they belong on the outskirts of town.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes the City of Buckeye must build and manage infrastructure to attract larger corporations and higher-paying jobs. Said, "We can't rely on the developers to build everything... the City needs to step up and take control."

Believes the City of Buckeye must build and manage infrastructure to attract larger corporations and higher-paying jobs, saying, "We can't rely on the developers to build everything... the City needs to step up and take control."

Believes Buckeye must invest in infrastructure, including transportation, utilities, communication, and public services, to ensure long-term success and future growth.

- Believes the City of Buckeye must build and manage infrastructure to attract larger corporations and higher-paying jobs, saying, "We can't rely on the developers to build everything... the City needs to step up and take control."
- Believes Buckeye must invest in infrastructure, including transportation, utilities, communication, and public services, to ensure long-term success and future growth.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes the city council should "back the police in every way possible" to address public safety concerns. Plans to take action to support the police department.

Believes the city council should "back the police in every way possible" to address public safety concerns, and plans to take action to support the police department.

Believes the fire department is excellent but can improve by addressing concerns and enhancing resources for better response times. Plans to work closely with the department to support their diverse roles, including medical calls and welfare checks.

Believes the fire department is excellent but can improve by addressing concerns and enhancing resources for better response times and wants to work closely with the department to support their diverse roles, including medical calls and welfare checks.

Supports community involvement in public safety by organizing events and programs to foster collaboration between residents and the police department.

Believes in enhancing public safety by working together to provide necessary resources, such as additional fire stations.

- Believes the city council should "back the police in every way possible" to address public safety concerns, and plans to take action to support the police department.
- Believes the fire department is excellent but can improve by addressing concerns and enhancing resources for better response times and wants to work closely with the department to support their diverse roles, including medical calls and welfare checks.
- Supports community involvement in public safety by organizing events and programs to foster collaboration between residents and the police department.
- Believes in enhancing public safety by working together to provide necessary resources, such as additional fire stations.

Public Safety

As of June 20, 2024, Curtis Beard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Believes in cutting wasteful spending and ensuring tax dollars are used efficiently. Plans to scrutinize city expenditures and answer all resident questions before voting.

Believes in cutting wasteful spending and ensuring tax dollars are used efficiently and plans to scrutinize city expenditures and answer all resident questions before voting.

Believes in budget transparency to ensure citizens understand taxpayer money allocation. Supports publicizing budgets and financial reports to promote accountability and reduce wasteful spending.

Believes in budget transparency to ensure citizens understand taxpayer money allocation and supports publicizing budgets and financial reports to promote accountability and reduce wasteful spending.

Believes pay raises can alleviate hiring shortages by attracting more applicants.

- Believes in cutting wasteful spending and ensuring tax dollars are used efficiently and plans to scrutinize city expenditures and answer all resident questions before voting.
- Believes in budget transparency to ensure citizens understand taxpayer money allocation and supports publicizing budgets and financial reports to promote accountability and reduce wasteful spending.
- Believes pay raises can alleviate hiring shortages by attracting more applicants.

Economy

Curtis Beard

Michelle has lived in Buckeye for almost 20 years and has lived in Arizona for 40. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Grand Canyon University with a degree in theology and also holds a master's in ministry from Johnson University. Michelle and her husband McKenzie have 3 children. They are active in serving at their local church and participate in community events and mission opportunities.

Michelle is the executive director for Leadership West, a non-profit organization focused on leadership development and regional issues in Arizona.

Michelle R. Hess is currently a Buckeye City Council member. She was elected in 2012 and is serving her third term.

As of June 20, 2024, Michelle R. Hess’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes Buckeye's water resources can sustain current and future developments with a 100-year assured water supply. Supports development regulations requiring a 100-year assured water supply for new projects, except build-to-rent communities.

Believes Buckeye's water resources can sustain current and future developments with a 100-year assured water supply, and supports development regulations requiring a 100-year assured water supply for new projects, except build-to-rent communities.

Believes in ensuring a secure water supply for sustainable housing and urban development. Plans to support Buckeye's growth with adequate resources for the next 15-20 years.

Believes in ensuring a secure water supply for sustainable housing and urban development, and plans to support Buckeye's growth with adequate resources for the next 15-20 years.

- Believes Buckeye's water resources can sustain current and future developments with a 100-year assured water supply, and supports development regulations requiring a 100-year assured water supply for new projects, except build-to-rent communities.
- Believes in ensuring a secure water supply for sustainable housing and urban development, and plans to support Buckeye's growth with adequate resources for the next 15-20 years.

Supports prioritizing public safety, fiscal responsibility, and transparency in transportation and infrastructure policies. Plans to guide growth by focusing on infrastructure and job creation.

Supports prioritizing public safety, fiscal responsibility, and transparency in transportation and infrastructure policies by focusing on infrastructure and job creation.

Supports purchasing or leasing Colorado River water entitlements and transporting it through the Central Arizona Project canal to Buckeye.

Supports leasing Colorado River water from Native American communities and transporting it through the Central Arizona Project canal to Buckeye.

Supports increasing water infrastructure by participating in projects like potentially raising Bartlett Dam and transporting water to Buckeye through local canal systems.

Supports multiple road projects to improve roadways.

- Supports prioritizing public safety, fiscal responsibility, and transparency in transportation and infrastructure policies by focusing on infrastructure and job creation.
- Supports leasing Colorado River water from Native American communities and transporting it through the Central Arizona Project canal to Buckeye.
- Supports increasing water infrastructure by participating in projects like potentially raising Bartlett Dam and transporting water to Buckeye through local canal systems.
- Supports multiple road projects to improve roadways.

Supports investing in public safety infrastructure to ensure first responders have the necessary resources and training to protect the community.

Supports accreditation for Police and Fire Departments to ensure operational efficiency and adherence to best practices. Believes this process enhances community engagement and emergency response capabilities.

Supports accreditation for Police and Fire Departments to ensure operational efficiency and adherence to best practices, believing this process enhances community engagement and emergency response capabilities.

Believes in innovative public safety solutions, exemplified by her advocacy for the Buckeye Paramedicine program, which significantly reduced hospital readmission rates.

Believes in transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement in public safety. Supports recognition by leading accrediting bodies to boost resident confidence and attract top-tier professionals.

Believes in transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement in public safety, and supports recognition by leading accrediting bodies to boost resident confidence and attract top-tier professionals.

Believes in prioritizing community safety and well-being through active involvement and support for local firefighters. As a city council member, has a decade-long commitment to volunteering and leading community initiatives like United Buckeye Fire Charities and Turkeyfest.

Believes in prioritizing community safety and well-being through active involvement and support for local firefighters.

Believes in "championing innovative programs" to enhance community health and safety. Supports comprehensive public safety measures, including police reform, criminal justice improvements, and effective drug policies.

Believes in "championing innovative programs" to enhance community health and safety such as comprehensive public safety measures, including police reform, criminal justice improvements, and effective drug policies.

Supports strengthening Buckeye's public safety infrastructure, including police, criminal justice, and crime prevention. Plans to address issues related to drugs and guns to enhance community safety.

Supports strengthening Buckeye's public safety infrastructure, including police, criminal justice, and crime prevention, and plans to address issues related to drugs and guns to enhance community safety.

Believes in strong public safety measures and is "proud to be endorsed by Police & Fire." Supports law enforcement and emergency services.

Supports law enforcement and emergency services.

Supports enhancing public safety through improved communication infrastructure. As a public official, broke ground on a new public safety communications center, set to open in early 2025.

Supports enhancing public safety through improved communication infrastructure and broke ground on a new public safety communications center set to open in early 2025 as a city council member.

Believes in enhancing public safety by expanding firefighting capacity and improving police training and communication facilities. As a city leader, added a new firehouse and fire truck, and is constructing a Police Training Facility and Police Communication Center.

Believes in enhancing public safety by expanding firefighting capacity and improving police training and communication facilities and added a new firehouse and fire truck as a city leader while constructing a Police Training Facility and Police Communication Center.

- Supports investing in public safety infrastructure to ensure first responders have the necessary resources and training to protect the community.
- Supports accreditation for Police and Fire Departments to ensure operational efficiency and adherence to best practices, believing this process enhances community engagement and emergency response capabilities.
- Believes in innovative public safety solutions, exemplified by her advocacy for the Buckeye Paramedicine program, which significantly reduced hospital readmission rates.
- Believes in transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement in public safety, and supports recognition by leading accrediting bodies to boost resident confidence and attract top-tier professionals.
- Believes in prioritizing community safety and well-being through active involvement and support for local firefighters.
- Believes in "championing innovative programs" to enhance community health and safety such as comprehensive public safety measures, including police reform, criminal justice improvements, and effective drug policies.
- Supports strengthening Buckeye's public safety infrastructure, including police, criminal justice, and crime prevention, and plans to address issues related to drugs and guns to enhance community safety.
- Supports law enforcement and emergency services.
- Supports enhancing public safety through improved communication infrastructure and broke ground on a new public safety communications center set to open in early 2025 as a city council member.
- Believes in enhancing public safety by expanding firefighting capacity and improving police training and communication facilities and added a new firehouse and fire truck as a city leader while constructing a Police Training Facility and Police Communication Center.

Believes in strategic and prudent financial management, emphasizing long-term sustainability and maintaining a Rainy Day Fund. Supports reserving 20% of the budget for unforeseen financial challenges to ensure the city’s financial stability.

Believes in strategic and prudent financial management, emphasizing long-term sustainability and maintaining a Rainy Day Fund, and supports reserving 20% of the budget for unforeseen financial challenges to ensure the city’s financial stability.

Believes in maintaining "the highest financial integrity and openness standards" to build trust and support economic growth. Plans to embed a culture of transparency to secure Buckeye's future through infrastructure, jobs, and growth policies.

The candidate's website says, "For five years in a row, Buckeye has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, the highest form of recognition for governmental accounting and financial reporting. The city was also awarded an AA+ Municipal Bond Rating. The factors considered in assessing a bond rating include the city’s tax base, overall economic health, financial adaptability, and the city’s management practices and policies."

Believes in championing economic development and smart growth. Supports policies that address labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

Believes in championing economic development and smart growth through policies that address labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

Believes in "Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility & Transparency" by addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation. Supports policies that promote economic stability and accountability.

- Believes in strategic and prudent financial management, emphasizing long-term sustainability and maintaining a Rainy Day Fund, and supports reserving 20% of the budget for unforeseen financial challenges to ensure the city’s financial stability.
- Believes in maintaining "the highest financial integrity and openness standards" to build trust and support economic growth. Plans to embed a culture of transparency to secure Buckeye's future through infrastructure, jobs, and growth policies.
- Believes in championing economic development and smart growth through policies that address labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

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Michelle R. Hess

- City council members work together with the rest of the city officials to set and implement city policies and priorities. 
- The City Council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor and the city manager to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Arizona are elected to four-year terms in staggered years. Elections are nonpartisan.

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