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El Mirage City Council Member

Passes laws and regulations for your city

Full office description

  • 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.

How this impacts you

  • PolicingThe city council has the final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get, and how they are trained.

  • Public HealthThe city council allocates funding for public infrastructure maintenance such as fixing potholes and ensuring water quality and garbage pickup.

Election results

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Jacquelyn Parsons

19.4%

1,504 votes

RUNOFF

Scottie Gentry

18.9%

1,470 votes

Ryan Eldridge

17.4%

1,348 votes

Roy Delgado

14.5%

1,125 votes

David Shapera

11.8%

912 votes

Robert Jones

10.4%

807 votes

James McPhetres

7.7%

594 votes

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