Julie and her family have resided in Mesa for over 20 years. She attended Mesa Public Schools and received her bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. Julie and her husband have 6 children together.

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Julie is a small business owner who, along with her husband, ran a family tree care business for 23 years.

Julie Spilsbury currently serves on the Mesa City Council for District 2. She was first elected in 2020 and is serving her first term.

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Believes that safe parks, arts and culture, and thriving local businesses are essential for building strong neighborhoods. Supports creating spaces where families can spend time together and residents can enjoy local amenities without leaving Mesa.

Supports creating spaces where families can spend time together and residents can enjoy local amenities like parks and businesses. 

- Supports creating spaces where families can spend time together and residents can enjoy local amenities like parks and businesses. 

Public Services

Believes increasing the housing supply is a high priority and plans to work with city planners and developers to find solutions.

Plans to increase the housing supply is a high priority and plans to work with city planners and developers to find solutions.

Believes Mesa must remain affordable by keeping taxes and utility rates low, especially given rising living costs.

Wants to maintain Mesa’s affordability by keeping taxes and utility rates low.

- Plans to increase the housing supply is a high priority and plans to work with city planners and developers to find solutions.
- Wants to maintain Mesa’s affordability by keeping taxes and utility rates low.

Housing & Urban Development

As of June 7, 2025, Julie Spilsbury’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes Mesa is "the second safest big city in the country" and supports continued investment in Police and Fire services.

Supports continued investment in police and fire services.

Supports innovative public safety solutions, such as the Real Time Crime Center and Mental Health Crisis Response teams.

- Supports continued investment in police and fire services.
- Supports innovative public safety solutions, such as the Real Time Crime Center and Mental Health Crisis Response teams.

Public Safety

Believes in partnering with schools, universities, and businesses to enhance learning environments and promote diverse career paths. As chair of Mesa’s Education and Workforce Roundtable, supports the Community Literacy Initiative to build strong learning foundations for children.

Wants to form partnerships with schools, universities, and businesses to enhance learning environments and promote diverse career paths.

- Wants to form partnerships with schools, universities, and businesses to enhance learning environments and promote diverse career paths.

Education

Supports encouraging new development to repurpose empty storefronts and create commercial opportunities. Plans to work with the city’s economic development department to achieve this goal.

Plans to work with the city’s economic development department to repurpose empty storefronts and create commercial opportunities.

- Plans to work with the city’s economic development department to repurpose empty storefronts and create commercial opportunities.

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Melody and her husband Gary have been residents of Mesa, Arizona for 15 years. 

Melody currently works in the telecommunications industry.

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Melody Whetstone's campaign for Mesa City Council Member for District 2 is her first run for public office.

As of June 7, 2025, Melody Whetstone’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes the city should focus on priorities outlined in the City’s Charter and leave homelessness and housing issues to non-profits and religious communities. Said, "Citizens’ tax dollars should go exactly where Mesa’s founding fathers outlined in the Charter."

Believes the city should focus on priorities outlined in the city’s charter and leave homelessness and housing issues to non-profits and religious communities.

- Believes the city should focus on priorities outlined in the city’s charter and leave homelessness and housing issues to non-profits and religious communities.

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Said, "We need to make sure we have adequate personnel and equipment to ensure our public safety officials show up in a timelier manner."

- Said, "We need to make sure we have adequate personnel and equipment to ensure our public safety officials show up in a timelier manner."

Believes in economic and social development to improve the well-being and quality of life for communities and individuals, ensuring a cohesive and peaceful future.

Believes in "economic and social development that provides the well-being and quality of life of our nation, region, local community, and individuals are improved according to targeted goals and objectives of the citizens."

Believes Mesa needs to focus more on economic development rather than just residential development.

- Believes in "economic and social development that provides the well-being and quality of life of our nation, region, local community, and individuals are improved according to targeted goals and objectives of the citizens."
- Believes Mesa needs to focus more on economic development rather than just residential development.

Melody Whetstone

- 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.