Arizona primary election 2024: Who is running for mayor, city council?

As of May 13, 2025, Rich Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Believes Mesa should be a place where people can walk, enjoy parks, and move about the city without fear.

Said, "I want to make certain that Mesa is a place where people can walk down the street, enjoy our great parks, and move about the City without fear."

Believes Mesa's public safety is "best in the nation" and plans to ensure firefighters have necessary tools, equipment, and training.

Plans to ensure firefighters have necessary tools, equipment, and training.

Supports law enforcement and public safety, emphasizing the importance of organizations like the Fraternal Order of Police.

- Said, "I want to make certain that Mesa is a place where people can walk down the street, enjoy our great parks, and move about the City without fear."
- Plans to ensure firefighters have necessary tools, equipment, and training.
- Supports law enforcement and public safety, emphasizing the importance of organizations like the Fraternal Order of Police.

Public Safety

Education

Believes "transparency and good stewardship in the management of public money is not optional." Supports responsible economic policies, including fair labor practices, balanced trade, reasonable taxes, small business support, and sensible regulation.

Believes "transparency and good stewardship in the management of public money is not optional."

- Believes "transparency and good stewardship in the management of public money is not optional."

Economy

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Rich Adams

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The candidate's website says, "Finalist- “Community Advocate of the Year Award”- Black Chamber of AZ"

Was a finalist for the Community Advocate of the Year Award presented by the Black Chamber of AZ.

The candidate's website says, "“Outstanding Community Advocate of the Year Award” – Salt River Project (SRP)"

Received the Outstanding Community Advocate of the Year Award from the Salt River Project (SRP).

- Was a finalist for the Community Advocate of the Year Award presented by the Black Chamber of AZ.
- Received the Outstanding Community Advocate of the Year Award from the Salt River Project (SRP).

The candidate's website says, "Volunteering & assisting the homeless, formerly incarcerated and underserved citizens at Mesa Homeless Programs"

Has volunteered and assisted the homeless, formerly incarcerated and underserved citizens through Mesa Homeless Programs.

- Has volunteered and assisted the homeless, formerly incarcerated and underserved citizens through Mesa Homeless Programs.

As of May 13, 2025, Ron Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports providing scholarships and internships for graduating high school seniors through the Arizona Dream Builder Foundation.

Believes in enriching education-based athletics and activities for Arizona high schools. As an Advisor for the Arizona Interscholastic Association, supports governance and state coordination for interscholastic activities.

As an advisor for the Arizona Interscholastic Association, supports governance and state coordination for interscholastic activities.

- Supports providing scholarships and internships for graduating high school seniors through the Arizona Dream Builder Foundation.
- As an advisor for the Arizona Interscholastic Association, supports governance and state coordination for interscholastic activities.

Mesa City Council District 1 Candidate, Ron Williams, Announces He May Be Stepping Downas Chairperson of the Arizona MLK Celebration Events, After 22 Years on the Committee

Believes in supporting military veterans with employment, education, and entrepreneurship through the HEROZONA Foundation.

The candidate's website says, "“Minority Business Advocate of the Year” – AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce"

Was named the Minority Business Advocate of the Year by the AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Plans to maintain financial stability for Mesa.

- Believes in supporting military veterans with employment, education, and entrepreneurship through the HEROZONA Foundation.
- Was named the Minority Business Advocate of the Year by the AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
- Plans to maintain financial stability for Mesa.

Ron Williams

Ballotpedia, Tim Meyer

Believes in listening to constituents and promoting community feedback through an interactive website detailing Council projects, costs, and impacts.

Plans to listen to constituents and promote community feedback by creating an interactive website detailing council projects, costs, and impacts.

- Plans to listen to constituents and promote community feedback by creating an interactive website detailing council projects, costs, and impacts.

Believes every family deserves a safe and affordable home. Plans to work with local organizations to increase access to affordable housing and maintain vibrant, diverse neighborhoods.

Plans to work with local organizations to increase access to affordable housing and maintain vibrant, diverse neighborhoods.

Supports collaborating with non-profits, neighboring cities, and community groups to address homelessness and help individuals regain employment and housing.

Supports multi-family housing projects in Mesa only if residents approve and there is adequate parking. Plans to vote according to the majority of his constituents' wishes.

Supports multi-family housing projects in Mesa only if residents approve and there is adequate parking.

- Plans to work with local organizations to increase access to affordable housing and maintain vibrant, diverse neighborhoods.
- Supports collaborating with non-profits, neighboring cities, and community groups to address homelessness and help individuals regain employment and housing.
- Supports multi-family housing projects in Mesa only if residents approve and there is adequate parking.

Opposes light rail expansion and street cars.

- Opposes light rail expansion and street cars.

Supports ensuring police and fire/medical departments have necessary resources, emphasizing hiring more patrol officers and firefighters/medical personnel.

Plans to ensure police, fire, and medical departments have necessary resources and can hire more personnel.

- Plans to ensure police, fire, and medical departments have necessary resources and can hire more personnel.

Supports equal access to quality education, ensuring schools have necessary resources, and fair teacher compensation. Plans to support the education system.

Supports equal access to quality education, ensuring schools have necessary resources, and fair teacher compensation. 

- Supports equal access to quality education, ensuring schools have necessary resources, and fair teacher compensation. 

Supports reducing spending and reallocating existing funds to minimize utility transfers to the General Fund.

Supports reducing spending and reallocating existing funds to minimize "utility transfers to the General Fund."

Supports reallocating or increasing funding for the Department of Innovation and Technology to promote automation and innovation without raising taxes or utility transfers.

Believes small businesses are the backbone of the economy and supports policies that promote local economic growth and development.

Plans to "reduce red tape," making it easier to navigate the Mesa government.

- Supports reducing spending and reallocating existing funds to minimize "utility transfers to the General Fund."
- Supports reallocating or increasing funding for the Department of Innovation and Technology to promote automation and innovation without raising taxes or utility transfers.
- Believes small businesses are the backbone of the economy and supports policies that promote local economic growth and development.
- Wants to reduce utility bills.
- Plans to "reduce red tape," making it easier to navigate the Mesa government.

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Tim Meyer

As of June 20, 2024, Zachary Hichez did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Natural Resources & the Environment

Ballotpedia: Zachary Hichez

As of May 13, 2025, Zachary Hichez did not have a website or any information online.

Believes that building policies are too restrictive, causing housing supply to be too low.

- Believes that building policies are too restrictive, causing housing supply to be too low.

Believes that increasing public transport options will increase business and reduce wear on roads.

- Wants to expand public transit.
- Believes that increasing public transport options will increase business and reduce wear on roads.

Zachary Hichez

- 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.

Mesa City Council Member, District 1

Election results

Runoff election

Candidates (4)