Ed Hermes
AZ · Member, Osborn Elementary School District Governing Board
A partner at the Snell & Wilmer law firm with an Arizona State University law degree who serves on the Osborn Elementary School District governing board. His priorities are more housing construction with tenant protections, plus public safety and street improvements.
Where Ed Hermes stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Moved to approve the instruction time model for five Osborn schools, which passed 5-0. He also moved to approve an agreement for special education services, which passed 5-0. He voted no on a year of out-of-state travel for board members, and that failed 2-3.
July 15, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to approve Osborn preschool tuition rates for the 2025-26 school year. Rates stayed flat and the district added scholarships for families who cannot afford the program. The board approved it 4-0.
December 17, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to approve the pay package for Osborn school staff. It gave hourly staff an 8 percent raise and set starting teacher pay at $50,000. He served on the budget committee that wrote it. The board approved it 5-0.
May 16, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Said as chair of the Phoenix Vision Zero committee that street design drives traffic deaths. He cited about 200 traffic deaths a year in Phoenix. He pointed to buffers separating cars from people walking and biking.
July 1, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kjzz.org
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted to approve Osborn preschool tuition rates for the 2025-26 school year. Rates stayed flat and the district added scholarships for families who cannot afford the program. The board approved it 4-0.
December 17, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Said as chair of the Phoenix Vision Zero committee that street design drives traffic deaths. He cited about 200 traffic deaths a year in Phoenix. He pointed to buffers separating cars from people walking and biking.
July 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: kjzz.org
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Received the 2024 Top 50 Pro Bono Attorney Award from the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education. The award honored lawyers for hours of free legal help to people who cannot pay.
June 18, 2024
Source: swlaw.com
Won election as president of the Osborn school board 5-0 after nominating himself. He voted against ending all penalty charges on staff who break their contracts, and that motion failed 2-3. He then moved to drop the charge for staff who leave before May 1, which passed 5-0.
January 16, 2024
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to approve the pay package for Osborn school staff. It gave hourly staff an 8 percent raise and set starting teacher pay at $50,000. He served on the budget committee that wrote it. The board approved it 5-0.
May 16, 2023
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Co-chaired an Arizona Board of Regents task force on college textbook costs as student regent. The task force surveyed students paying about $900 a year for books. The regents adopted its 10 recommendations without dissent.
June 21, 2007
Source: tucson.com
Past race Ed Hermes ran in:
- Phoenix City Council, District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Phoenix City Council District 4