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Ed Hermes

AZ · Member, Osborn Elementary School District Governing Board

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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)

Campaign Finance Information — Phoenix City Council, District 4

Campaign Finance Information · Phoenix City Council, District 4 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 13, 2026

Raised
$316,139
Spent
$85,044
Cash on hand
$231,096

Totals come from the committee's reports filed in the city's e-filing system. Top donor occupations and employers cover itemized individual contributions: in-state donors giving more than $100 in the election cycle and all out-of-state donors.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Attorney$66,205
  • Lawyer$24,428
  • Not Employed$17,435
  • Engineer$9,990
  • Executive Director$8,650

Source: City of Phoenix City Clerk Department · 2026 cycle · apps-secure.phoenix.gov

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 · researched August 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched August 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched August 12, 2026

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 · researched August 12, 2026

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 · researched August 12, 2026

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 · researched August 12, 2026

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 · researched August 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched August 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched August 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched August 12, 2026

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Profile last researched August 12, 2026.