Mark Rodriguez
AZ · Sierra Vista City Council Member
Mark Rodriguez is a Sierra Vista City Council member, an Army veteran of 21 years, and a contract instructor at Fort Huachuca. His priorities include public safety, open government, and support for veterans, small businesses, and youth.
Where Mark Rodriguez stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Moved to end the city's formal Youth Commission and replace it with a less formal Youth Council, to cut red tape. It passed 7-0.
February 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 3 oppose
Voted no on a plan to repair and reopen the swimming pool at the city's golf center. The plan failed 0-6.
February 13, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Voted yes on up to $301,898 over two years to keep the area's only emergency homeless shelter open under a new operator. It passed 7-0.
January 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Moved to approve the city's $172,359,341 budget for the 2024-25 year. It passed 5-0.
July 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Voted yes to take over the Pueblo del Sol golf course. In exchange, the city forgave about $600,000 the owner still owed it. It passed 7-0.
July 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Voted no on a two-year contract paying the local justice of the peace $62,500 a year to serve as the city's judge. It passed 4-3.
December 22, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted yes on up to $301,898 over two years to keep the area's only emergency homeless shelter open under a new operator. It passed 7-0.
January 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to raise sewer rates 15% and home trash rates 10% in 2025, with the same raises in 2026. It passed 6-0.
May 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Seconded and voted for giving a used city ambulance to Cananea, Mexico, Sierra Vista's sister city. It passed 4-3.
September 11, 2025
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Seconded and voted for letting marijuana stores open longer, from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. to 8 a.m.-10 p.m. It passed 4-3.
September 12, 2024
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Was endorsed by the Professional Firefighters of Sierra Vista union in his 2022 City Council campaign, a news report said.
March 24, 2023
Source: news.azpm.org
Voted yes on starting talks for a formal agreement with the city firefighters' union. The measure failed 5-2.
March 23, 2023
Source: sierravistaaz.gov
Won election to a full four-year City Council term in the November 8, 2022 general election.
November 8, 2022
Source: engage.sierravistaaz.gov
Was appointed by the City Council to fill an open council seat after Sarah Pacheco resigned. The council picked him from 22 applicants.
June 10, 2021
Source: engage.sierravistaaz.gov
Past race Mark Rodriguez ran in:
- Sierra Vista Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Sierra Vista city, Arizona