Phoenix City Council, District 8
Source: elections.maricopa.gov
What does this office do?
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
A construction business owner who moved to Phoenix in 2013 and grew up in upstate New York as the son of a police union president. He emphasizes affordability through lower taxes and fees, budget audits to cut waste, and support for law enforcement.
Nonpartisan
A south Phoenix civil rights activist and minister who was elected to the Phoenix Union High School District governing board in 2006 at age 18. His stated priorities are a Level One trauma center for south Phoenix and expanding the police force to 5,000 officers.
Records: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 3 for
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
An attorney with about 20 years in law firm, government and in-house practice who clerked at the Arizona Court of Appeals and served as an Assistant Attorney General protecting children from abuse. Her stated priorities are homelessness, affordable housing and economic development.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Housing Affordability 1 for,
Source: phoenix.gov