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Maricopa County, Arizona

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Location

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Seat: Phoenix
Population (2020): 4,420,568
County Commissioners: 5
County Website: Official website

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The county government of Maricopa County is located in Phoenix, Arizona. The county was established in 1871 and covers 9,226 square miles of land in Southwest Arizona.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2022
* 1.2 2020
* 1.3 2018
* 1.4 2016
* 2 Elected officials
* 2.1 Board of supervisors
* 2.2 Constables
* 2.3 Justices of the peace
* 2.4 Other elected officials
* 2.5 Special districts
* 2.5.1 Healthcare
* 2.5.2 Water conservation
* 2.5.3 Community college
* 2.5.4 Technical schools
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)

Maricopa County, Arizona, is holding general elections for clerk of the Superior Court, county board of supervisors district 2, justice of the peace districts, constables, the central Arizona water conservation district, superior court judges, and special districts on November 8, 2022. A primary is scheduled for August 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election is April 4, 2022 for partisan and independent districts; July 11, 2022, for nonpartisan districts; and September 9, 2022, for judges.

### 2020[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)

Maricopa County, Arizona, held general elections for county board of supervisors in districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, county assessor, county attorney, county recorer, sheriff, county school superintendent, treasurer, constables, justices of the peace, superior court judges, community college board members, fire districts, and special districts on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 6, 2020.

### 2018[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2018)

Maricopa County, Arizona, held general elections for clerk of the superior court, constables, and justices of the peace on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on August 28, 2018.

### 2016[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2016)

Maricopa County held elections for the county board of supervisors, county assessor, county attorney, county recorder, sheriff, county treasurer, and special districts in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on August 30, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016.[2]

## Elected officials[edit]

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### Board of supervisors[edit]

See also: County commission

The board of supervisors functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. Most boards also control county land usage, oversee environmental issues and possess executive powers, meaning they have the authority to appoint or remove departmental heads. In Maricopa County, there are five supervisors that are elected by district to four-year terms.[3]

The table below provides information on each of the supervisors:

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 1 | Jack Sellers |
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 2 | Thomas Galvin | December 8, 2021
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 3 | Bill Gates | 2017
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 4 | Clint Hickman | 2013
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 5 | Steve Gallardo | 2015

### Constables[edit]

Constables are elected officials that "provide the public with an efficient and timely service of process issued through the Justice Courts." They issue orders of protection, summons, subpoenas, and writs of the court such as evictions and property seizures. There are 26 constables in Maricopa County that are elected by district to four-year terms.[4]

The table below provides information on each of the constables:[5]

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Maricopa County Constable Agua Fria Precinct | Doug Clark | 2019
Maricopa County Constable Arcadia Biltmore Precinct | Carolyn Lane |
Maricopa County Constable Arrowhead District | Michael Branham | 2019
Maricopa County Constable Country Meadow Precinct | Kenneth Sumner |
Maricopa County Constable Desert Ridge Precinct | James Rich | 2016
Maricopa County Constable Downtown Precinct | Darlene Martinez | 2019
Maricopa County Constable Dreamy Draw Precinct | Rhys Torres | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Constable East Mesa District | Ken Allen | 2019
Maricopa County Constable Encanto Precinct | Maria Ligocki-Russell |
Maricopa County Constable Hassyampa District | Scott Blake | 2019
Maricopa County Constable Highland Precinct | Luke Palmer | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Constable Ironwood District | Billy Joe Spurlock | 2019
Maricopa County Constable Kyrene Precinct | Ben Halloran | 2020
Maricopa County Constable Manistee Precinct | Lennie McCloskey | 2005
Maricopa County Constable Maryvale Precinct | Denice Garcia | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Constable McDowell Mountain Precinct | David Lester |
Maricopa County Constable Moon Valley Precinct | Carl Seel | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Constable North Mesa Precinct | Jon Curtis | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Constable North Valley Precinct | Mike Rowe | 2019
Maricopa County Constable San Marcos District | Nathan Wallace | 2019
Maricopa County Constable San Tan Precinct | Stephen Allen |
Maricopa County Constable South Mountain | Mahogany Kennedy | 2019
Maricopa County Constable University Lakes District | Karyn Lathan | 2019
Maricopa County Constable West McDowell Precinct | Rudy Santa Cruz |
Maricopa County Constable West Mesa District | Brandon Giles | 2019
Maricopa County Constable White Tank District | Mark Sinclair | 2019

### Justices of the peace[edit]

Justice court districts correspond with the 26 constable districts in the county. Each justice court is presided over by a justice of the peace, who is elected by district to four-year terms. The types of cases heard in justice courts are civil lawsuits where the disputed amount is $10,000 or less, landlord and tenant cases, traffic offenses, misdemeanor allegations, and requests for orders of protection and injunctions against harassment.[6] Like the constable districts, Ballotpedia only covers the justice court districts that are within, or partly within, the City of Phoenix.

The table below provides information on each of the justices:[7]

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Maricopa County Justice Courts Arizona East Mesa | Keith Russell |
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Agua Fria Precinct | Joe Guzman |
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Arcadia Biltmore Precinct | Leonore Driggs | 2017
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Arrowhead District | Craig Wismer |
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Country Meadows Precinct | Anna Huberman | 2013
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Desert Ridge Precinct | Cathy Riggs | 2016
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Downtown Precinct | Enrique Medina-Ochoa | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Dreamy Draw Precinct | Frank Conti Jr. | 2009
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct | Ken Cheuvront | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Hassyampa District | Miles Keegan | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Highland Precinct | Jordan Ray | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Ironwood District | Joe Getzwiller | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Kyrene Precinct | Sharron Sauls | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Manistee Precinct | Donald Watts | 2015
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Maryvale Precinct | Andrew Gastelum | 2007
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct | Michele Reagan | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Moon Valley Precinct | Deborah Begay | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace North Mesa Precinct | Kyle Jones | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace North Valley Precinct | Gerald Williams | 2004
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace San Marcos District | Jay Tibshraeny | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace San Tan Precinct | Samuel Goodman | 2004
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace South Mountain Precinct | Cody Williams | 2007
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace University Lakes District | Tyler Kissell | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace West McDowell Precinct | Teresa Lopez | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace West Mesa District | Elaissia Sears | 2019
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace White Tank District | David Osterfeld | 2019

### Other elected officials[edit]

Maricopa County residents also elect the following public officials:

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Maricopa County Assessor | Eddie Cook | February 19, 2020
Maricopa County Attorney | Allister Adel | October 3, 2019
Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court | Jeff Fine | 2019
Maricopa County Recorder | Stephen Richer | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County School Superintendent | Steve Watson | 2017
Maricopa County Sheriff | Paul Penzone | 2017
Maricopa County Treasurer | John Allen | January 1, 2021

### Special districts[edit]

See also: Special districts

Special districts are a form of local government that exist to fulfill a specific purpose within a certain geographic area. This region can be as large as a county or smaller than a city block. Special districts have the power to tax their local residents in order to fund operational expenditures. Although a special district may be formed for any stated purpose, the most common examples include library, hospital, transportation, airport, utility, conservation, sanitation, fire control, and flood control districts.

#### Healthcare[edit]

The Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) Board of Directors is composed of five members who are elected by district to four-year terms.[8] The following is MIHS' mission statement, as found its website:

“  | Maricopa Integrated Health System is committed to offering comprehensive and safe care to all of those who live in Maricopa County, including the underserved and medically needy, through a seamless continuum of care that keeps our community healthy and self-sufficient and effectively treats illness. We are committed to fostering the academic programs that train physicians for this community and the clinical research that improves health care outcomes.[9][10] | ”

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The table below provides information on each of the directors:

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Maricopa Integrated Health System District 1 | Mary Harden | 2013
Maricopa Integrated Health System District 2 | Mark Dewane | 2013
Maricopa Integrated Health System District 3 | Susan Gerard | 2008
Maricopa Integrated Health System District 4 | Woody Thomas | 2019
Maricopa Integrated Health System District 5 | Mary Wilcox | 2017

#### Water conservation[edit]

The Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) Board of Directors has 15 members that are elected to six-year terms by Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties.[11] According to its website, the Central Arizona Project "is the steward of central Arizona's Colorado River water entitlement and a collaborative leader in Arizona's water community."[12]

The table below provides information on each of the directors:[13]

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Alexandra Arboleda | 2017
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Lisa Atkins | 2003
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Jen Brown | 2017
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Terry Goddard | 2013
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Ben Graff | 2017
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Jim Holway | 2011
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Mark Lewis | 1999
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Heather Macre | 2013
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | Jennifer Martin | 2019
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County | April Pinger-Tornquist | 2019
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Pima County | Karen Cesare | 2015
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Pima County | Pat Jacobs | 1999
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Pima County | Marie Pearthree | January 1, 2021
Central Arizona Water Conservation District Pima County | Mark Taylor | 2016

#### Community college[edit]

The Governing Board of the Maricopa County Community College District is made up of seven members that are elected to four-year terms. Five members are elected by district and two members are elected at-large.[14] According to its website, the Maricopa Community Colleges' mission is to "provide access to higher education for diverse students and communities."[15]

The table below provides information on each of the directors:

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Maricopa County Community College District At-large | Linda Thor | 2017
Maricopa County Community College District At-large | Kathleen Winn | 2019
Maricopa County Community College District District 1 | Jacqueline Smith | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Community College District District 2 | Susan Bitter Smith | January 1, 2021
Maricopa County Community College District District 3 | Marie Sullivan | 2019
Maricopa County Community College District District 4 | Jean McGrath | 2015
Maricopa County Community College District District 5 | Tom Nerini | 2019

#### Technical schools[edit]

The East Valley Institute of Technology District (EVIT) "is a career and technical school offering more than 30 occupational training programs – such as 3D Animation, Cosmetology, Aviation, and much more -- tuition-free for high school students and tuition-based for adults."[16] The EVIT Governing Board is composed of nine members who are elected by district to four-year terms.[17] EVIT's mission statement, according to its website, is to "provide students a career and college preparatory training experience that produces a qualified workforce, meeting the market-driven needs of business and industry."[18]

The table below provides information on each of the directors:

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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East Valley Institute of Technology District District 1 | Jeff Fleetham |
East Valley Institute of Technology District District 2 | William Hobson | January 1, 2021
East Valley Institute of Technology District District 3 | Robert Covington |
East Valley Institute of Technology District District 4 | Josh Hart | January 1, 2021
East Valley Institute of Technology District District 6 | David Lane |
East Valley Institute of Technology District District 7 | Larry Johnson |
East Valley Institute of Technology District District 8 | LaMar Watkins |
East Valley Institute of Technology District District 9 | Shelli Boggs |

The Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC) is governed by a board of seven members that are elected by district to four-year terms.[19] According to its website, "West-MEC focuses solely on Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that prepare students to enter the workforce and pursue continuing education."[20]

The table below provides information on each of the directors:

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Western Maricopa Education Center District 1 | Charlie Ellis |
Western Maricopa Education Center District 2 | James Kaltenbach |
Western Maricopa Education Center District 3 | Peter Pingerelli |
Western Maricopa Education Center District 4 | Barbara Wyllie |
Western Maricopa Education Center District 5 | Mike Hutchinson | January 1, 2021
Western Maricopa Education Center District 6 | Jim Migliorino |
Western Maricopa Education Center District 7 | Frank Straka |

## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

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## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Maricopa County, Arizona, "About Maricopa County," accessed September 2, 2016
2. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed September 2, 2016
3. ↑ Maricopa County, Arizona, "Maricopa County Board of Supervisors," accessed September 2, 2016
4. ↑ Maricopa County, Constables," accessed September 7, 2016
5. ↑ Maricopa County, "Constables of Maricopa County," accessed September 7, 2016
6. ↑ Arizona Judicial Branch, "Justice Courts," accessed September 7, 2016
7. ↑ Maricopa County, "Justice Court Locations," accessed September 7, 2016
8. ↑ Maricopa Integrated Health System, "Maricopa County Special Health Care District," accessed September 2, 2016
9. ↑ Maricopa Integrated Health System, "Mission/Vision," accessed September 2, 2016
10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
11. ↑ Central Arizona Project, "CAP Background," accessed September 6, 2016
12. ↑ Central Arizona Project, "Mission and Vision," accessed September 6, 2016
13. ↑ Central Arizona Project, "Board Members," accessed September 6, 2016
14. ↑ Maricopa Community Colleges, "Governing Board," accessed September 6, 2016
15. ↑ Maricopa Community Colleges, "Governing Values," accessed September 6, 2016
16. ↑ East Valley Institute of Technology, accessed September 6, 2016
17. ↑ East Valley Institute of Technology, "Governing Board," accessed September 6, 2016
18. ↑ East Valley Institute of Technology, "EVIT Mission & Vision," accessed September 6, 2016
19. ↑ West-MEC, "Governing Board," accessed September 6, 2016
20. ↑ West-MEC, "Superintendent's Message," accessed September 6, 2016

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