John Giles (mayor)
John Giles | |
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Mayor of Mesa | |
Assumed office September 18, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Alex Finter |
Member of the Mesa City Council | |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
1959/1960 (age 58–59) Mesa, Arizona |
Political party | Republican |
Education |
Brigham Young University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law |
John C. Giles (born 1960) is an American politician. He has served as the 40th mayor of Mesa, Arizona since 2014.[1]
Biography
Giles graduated from Westwood High School in 1978. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he attended Brigham Young University, graduating with a political science degree in 1984. Giles received his law degree from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 1987 and works as a lawyer with the firm Giles & Dickson.[2]
Giles served as President of the East Valley Bar Association from 1992 until 1993.[3] He was elected to the Mesa City Council in 1996, serving until 2000, including a term as Vice Mayor from 1998 until 2000.[4]
Following Mayor Scott Smith's resignation in 2014, Giles was elected mayor in a special election, for a term lasting until 2017.[5] He was sworn in on September 18, 2014.[6][7] In 2016, Giles was reelected to a full four-year term, which is set to last until 2021.[8]
Personal life
Giles and his wife, Dawn, have five children and seven grandchildren.[9]
Political positions
Giles is a registered Republican, although the position of mayor is officially nonpartisan. He has been critical of President Donald Trump, reportedly encouraging U.S. Senator Jeff Flake to run for President.[10][11]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John Giles | 14,392 | 15.8% | |
Nonpartisan | T. Farrell Jensen | 11,861 | 13.1% | |
Nonpartisan | Lillian Wilkinson | 10,885 | 12.0% | |
Nonpartisan | David Molina | 10,070 | 11.1% | |
Nonpartisan | Dennis Kavanaugh | 9,848 | 10.8% | |
Nonpartisan | Dana B. Harper | 9,635 | 10.6% | |
Nonpartisan | Michael D. Whiting | 9,196 | 10.1% | |
Nonpartisan | Manuel Cortez | 5,873 | 6.5% | |
Nonpartisan | David A. Wier | 5,403 | 6.0% | |
Nonpartisan | John Robie | 6,639 | 4.0% | |
Total votes | 90,802 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John Giles | 17,426 | 23.2% | |
Nonpartisan | T. Farrell Jensen | 15,949 | 21.2% | |
Nonpartisan | Dennis Kavanaugh | 13,481 | 17.9% | |
Nonpartisan | Lillian Wilkinson | 10,407 | 13.8% | |
Nonpartisan | Dana B. Harper | 10,053 | 13.4% | |
Nonpartisan | David Molina | 7,831 | 10.4% | |
Total votes | 75,147 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John Giles | 33,177 | 72.7% | |
Nonpartisan | Danny Ray | 12,483 | 27.3% | |
Total votes | 45,660 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John Giles | 52,273 | 99.0% | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 535 | 1.0% | |
Total votes | 52,808 | 100.0% |
References
- ↑ "Mayor John Giles | City of Mesa". www.mesaaz.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ "Mayor John Giles". City of Mesa. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ↑ "John C. Giles, Attorney". Giles & Dickson. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Mayor John Giles". City of Mesa, Arizona. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ Brodie, Mark (September 19, 2014). "John Giles Elected Mayor Of Mesa". KJZZ. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ Godfrey, Trevor (September 20, 2014). "Mesa mayor Giles officially sworn into office". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ Polletta, Maria; Leavitt, Parker (September 19, 2014). "John Giles sworn in as Mesa's 40th mayor". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Mayor John Giles". NDC Academy. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Mayor John Giles | City of Mesa". www.mesaaz.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ Altavena, Lily (November 17, 2017). "Mesa mayor encourages Flake to run for president, appears to call Trump an 'idiot'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ Altavena, Lily (November 21, 2017). "Mesa mayor faces harsh backlash for hot-mic comments about President Donald Trump". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Mesa, AZ City Council At Large Primary 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Mesa, AZ City Council At Large 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Mesa, AZ Mayor - Special Election 2014". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Mesa, AZ Mayor 2014". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.