Chandler is a city in Maricopa County,Arizona,United States,and a suburb in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the fourth-most populous city in Arizona,after Mesa,Tempe,and Phoenix. Chandler is considered to be a part of the East Valley.
Gilbert is a town in Maricopa County,Arizona,United States. Located southeast of Phoenix,Gilbert is home to 288,128 residents. It is the fifth-largest municipality in Arizona. Nearly a third of Gilbert residents are under the age of 18. As Gilbert approaches buildout,the population is expected to reach 330,000.
Mesa is a city in Maricopa County,Arizona,United States. It is the third-most populous city in Arizona,after Phoenix and Tucson,the 36th-most populous city in the U.S.,and the most populous city that is not a county seat. The city is home to 504,258 people as of 2020. It is the most populous city in the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west,the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north,Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek,and Apache Junction on the east.
Erika Steinbach is a German right-wing politician. She previously served as a member of the Bundestag from 1990 until 2017.
Thelda Marie Williams was an American politician who served as a city councilor in Phoenix,Arizona,from 1985. She was appointed multiple times as interim Mayor of Phoenix.
Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB),a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots,and gives established players practice time prior to competitive play. Spring training has always attracted fan attention,drawing crowds who travel to the warm climates of Arizona and Florida to enjoy the weather and watch their favorite teams play.
Scott Smith is an American businessman and politician,elected as the 38th mayor of Mesa,Arizona,on May 20,2008. He took office on June 2,2008 and served until April 16,2014,when he resigned to run for Governor of Arizona in the Republican Primary. In 2013–14,he was president of the United States Conference of Mayors. He was previously president of both Great Western Homes and K. Hovnanian Homes. He has also worked in finance and as a business consultant.
Rubén Marinelarena Gallego is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he is its nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election in Arizona.
John Lewis is an American politician. He served as the mayor of Gilbert,Arizona from 2009 to 2016 when he resigned his post to become president and CEO of East Valley Partnership. Lewis is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016. Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election,while Republicans retained control of Congress. This marked the first and most recent time Republicans won or held unified control of the presidency and Congress since 2004.
Chad DeGrenier is a former American football quarterback who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Arizona Rattlers and Carolina Cobras. He first enrolled at Grossmont College before transferring to Washington State University and lastly Midwestern State University. His father,Jack DeGrenier,played in the National Football League (NFL).
John C. Giles is an American politician serving as the 40th mayor of Mesa,Arizona. A Republican,Giles previously served as a member of the Mesa City Council from 1996 to 2000. Giles was elected mayor of Mesa in a 2014 special election following the resignation of Mayor Scott Smith.
Rachel Hope Mitchell is an American attorney serving as the County Attorney for Maricopa County,Arizona since April 2022. She was appointed to the position following the resignation of Allister Adel and won the 2022 special election. In 2019,she briefly served as the acting County Attorney after the appointment of Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court. Previously,she was the Chief Deputy County Attorney,and chief of the Special Victims Division.
Good is a South African social democratic political party that was formed in December 2018.
George Nicholas Goodman,was a pharmacist in Mesa,Arizona. He was the mayor of Mesa for 5 different 2 year terms as part of 3 different decades. Goodman served as the executive secretary of the Arizona State Fair Commission at the time of his death,and was the former president of both the Arizona Pharmaceutical Association and the Arizona Municipal League.
Katharine Sarah Gallego is an American politician serving as the 62nd mayor of Phoenix,Arizona,since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served on the Phoenix City Council from 2014 to 2018.
Guess Eleanor Birchett was an American self-trained ornithologist and naturalist. She was known as "the Bird Lady of Tempe". In 1989 she was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame.
Jayden Daniels is an American professional football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons of college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and two with the LSU Tigers,winning the 2023 Heisman Trophy with the latter after leading the FBS in total yards and setting its single-season passer rating record. Daniels was selected by the Commanders second overall in the 2024 NFL draft,setting several completion percentage records within his first month of playing. His rookie season also saw him throw a game-winning Hail Mary pass as time expired in a play known as the Madhouse in Maryland.
The 2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the County Attorney for Maricopa County,Arizona. The election was held concurrently with other federal and state elections,as well as a special election for District 2 on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The special election was called due to the resignation of Allister Adel in March 2022.
Brigette Peterson is an American politician serving as the current mayor of Gilbert,Arizona.
