John Giles | |
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40th Mayor of Mesa | |
Assumed office September 18, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Scott Smith Alex Finter (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959or1960(age 64–65) Mesa,Arizona,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 5 |
Education | Brigham Young University (BA) Arizona State University,Tempe (JD) |
John C. Giles (born 1960) [1] is an American politician serving as the 40th mayor of Mesa,Arizona. [2] 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.
Giles was born in Mesa,Arizona. He graduated from Westwood High School in 1978. He served a two-year mission for his church in South Korea from 1979-1981. He attended Brigham Young University,graduating with a political science degree in 1984. Giles received his JD from Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 1987.
Giles works as a lawyer with the firm Giles &Dickson. [3] Giles was the president of the East Valley Bar Association from 1992 until 1993. [4]
Giles was elected to the Mesa City Council in 1996,serving until 2000,including a term as vice mayor from 1998 until 2000. [5]
Following Mayor Scott Smith's resignation in 2014,Giles was elected mayor in a special election,for a term lasting until 2017. [6] He was sworn in on September 18,2014. [7] [8]
In 2016,Giles was reelected to a full four-year term,which lasted until 2021. [9] He was again reelected in 2020 and began his second full term in January 2021. [10]
As mayor,Giles led the adoption of a city-wide non-discrimination ordinance [11] and climate action plan. [12] In 2021,Giles spearheaded the creation of the Mesa College Promise to provide a free community college education to qualified students. [13] He supported expansion of the Mesa College Promise to adult learners in 2024 [14] As Chair of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG),Giles supported a regional action plan to address homelessness in 2021. [15] Giles led the City of Mesa to implement an Off the Streets program which provides temporary housing to seniors,veterans,families with young children and single women. [16] In 2023,Mesa City Council approved the purchase of a hotel to serve as an emergency shelter facility for the Off the Streets program. [17]
In 2024,Giles opposed bipartisan Arizona state legislation to increase housing supply in the state amid a housing shortage. [18] [19] The legislation proposed to restrict the abilities of Arizona cities to mandate home owners associations,minimum home sizes,and community amenities. [18] Giles argued that "silencing our neighborhoods is not the solution to the housing crisis." [18]
Giles endorsed Democrat Mark Kelly over Republican Blake Masters in the 2022 U.S. Senate election. [20] The Arizona Republican Party censured Giles over his endorsement of Kelly. [21] He endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election over Donald Trump,the Republican nominee. [22] He and former Arizona representative Robin Shaw co-chaired the state chapter of Republicans for Harris. [23] He spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention on August 20. [24]
Giles and his wife,Dawn have five children and eight grandchildren. [2] Giles is a marathoner and triathlete who has completed two full Ironman competitions,twenty marathons,including four Boston Marathons. [25]
Giles is the host of It's Always Cool in Mesa, a podcast that shares the stories behind some of Mesa,Arizona's most popular outdoor adventures,culinary treasures,and unique history. [26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John Giles (incumbent) | 60,473 | 66.25 | |
Nonpartisan | Verl Farnsworth | 30,452 | 33.36 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 357 | 0.39 | |
Total votes | 91,282 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | John Giles | 53,273 | 99.01% | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 353 | 0.99% | |
Total votes | 53,808 | 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 | 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 | 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% |
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