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词条 John Giles (mayor)
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Personal life

  3. Political positions

  4. Electoral history

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox officeholder
|name = John Giles
|office = Mayor of Mesa
|term_start = September 18, 2014
|term_end =
|predecessor = Alex Finter
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|54|2014|9|19}}
|birth_place = Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = Brigham Young University (BA)
Arizona State University, Tempe (JD)
}}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. 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 a leadership role as a Trustee in the US Conference of Mayors Organization. [10] He reportedly encouraged former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake to run for President.[11][12]

Electoral history

{{Election box begin no change | title=Mesa City Council at-large primary, 1996[13]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = John Giles
|votes = 14,392
|percentage = 15.8%
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = T. Farrell Jensen
|votes = 11,861
|percentage = 13.1%
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Lillian Wilkinson
|votes = 10,885
|percentage = 12.0%
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = David Molina
|votes = 10,070
|percentage = 11.1%
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Dennis Kavanaugh
|votes = 9,848
|percentage = 10.8%
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Dana B. Harper
|votes = 9,635
|percentage = 10.6%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Michael D. Whiting
|votes = 9,196
|percentage = 10.1%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Manuel Cortez
|votes = 5,873
|percentage = 6.5%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = David A. Wier
|votes = 5,403
|percentage = 6.0%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = John Robie
|votes = 6,639
|percentage = 4.0%
}}{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 90,802
|percentage = 100.0%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change | title=Mesa City Council election, 1996[14]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = John Giles
|votes = 17,426
|percentage = 23.2%
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = T. Farrell Jensen
|votes = 15,949
|percentage = 21.2%
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Dennis Kavanaugh
|votes = 13,481
|percentage = 17.9%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Lillian Wilkinson
|votes = 10,407
|percentage = 13.8%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Dana B. Harper
|votes = 10,053
|percentage = 13.4%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = David Molina
|votes = 7,831
|percentage = 10.4%
}}{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 75,147
|percentage = 100.0%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change | title=Mesa mayoral special election, 2014[15]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = John Giles
|votes = 33,177
|percentage = 72.7%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = Danny Ray
|votes = 12,483
|percentage = 27.3%
}}{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 45,660
|percentage = 100.0%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change | title=Mesa mayoral election, 2016[16]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Nonpartisan
|candidate = John Giles
|votes = 52,273
|percentage = 99.0%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Write-in
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 535
|percentage = 1.0%
}}{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 52,808
|percentage = 100.0%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mesaaz.gov/city-hall/mayor-council/mayor-john-giles|title=Mayor John Giles {{!}} City of Mesa|website=www.mesaaz.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mesaaz.gov/city-hall/mayor-council/mayor-john-giles|title=Mayor John Giles|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=City of Mesa|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=April 30, 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://gilesdicksonlaw.com/john-c-giles-mesa-az-accident-lawyer/|title=John C. Giles, Attorney|publisher=Giles & Dickson|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mesaaz.gov/city-hall/mayor-council/mayor-john-giles|title=Mayor John Giles|publisher=City of Mesa, Arizona|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://kjzz.org/content/46508/john-giles-elected-mayor-mesa|title=John Giles Elected Mayor Of Mesa|author=Brodie, Mark|publisher=KJZZ|date=September 19, 2014|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/mesa/mesa-mayor-giles-officially-sworn-into-office/article_3411c408-405e-11e4-8dec-c7fb1738e78e.html|title=Mesa mayor Giles officially sworn into office|author=Godfrey, Trevor|newspaper=East Valley Tribune|date=September 20, 2014|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2014/09/19/john-giles-sworn-mesas-mayor/15890049/|title=John Giles sworn in as Mesa's 40th mayor|last1=Polletta|last2=Leavitt|first1=Maria|first2=Parker|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=September 19, 2014|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://ndcacademy.org/dvteam/john-giles/|title=Mayor John Giles|publisher=NDC Academy|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mesaaz.gov/city-hall/mayor-council/mayor-john-giles|title=Mayor John Giles {{!}} City of Mesa|website=www.mesaaz.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmayors.org/the-conference/leadership/|title=Leadership|last=Burns|first=David W.|date=2016-11-23|website=United States Conference of Mayors|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-14}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2017/11/17/mesa-mayor-john-giles-encourages-sen-jeff-flake-run-president-appears-call-president-trump-idiot/876848001/|title=Mesa mayor encourages Flake to run for president, appears to call Trump an 'idiot'|author=Altavena, Lily|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=November 17, 2017|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2017/11/21/mesa-mayor-faces-harsh-backlash-hot-mic-comments-president-donald-trump/885648001/|title=Mesa mayor faces harsh backlash for hot-mic comments about President Donald Trump|author=Altavena, Lily|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=November 21, 2017|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431682|title=Mesa, AZ City Council At Large Primary 1996|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431689|title=Mesa, AZ City Council At Large 1996|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=794027|title=Mesa, AZ Mayor - Special Election 2014|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=824893|title=Mesa, AZ Mayor 2014|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}

External links

  • {{Ballotpedia|John_Giles|John Giles}}
  • Campaign website
  • Mayoral website
{{Mayors of the 50 largest U.S. cities}}{{Arizona cities and mayors of 100,000 population}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Giles, John}}

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