| Mary Manross | |
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| Mayor Manross delivers a banner ("Our hearts are with you - Scottsdale, Arizona") signed by thousands of Scottsdale residents to the The Pentagon in March 2002, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. | |
| Mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona | |
| In office June 2000 – September 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Sam Campana |
| Succeeded by | Jim Lane |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democrat (Nonpartisan officeholder) |
| Spouse(s) | Larry Manross |
| Alma mater | University of California at Los Angeles and Minot State University |
| Website | Mayor Mary Manross |
Mary Manross is the former Democratic mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona. First elected in June 2000, she served two terms and lost her candidacy for her third term as mayor in the November 2008 runoff mayoral election to her opponent, former Certified Public Accountant and businessman and former city councilman Jim Lane.[1] [2]
Prior to her election as mayor, Manross served four terms on the Scottsdale city council from 1992-2000. Although the election and office of the mayor of Scottsdale is nonpartisan, Manross' Democratic affiliation is widely known. However, perceived as having wide appeal—having been endorsed by both the Democratic governor Janet Napolitano and the Republican Senator John McCain, and the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the Sierra Club—her party affiliation has not hurt her chances in the conservative, largely Republican city of Scottsdale.[3][4]
Before her election as councilwoman, she had served on several city government commissions and in leadership positions for local charitable organizations, as well as being campaign manager for Mayor Herb Drinkwater's 1984 and 1988 mayoral campaigns.[5] Manross is an alumna of the University of California at Los Angeles and Minot State University, and has a teaching credential.[6]
| Scottsdale Mayoral General Election 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Mark D. Bristow | 3,841 | 11.58% | ||
| Ross Dean | 13,756 | 41.52% | ||
| Merlin D. Gindlesperger | 1,061 | 3.20% | ||
| Mary Manross | 14,301 | 43.13% | ||
| Scottsdale Mayoral Runoff Election 2000 | ||||
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Ross Dean | 14,298 | 44.21% | ||
| Mary Manross | 17,964 | 55.55% | ||
| Scottsdale Mayoral General Election 2004 | ||||
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Cynthia Lukas | 5,507 | 15.40% | ||
| Mary Manross (Incumbent) | 16,903 | 47.26% | ||
| David Ortega | 7,627 | 21.33% | ||
| Bob Usdane | 5,663 | 15.83% | ||
| Scottsdale Mayoral Runoff Election 2004 | ||||
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Mary Manross (Incumbent) | 21,949 | 66.43% | ||
| David Ortega | 11,007 | 33.32% | ||
| Scottsdale Mayoral General Election 2008 | ||||
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Mary Manross (Incumbent) | 16,986 | 49.44% | ||
| Jim Lane | 17,373 | 50.56% | ||