Jay Tibshraeny

Jay Tibshraeny
Mayor of Chandler, Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2011
Preceded by Boyd Dunn
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 21st District
In office
2003–2010
Preceded by Russell "Rusty" Bowers
Succeeded by Steve Yarbrough
Mayor of Chandler, Arizona
In office
1994–2002
Preceded by Coy Payne
Succeeded by Boyd Dunn
Vice-Mayor of Chandler, Arizona
In office
1990–1994
Personal details
Born Albert Jay Tibshraeny, Jr.
1954 (age 60–61)
Mesa, Arizona
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Karen M. Tibshraeny
Children Lauren Noel Rose Tibshraeny
Residence Chandler, Arizona
Alma mater Arizona State University
Occupation Politician
[1][2][3][4][5]

Jay Tibshraeny (pronunciation: /ˈtɪbʃreɪniː/ TIB-shray-nee, born in 1954) is a politician, former senator in the Arizona Senate, and mayor of Chandler, Arizona for the second time.

Background

Albert Jay Tibshraeny, Jr. was born in Mesa, Arizona in 1954, the third child of Albert Jay Tibshraeny and Francis Rose Tibshraeny. Jay's father was born in Lebanon and lived in the village of Baskinta. His family first moved to Ray, Arizona, now a ghost town in Pinal County before moving to Mesa in 1925 when he was four years old. He attended Mesa High School and University of Arizona, and he served in the United States Marine Corps in World War II. When Jay was born, his father was a cotton farmer around Eloy, Arizona. Jay's mother was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and grew up in Prescott, Arizona where she graduated from Prescott High School. Francis moved to Phoenix where she met Jay's father. They were married on February 16, 1947.[3]

Jay has one brother Mike and two sisters Joyce and Janice. Jay attended Cleveland Elementary School, Chandler Junior High School, and Chandler High School. While in high school, he worked on a cotton farm, stomping cotton. He graduated high school in 1972. He attended Arizona State University where he received a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1977. For ten years, during and after his college years, Jay worked with his father in the construction business.[3]

Political career

Planning and Zoning Commissioner

Jay got into politics in 1979 when Chandler held its first and only recall election in which the mayor and several city council members were removed from office. In 1980, Jay was appointed to Chandler's Planning and Zoning Commission. He worked with the construction of Intel‍‍ '​‍s plant in West Chandler.[3]

First mayorship

In 1986, Tibshraeny ran for Chandler City Council, winning a seat in March of that year. He attributes his achievement to his "involvement with youth and things". In 1990, he became vice-mayor of Chandler under Coy Payne, the first black mayor in Arizona. In 1994, Tibshraeny ran for mayor of Chandler. He took the seat in March, and during his time as mayor, he saw the Chandler's transition from a rural town to a bedroom community for Phoenix. He oversaw the construction of the Chandler Fashion Center.[3] He was reelected to the position four times over the next eight years, the maximum number of times a mayor can be reelected in Chandler.[lower-alpha 1]

Arizona State Senator

In 2002, Tibshraeny ran for the newly created 21st District in the southeastern Phoenix metro area. The district includes parts of Chandler and Queen Creek. He won the primary election, held on September 10, 2002, beating the only other candidate, Morris Cooper.[7] This meant that Tibshraeny ran unopposed in the general elections on November 5 in the same year.[8]

Second mayorship

Tibshraeny was a state senator for eight years. In 2010, Tibshraeny stepped down and ran once again for mayor of Chandler. He ran unopposed, winning over 99% of the votes. 0.73% of the votes went to a write-in candidate.[4] He ran again in 2011 for mayorship, and like the previous term, ran unopposed.[9] His term will expire in 2015 when a new term limit will come into effect.

 Chandler mayoral election, 2010
Candidate Votes %
Jay Tibshraeny 26,823 99.27
write-in 132 0.53
Source: Maricopa County Recorder[4]
Chandler mayoral election, 2012
Candidate Votes %
Jay Tibshraeny 24,637 99.47
write-in 197 0.73
Source: Maricopa County Recorder[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ In 2012, Proposition 452 was passed, changing the term limits from four consecutive two-year terms to two consecutive four-year terms.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jay Tibshraeny". Arizona State Legislature. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA". Chandler City Council. January 27, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Tibshraeny, Jay (August 20, 2004). Senator Jay Tibshraeny. Interview with Jean Reynolds. Chandler. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS". Maricopa County Recorder. August 24, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bayless, Betsey (November 27, 2000). "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ Polletta, Maria (November 7, 2012). "Heumann, Sellers re-elected to Chandler council; Prop. 452 carries easily". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  7. ↑ Bayless, Betsey (September 23, 2002). "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  8. ↑ Bayless, Betsey (November 25, 2002). "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS". Maricopa County Recorder. August 28, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Coy Payne		 Mayor of Chandler, Arizona
1994-2002 		Succeeded by
Boyd Dunn
Preceded by
Russell "Rusty" Bowers		 Arizona State Senator for the 21st District
2003-2010 		Succeeded by
Steve Yarbrough
Preceded by
Boyd Dunn		 Mayor of Chandler, Arizona
2011-present 		Incumbent