Greg Stanton
Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 235: malformed pattern (missing ']'). Gregory John "Greg" Stanton (born March 8, 1970) is an American politician who serves as Mayor of Phoenix. He won the November 8, 2011 runoff election to succeed term-limited mayor Phil Gordon. Stanton, a Democrat and former Phoenix City Council member who represented areas of north Phoenix, defeated Republican political consultant/lobbyist Wes Gullett after a contentious campaign that resulted in large election turnout.[1] Stanton was sworn in as 59th Mayor of Phoenix in January 2012.[2] Under his leadership, Phoenix became the first community in the country to end homelessness among military veterans.[3]
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Early life, education, and career
Stanton was born in Phoenix and graduated from Cortez High School of western Phoenix in 1988.[4][5] He then attended Marquette University and graduated in 1992 with a B.A. in history and political science and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 1995, Stanton earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Stanton then worked as an education attorney from 1995 to 2000.[4]
Political career
Phoenix City Council (2000–2009)
Stanton was elected to the Phoenix City Council for District 6 in 2000, 2001, and 2005 and served the district until 2009.[4]
2011 campaign for mayor
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During his 2011 campaign for mayor, questions arose of the legality of near $70,000 in contributions from Stanton's former treasurer Mindy Shields.[6] Stanton opposed the embezzlement prosecution of Shields and fired her in October 2010.[7]
On August 30, 2011, Stanton and Republican candidate Wes Gullett were the top two candidates in the Phoenix mayoral primary, with Stanton getting about 38% of the vote and Gullett 20%.[8]
Mayor of Phoenix (2012–present)
Stanton advocated against the 2013 federal budget sequestration by meeting with members of Congress multiple times.[9]
Mayor Stanton was re-elected on August 25, 2015.
Political positions
In an interview a few weeks after the November 2011 election, Stanton stated his support for repealing the city food tax.[10] Stanton also supported public pension reforms including more employee contributions to their own retirement funds and longer work experience before retirement benefits.[10] However, in March 2013, Stanton decided against repealing the food tax due to projections that ending the tax would cause layoffs of nearly 99 police officers and 300 other city employees.[11]
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