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John C. Giles (born 1960) is an American politician serving as the 40th mayor of Mesa, Arizona. 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.




Early life and career


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. Giles was the president of the East Valley Bar Association from 1992 until 1993.




Political career


Giles was elected to the Mesa City Council in 1996, serving until 2000, including a term as vice mayor from 1998 until 2000.
Following Mayor Scott Smith's resignation in 2014, Giles was elected mayor in a special election, for a term lasting until 2017. He was sworn in on September 18, 2014.
In 2016, Giles was reelected to a full four-year term, which lasted until 2021. He was again reelected in 2020 and began his second full term in January 2021.
As mayor, Giles led the adoption of a city-wide non-discrimination ordinance and climate action plan. In 2021, Giles spearheaded the creation of the Mesa College Promise to provide a free community college education to qualified students. He supported expansion of the Mesa College Promise to adult learners in 2024 As Chair of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), Giles supported a regional action plan to address homelessness in 2021. 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. In 2023, Mesa City Council approved the purchase of a hotel to serve as an emergency shelter facility for the Off the Streets program.
In 2024, Giles opposed bipartisan Arizona state legislation to increase housing supply in the state amid a housing shortage. The legislation proposed to restrict the abilities of Arizona cities to mandate home owners associations, minimum home sizes, and community amenities. Giles argued that "silencing our neighborhoods is not the solution to the housing crisis."
Giles endorsed Democrat Mark Kelly over Republican Blake Masters in the 2022 U.S. Senate election. The Arizona Republican Party censured Giles over his endorsement of Kelly. He endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election over Donald Trump, the Republican nominee. He and former Arizona representative Robin Shaw co-chaired the state chapter of Republicans for Harris. He spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention on August 20.




Personal life


Giles and his wife, Dawn have five children and eight grandchildren. Giles is a marathoner and triathlete who has completed two full Ironman competitions, twenty marathons, including four Boston Marathons.
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.




Electoral history






See also


List of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States




References






External links



Campaign website
Mayoral website (Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine)
John Giles at Ballotpedia
Appearances on C-SPAN

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