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Mary Manross is an American politician who served as the 10th Mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona. First elected in June 2000 until September of 2009, she served two terms and lost her campaign for a 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]
Mary Manross | |
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| Mayor of Scottsdale | |
| In office June 2000 – September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Campana |
| Succeeded by | Jim Lane |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Larry Manross |
| Alma mater | University of California at Los Angeles (BA) Minot State University |
Education
editManross earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles and a teaching credential from Minot State University.[3][4]
Career
editBefore her election as councilwoman, Manross 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 served four terms on the Scottsdale city council from 1992 to 2000. Although the election and office of the mayor of Scottsdale is nonpartisan, Manross is a registered Democrat. Manross was 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. Prior to the challenge from Jim Lane, her party affiliation was not an impediment in the conservative, largely Republican city of Scottsdale.[6][7]
As mayor, Manross was instrumental in leading the city council to approve workplace protections for LGBT employees.[8]
State-mandated changes in the election calendar which moved the traditional spring city election to align with fall federal and state elections brought more partisan voters into play in the 2008 election. Manross lost to Republican Jim Lane by less than 1/2 of 1 percent of the vote.[9]
Election history
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Dean | 14,298 | 44.21 | |
| Mary Manross | 17,964 | 55.55 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Manross (Incumbent) | 21,949 | 66.43 | |
| David Ortega | 11,007 | 33.32 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Manross (Incumbent) | 16,986 | 49.44 | |
| Jim Lane | 17,373 | 50.56 | |
References
edit- ^ Jim Lane for Mayor official site
- ^ "City of Scottsdale - Mayor and City Council". www.scottsdaleaz.gov.
- ^ "City of Scottsdale official biography". Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Mayor Mary Manross".
- ^ "Mary Manross campaign official biography". Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ Kathee Austin (June 26, 2008). "Scottsdale Chamber Political Action Committee Releases Mayoral and City Council Endorsements". East Valley Living. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.
- ^ Brian Powell (May 20, 2007). "Before mayoral vote, Manross faces field of challengers". East Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
- ^ "Scottsdale passes workplace protections for LGBT city workers". advocate.com. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Manross concedes mayoral race to Lane". AZCentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 10 April 2015.