Jerry Weiers
Jerry Weiers | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Weiers in 2024 | |
| Mayor of Glendale, Arizona | |
| Assumed office January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Elaine Scruggs |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
| In office January 2005 – January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Darin Mitchell (in District 13 after redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | South Dakota, United States[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Jerry P. Weiers[1] is an American politician, who's currently serving as the mayor of Glendale, Arizona, a position he has held since January 2013.[2][3] Prior to that, Weiers served four consecutive terms in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 12th District.[4][5][6][7]
A Republican,[8] Weiers first moved from his home state North Dakota[1] to Arizona in 1966.[9] He has made history in the Arizona State Legislature by serving alongside his brother Jim Weiers, becoming first brothers in Arizona history to serve together in the state legislature.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Jerry Weiers had a brother, who was also an Arizona local politician and fellow State Legislature member, Jim Weiers[8] (1953–2024).[10]
Weiers has been married for more than two decades to his wife Sandy. They have one daughter. Weiers also lived in Alaska and two years in New Mexico.[8]
See also
[edit]- 2012 Glendale, Arizona mayoral election
- 2016 Glendale, Arizona mayoral election
- List of mayors of Glendale, Arizona
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mayor Jerry P. Weiers - City of Glendale". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "Jerry Weiers". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "Office of the Mayor – About Mayor Weiers". City of Glendale, Arizona. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2005 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 226". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2007 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 214". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2009 Volume 1, Forty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 113". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2011 Volume 1, Fiftieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 237". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "House Member". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "Jerry Weiers | Weiers". Jerry Weiers official website. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ Schaudt, Sky (April 20, 2024). "Jim Weiers, former speaker of the Arizona House, dies at 70". KJZZ. Arizona PBS. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
