Greg Stanton
Gregory John Stanton (born March 8, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative from Arizona's 4th congressional district, serving since 2019. A Democrat, he was previously mayor of Phoenix from 2012 to 2018, and was on the Phoenix City Council from 2000 until 2009.
Greg Stanton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kyrsten Sinema |
| Constituency | 9th district (2019–2023) 4th district (2023–present) |
| 60th Mayor of Phoenix | |
| In office January 3, 2012 – May 29, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Thelda Williams |
| Member of the Phoenix City Council from the 6th district | |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Sal DiCiccio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregory John Stanton March 8, 1970 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nicole Stanton (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Marquette University (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
| Signature | |
| Website | House website |
Stanton was elected mayor in 2011 and reelected in 2015. After then-incumbent U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema chose to run for the U.S. Senate, Stanton was elected to the open House seat. In 2020, he was reelected with 61% of the vote.[1] In 2022, he was reelected with 56% of the vote.
Early life, education, and career
Stanton was born in Long Island, New York. His family moved to Arizona and he graduated from Cortez High School in west Phoenix in 1988.[2][3] 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.[citation needed] In 1995, Stanton earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.[4] He then worked as an education attorney from 1995 to 2000.[2] In 2014, Stanton became an adjunct professor at Arizona Summit Law School.[5]
Early political career
Phoenix City Council
Stanton was elected to the Phoenix City Council for 6th district in 2000, 2001, and 2005 and served until 2009.[2] This district included the affluent Phoenix Biltmore Area centered around the Biltmore Fashion Park and Arcadia areas, as well as non-contiguous Ahwatukee.[6]
Mayor of Phoenix
Stanton was mayor of Phoenix from 2012 to 2018. During his 2011 campaign for mayor, questions arose over the legality of nearly $70,000 in contributions from Stanton's former treasurer Mindy Shields.[7] Stanton opposed the embezzlement prosecution of Shields and fired her in October 2010.[8]
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%.[9][10][11]
Stanton advocated against the 2013 federal budget sequestration by meeting with members of Congress multiple times.[12]
Stanton was reelected on August 25, 2015. In 2017, Governing magazine named Stanton one of its Public Officials of the Year for his efforts to expand light rail, bike lanes, and sidewalks while reducing the city's greenhouse gas emissions.[13] Stanton resigned on May 29, 2018, to run for Congress.[14]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2018
After incumbent Representative Kyrsten Sinema decided to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018, to replace retiring U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, Stanton – who was term-limited as mayor – decided to run for Sinema's seat.[15] He was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and defeated Republican nominee Steve Ferrara 61% to 39% after a campaign during which he stressed his problem-solving experience as mayor.[16]
2020
In 2020, Stanton was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Dave Giles in the general election with 61% of the vote.[1]
2022
Stanton ran for reelection in Arizona's 4th congressional district after redistricting and defeated Republican nominee Kelly Cooper in the general election with 56% of the vote.[17]
Committee assignments
Caucus memberships
- New Democrat Coalition[18]
- Chair of the Immigration Task Force
Political positions
In an interview a few weeks after the November 2011 mayoral election, Stanton stated his support for repealing the city food tax.[19] He also supported public pension reforms, including more employee contributions to their retirement funds and longer work experience before retirement benefits.[19] 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.[20]
As a Representative, Stanton supported the Equality Act, a bill that would expand the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.[21]
On October 1, 2020, Stanton co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that condemned Azerbaijan's offensive operations against the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, denounced Turkey's role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and called for an immediate ceasefire.[22]
As of November 2022, Stanton had voted in line with Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time.[23]
Stanton opposed the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it "a dark, dark day for our country" and saying the Supreme Court had an "extreme, ideological agenda".[24]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Stanton | 59,066 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 59,066 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Stanton | 159,583 | 61.09% | |
| Republican | Steve Ferrara | 101,662 | 38.91% | |
| Total votes | 261,245 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Stanton (incumbent) | 83,443 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 83,443 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Stanton (incumbent) | 217,094 | 61.06% | |
| Republican | Dave Giles | 135,180 | 38.04% | |
| Total votes | 352,274 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Stanton (incumbent) | 148,941 | 56.01% | |
| Republican | Kelly Cooper | 116,521 | 43.09% | |
| Independent | Stephan Jones (write-in) | 36 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 265,498 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Personal life
Stanton is married to Nicole Stanton, an attorney for a cannabis company.[26] They married in 2005 and have two children.[27] They separated in 2016 but were back together as of 2019.[28][27]
References
- ^ a b c "State of Arizona - Official Canvass - 2020 General Election" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Phoenix Mayor & City Council candidates – arizona elections – azcentral.com". archive.azcentral.com.
- ^ Holden, Mary L. (January 4, 2013). "CEO Series: One-on-One with Mayor Greg Stanton". My Life Magazine. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ Lundquist, Paulette (December 5, 2018). "Stanton". TheHill. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Paula Lorena vs. Arizona Summit Law School, LLC; Infilaw Corporation; Stephanie and Jason Lee; Scott and Jane Doe Thompson; John and Jane Does 1-100; Black Corporations 1-100; White Partnerships 1-100, Quarles & Brady LLP 99 (United States District Court for the District of Arizona May 28, 2015).
- ^ Alonzo, Monica. "How Greg Stanton, a Fair-Haired, Blue-Politicked Lawyer, Became Phoenix's Next Mayor". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Bui, Lynh (July 21, 2011). "Phoenix mayoral candidate Greg Stanton's funds in question". Arizona Republic.
- ^ Gersema, Emily (February 27, 2011). "Phoenix candidate wants to drop embezzling case". Arizona Republic.
- ^ Bui, Lynh (September 1, 2011). "Phoenix mayor race: Stanton, Gullett jump right into runoff campaign". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ Bui, Lynh (November 8, 2011). "Greg Stanton claims victory over Wes Gullett in Phoenix election". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ Bui, Lynh (January 4, 2012). "Stanton sworn in as new Phoenix mayor". azcentral.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Into the mind of ... Greg Stanton". Arizona Republic. November 17, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Greg Stanton, Phoenix". Governing. December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Boehm, Jessica. "It's official: Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton resigns to run for Congress". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton announces run for Congress". KTAR.com. October 5, 2017.
- ^ "Greg Stanton defeats Steve Ferrara in Arizona's 9th Congressional District race". AZ Central. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "2022 Primary Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ . New Democrat Coalition. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Into the mind of Greg Stanton". Arizona Republic. November 25, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ Gardiner, Dustin (March 21, 2013). "Stanton backs off repeal of food tax". Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "House Debate on the Equality Act". C-SPAN. May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Senate and House Leaders to Secretary of State Pompeo: Cut Military Aid to Azerbaijan; Sanction Turkey for Ongoing Attacks Against Armenia and Artsakh". The Armenian Weekly. October 2, 2020.
- ^ Bycoffe, Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron (October 22, 2021). "Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Stanton, Greg (June 24, 2022). "This is a dark, dark day for our country, and the Supreme Court. For 50 years the Court had recognized the constitutional right to an abortion—and in the pursuit of an extreme, ideological agenda it has rolled out the red carpet for states to criminalize women and their doctors". Twitter. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Primary Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ D'Andrea, Niki (May 18, 2021). "Nicole Stanton, Cannabis Counsel and Congressman's Wife, Talks Recent Harvest Acquisition". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nicole Stanton's Phoenix ties to finding love, leadership and leveraging success". The Upper Middle. April 21, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Gardiner, Dustin. "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and wife Nicole Stanton separate". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
External links
- Congressman Greg Stanton official U.S. House website
- Greg Stanton for Congress campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart