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Mary Manross 
Mayor Manross delivers a banner ("Our hearts are with you - Scottsdale, Arizona") signed by thousands of Scottsdale residents to the The Pentagon in March 2002, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona In office
June 2000 – September 2008Preceded by Sam Campana Succeeded by Jim Lane Personal details Political party Democrat (Nonpartisan officeholder) Spouse(s) Larry Manross Alma mater University of California at Los Angeles and Minot State University Website Mayor Mary Manross Mary Manross is the former Democratic mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona. First elected in June 2000, she served two terms and lost her candidacy for her 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]
Prior to her election as mayor, Manross served four terms on the Scottsdale city council from 1992-2000. Although the election and office of the mayor of Scottsdale is nonpartisan, Manross' Democratic affiliation is widely known. However, perceived as having wide appeal—having been 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—her party affiliation has not hurt her chances in the conservative, largely Republican city of Scottsdale.[3][4]
Before her election as councilwoman, she had 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 is an alumna of the University of California at Los Angeles and Minot State University, and has a teaching credential.[6]
Election history
Scottsdale Mayoral General Election 2000 Candidate Votes Percentage 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% Scottsdale Mayoral Runoff Election 2000 Candidate Votes Percentage Ross Dean 14,298 44.21% Mary Manross 17,964 55.55% Scottsdale Mayoral General Election 2004 Candidate Votes Percentage 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% Scottsdale Mayoral Runoff Election 2004 Candidate Votes Percentage Mary Manross (Incumbent) 21,949 66.43% David Ortega 11,007 33.32% Scottsdale Mayoral General Election 2008 Candidate Votes Percentage Mary Manross (Incumbent) 16,986 49.44% Jim Lane 17,373 50.56% References
- ^ Jim Lane for Mayor official site
- ^ Mayor and City Council
- ^ Kathee Austin (June 26, 2008). "Scottsdale Chamber Political Action Committee Releases Mayoral and City Council Endorsements". East Valley Living. http://www.evliving.com/2008/06/26/716/scottsdale-chamber-political-endorsements/.
- ^ Brian Powell (May 20, 2007). "Before mayoral vote, Manross faces field of challengers". East Valley Tribune. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/90076.
- ^ "Mary Manross campaign official biography". http://marymanross.com/maryp2.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "City of Scottsdale official biography". Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20080630014810/http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/council/mary_manross.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
Categories:- Living people
- Mayors of Scottsdale, Arizona
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- Minot State University alumni
- Women in Arizona politics
- Arizona Democrats
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- American women mayors
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