Jim Waring
| Jim Waring | |
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| Phoenix City Council, District 2 | |
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Assumed office September 7th, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Bryan Jeffries |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 7th district |
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In office January 2003 – February 2010 |
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| Succeeded by | Ed Bunch |
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| Born | December 1967 Downers Grove, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kitty Waring |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
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Arizona State University Northern Illinois University |
| Website |
JimWaring.com District 2 |
Jim Waring (born December 27, 1967) is an American politician, who served as state senator for seven years in the Arizona State Senate and now represents District 2 on the Phoenix City Council.
A Republican, he represented State Legislative District 7, covering parts of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Cave Creek and Carefree. First elected in 2002, Waring was re-elected by large majorities in 2004, 2006 and 2008. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2008, and ran for Congress in 2010.
During his time at the legislature, Waring was known for his work on veterans issues (selected American Legion Legislator of the Year, National Guard Association of Arizona Senator of the Year three times, presented the Copper Shield award by the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame and awarded the Medal of Merit by the National Guard Association of the United States), his fiscal conservatism (selected Champion of the Taxpayer, Guardian of Small Business by NFIB and Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Senator of the Year by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and efforts to protect victims of domestic violence. He was Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman of the Senate Government Committee and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
A native of Downers Grove, Illinois, he received his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, as well as a M.A. in Political Science, a Masters in Public Administration, and a Ph.D in Public Administration from Arizona State University, having written a dissertation on education finance. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
Councilman Jim Waring was sworn in as the District 2 Phoenix City Council representative on Sept. 7, 2011.
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