Jim Waring

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Jim Waring (born 27 December 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.

Early life and education

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 PhD in Public Administration from Arizona State University, having written a dissertation on education finance. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

Political career

Arizona State Senate

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.

Phoenix City Council

Councilman Jim Waring was sworn in as the District 2 Phoenix City Council representative on 7 Sept. 2011.[1]

In 2023, he voted against legislation that legalized accessory dwelling units on lots that were previously strictly zoned for single-family housing.[2]

Campaign for Congress 2010

Following the announcement that John Shadegg would not stand for re-election in 2010, Waring resigned his State Senate seat to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona's 3rd congressional district. Waring lost in a 10-candidate Republican primary on 24 August to Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, by 4.5% or roughly 3,500 votes out of over 79,000 votes cast. [3]

Electoral history

Phoenix City Council, District 2

2013 Election
Phoenix City Council, District 2 Election Results: 27 August 2013[4]
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Candidate Votes Pct
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Virgel Cain style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 4,640 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 24%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 14,690 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 76%
*In order to avoid a runoff election, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast for the office, which is 50 percent of the votes, plus one. Based on the 27 August 2013 results, there was no need for a runoff election.

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2011 Election
Phoenix City Council, District 2 Election Results: 30 August 2011[5]
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Candidate Votes Pct
Bryan Jeffries 8,864 38.83%
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | David Jones style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 2,234 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 9.79%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 11,732 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.39%
*In order to avoid a runoff election, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast for the office, which is 50 percent of the votes, plus one. Based on the 30 August 2011 results, there was no need for a runoff election.

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Congress, Arizona's 3rd Congressional District

2010 U.S. House, Arizona District 3 Primary Election

Congress, Arizona's 3rd Congressional District, Republican Primary Election Results: 24 August 2010[6]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
REP Bob Branch 1,141 1.44%
REP Sam Crump 3,886 4.92%
REP Pamela Gorman 6,473 8.19%
REP LeAnn Hull 1,044 1.32%
REP Steve Moak 14,211 17.99%
REP Paulina Morris 6,138 7.77%
REP Vernon Parker 13,411 16.97%
REP Ben Quayle 17,400 22.02%
REP Jim Waring 13,850 17.53%
REP Ed Winkler 1,353 1.71%
REP Write-In 104 0.13%

Arizona State Senate, District 7

2008 Primary
Arizona State Senate, District 7, Republican Primary Election Results: 8 September 2008[7]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12,584 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 99.16%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Write-In style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 106 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 0.84%
2008 General
Arizona State Senate, District 7, General Election Results: 4 November 2008[8]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | DEM style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lisa Black style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 31,583 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 39.10%
style="background:Template:Party color" | LBT style="background:Template:Party color" | Dennis Grenier style="background:Template:Party color" | 2,465 style="background:Template:Party color" | 3.05%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46,673 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.78%
Write-In 52 0.06%
2006 Primary
Arizona State Senate, District 7, Republican Primary Election Results: 12 September 2006[9]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,828 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 99.33%
REP Write-In 73 0.67%
2006 General
Arizona State Senate, District 7, General Election Results: 7 November 2006[10]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | DEM style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lisa Black style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 23,860 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 42.87%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 31,735 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.02
Write-In 64 0.11%
2004 Primary
Arizona State Senate, District 7, Republican Primary Election Results: 7 September 2004[11]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12,048 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 100.00%
2004 General
Arizona State Senate, District 7, General Election Results: 7 November 2004[12]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
DEM John B. Vannucci 22,814 32.99%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46,335 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 67.01%
Write-In 64 0.11%
2002 Primary
Arizona State Senate, District 7, Republican Primary Election Results: 10 September 2002[13]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
REP Wes Marsh 3,034 30.34%
REP David Burnell Smith 3,048 30.48%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,918 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 39.18%
2002 General
Arizona State Senate, District 7, General Election Results: 5 November 2002[14]
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Party Candidate Votes Pct
DEM Jeff Bollerman 14,801 36.63%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| REP style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jim Waring style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 28,326 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 65.68%

Personal life

Jim and his wife, Kitty, are the parents of twin boys.[15]

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