Scott Anderson (Arizona)
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Scott Anderson
Mayor of Gilbert
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
0
Predecessor
Prior offices
Gilbert City Council
Mayor of Gilbert
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Scott Anderson is the Mayor of Gilbert in Arizona. He assumed office on January 7, 2025. His current term ends in 2029.
Anderson won election for Mayor of Gilbert in Arizona outright in the primary on July 30, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Mayoral elections in Gilbert are nonpartisan. Anderson is a registered Republican.[1]
Biography
Scott Anderson was born in Billings, Montana. He earned a high school diploma from Wheat Ridge High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1977, and a graduate degree from the University of Colorado in 1980.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Gilbert, Arizona (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shane Krauser (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Anderson in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
2016
The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 30, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016. Two of the six city council seats were up for election.[3] Scott Anderson and incumbent Jared Taylor defeated Jim Torgenson and Joel Anderson in the Gilbert City Council at-large seats general election.[4]
| Gilbert City Council At-large, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Scott Anderson |
26.94% | 32,270 |
| Jared Taylor Incumbent |
26.00% | 31,135 |
| Jim Torgenson | 24.55% | 29,405 |
| Joel Anderson | 22.51% | 26,959 |
| Total Votes | 119,769 | |
| Source: Marciopa County Recorder, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 10, 2016 |
| Gilbert City Council At-large, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jared Taylor Incumbent |
21.51% | 10,507 |
| Scott Anderson |
20.74% | 10,133 |
| Joel Anderson |
17.20% | 8,403 |
| Jim Torgenson |
16.38% | 8,001 |
| Seth Banda | 9.80% | 4,787 |
| Bob Ferron | 8.58% | 4,192 |
| Tim Rinesmith | 5.78% | 2,824 |
| Total Votes | 48,847 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Election Results," September 9, 2016 |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Anderson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Scott Anderson is currently serving as the Vice Mayor of Gilbert. He has served on the Council for over 7 years in various capacities, including Councilmember, Vice Mayor and Mayor. Prior to serving on the Council, Scott was recruited in 1988 to be the Planning Director of Gilbert. He moved his family from Colorado to Arizona where Scott and his wife EJ raised their 5 children. As Planning Director, he supervised the creation of 2 General Plans for Gilbert, a Specific Area Plan for south Gilbert, and wrote the Town's first Redevelopment Plan for the Heritage District. In 2000, Scott changed assignments as he created and managed the Riparian Preserves, a water recharge project designed to conserve water and establish riparian habitat. The sites have been successful in recharging water back into our aquifer while also attracting many species of wildlife associated with riparian areas.
I am passionate about ensuring that as Gilbert's development patterns change over the next 10 or 12 years our quality of life will not change. Indicators addressing development, public safety, infrastructure, open space, design standards and others will be used to measure our continued "small town feel" even as we reach a population of over 300,000.
Elected officials are selected by the people to represent them with honesty and integrity. The principles of our founding documents are based on forming a more perfect union based on equality for all. I consider these the most important principles as an elected official serves.
I am qualified to serve as mayor in Gilbert because we are at a point in our development that we need experienced leadership and statesmanship. I have the experience and knowledge to know what is needed and the ability to bring decision makers together.
The core responsibilities for someone elected as Mayor are to serve as a leader for both town residents and the Council, and as a facilitator for public discussion. Policy development begins with acting as a leader to various stakeholders in the community. Policy often starts with community members. The mayor is a leader and facilitator for the Council in leading discussions and finding consensus that will benefit the town.
My legacy is creation of the Riparian Preserves which have attracted visitors to Gilbert from all over the world.
The mayor's top priority is to lead both in the community and on the Council as a policy maker and facilitator. The city manager is the CEO for daily operations that depend on policy development by the Council.
Public safety is paramount to a prosperous community. The mayor's office should expect transparency and accountability for all departments, including public safety.
Governments have a responsibility to be transparent and accountable to the community. Trust is important and it is dependent on transparency and accountability.
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2020
Scott Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Scott Anderson," August 7, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 1, 2024
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Gilbert, "Candidate Information," accessed July 14, 2016
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