Jim Waring

Jim Waring


Phoenix City Council, District 2
Incumbent
Assumed office September 7th, 2011
Preceded by	Bryan Jeffries
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 7th district
In office January 2003 – February 2010
Succeeded by	Ed Bunch
Personal details
Born	December 1967 Downers Grove, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kitty Waring
Children	2
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona
Alma mater	Arizona State University Northern Illinois University
Website	JimWaring.com Facebook Twitter 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.

Political career

Phoenix City Council

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

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 August 24 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. ^[2]

Electoral history

Phoenix City Council, District 2

2013 Election

**Phoenix City Council, District 2 Election Results: August 27th, 2013^[3]**
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Virgel Cain	4,640	24%
Jim Waring	14,690	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 August 27th, 2013 results, there was no need for a runoff election.

2011 Election

**Phoenix City Council, District 2 Election Results: August 30th, 2011^[4]**
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bryan Jeffries	8,864	38.83%
David Jones	2,234	9.79%
Jim Waring	11,732	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 August 30th, 2011 results, there was no need for a runoff election.

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: August 24th, 2010^[5]**
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: September 8th, 2008^[6]**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Pct
REP	Jim Waring	12,584	99.16%
REP	Write-In	106	0.84%

2008 General

**Arizona State Senate, District 7, General Election Results: November 4th, 2008^[7]**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Pct
DEM	Lisa Black	31,583	39.10%
LBT	Dennis Grenier	2,465	3.05%
REP	Jim Waring	46,673	57.78%
	Write-In	52	0.06%

2006 Primary

**Arizona State Senate, District 7, Republican Primary Election Results: September 12th, 2006^[8]**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Pct
REP	Jim Waring	10,828	99.33%
REP	Write-In	73	0.67%

2006 General

**Arizona State Senate, District 7, General Election Results: November 7th, 2006^[9]**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Pct
DEM	Lisa Black	23,860	42.87%
REP	Jim Waring	31,735	57.02
	Write-In	64	0.11%

2004 Primary

**Arizona State Senate, District 7, Republican Primary Election Results: September 7th, 2004^[10]**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Pct
REP	Jim Waring	12,048	100.00%

2004 General

**Arizona State Senate, District 7, General Election Results: November 7th, 2004^[11]**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Pct
DEM	John B. Vannucci	22,814	32.99%
REP	Jim Waring	46,335	67.01%
	Write-In	64	0.11%

2002 Primary

**Arizona State Senate, District 7, Republican Primary Election Results: September 10th, 2002^[12]**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Pct
REP	Wes Marsh	3,034	30.34%
REP	David Burnell Smith	3,048	30.48%
REP	Jim Waring	3,918	39.18%

2002 General

**Arizona State Senate, District 7, General Election Results: November 5th, 2002^[13]**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Pct
DEM	Jeff Bollerman	14,801	36.63%
REP	Jim Waring	28,326	65.68%

Personal life

Jim and his wife, Kitty, are the parents of twin boys.^[14]

References

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