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Bill Adams
2025 - Present
2029
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Bill Adams is an at-large member of the Washington Elementary School District. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Adams ran for election for an at-large seat of the Washington Elementary School District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Adams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bill Adams was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1975 to 1979. He earned a high school diploma from Smithtown High School. His career experience includes working as a consultant.[1]
Adams has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- WESTMARC, member
- Glendale Chamber of Commerce, member
- Washington Education Foundation, board member
- Pappas Kids Schoolhouse Foundation, board member
- Surprise Sundancers, board member
- Arizona School Board Association, former board member
- North Mountain Village Planning Committee
- First Things First Inaugural North Phoenix Council, former chairman
- Central Area Chair for the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- Fighter Country Partnership Member
Elections
2024
See also: Washington Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Washington Elementary School District, At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Lindsey Peterson, incumbent Jenni Abbott‐Bayardi, and Bill Adams defeated Karen Konetzni in the general election for Washington Elementary School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lindsey Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 29.2 | 41,008 | |
| ✔ | Jenni Abbott‐Bayardi (Nonpartisan)  | 25.6 | 35,954 | |
| ✔ |  | Bill Adams (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 31,855 |
| Karen Konetzni (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 30,622 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 1,109 | ||
| Total votes: 140,548 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kerry Duskin (Nonpartisan)
- Elien Migallen (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Adams in this election.
2022
See also: Washington Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Washington Elementary School District, At-large (2 seats)
Tamillia Gosa-Chapa and Kyle Clayton defeated incumbent Bill Adams in the general election for Washington Elementary School District, At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tamillia Gosa-Chapa (Nonpartisan) | 34.7 | 24,367 |
| ✔ |  | Kyle Clayton (Nonpartisan) | 34.0 | 23,897 |
| Bill Adams (Nonpartisan) | 30.6 | 21,483 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 454 | ||
| Total votes: 70,201 | |||
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2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Bill Adams (Nonpartisan), Larry Herrera (Nonpartisan), and Nikkie Whaley (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
WESD Governing Board
Two at-large seats on the Washington Elementary School District Governing Board were up for election in 2014. Larry Herrera and incumbent Bill Adams were the only candidates to file for the at-large seats.[2] The Maricopa County Education Service Agency recommended that the election be canceled and that the unopposed candidates be appointed to the governing board by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.[3]
Results
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors elected to cancel the election at their September 10, 2014, meeting. They appointed Adams to retain his seat and Herrera to his first term on the board.[4]
Funding
Adams reported no contributions or expenditures to the Maricopa County Recorder's office.[5]
Endorsements
Adams received no official endorsements.
House District 20
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Amy Schwabenlender was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Paul Boyer and Anthony Kern defeated incumbent Carl Seel, Bill Adams and Thurane Aung Khin in the Republican primary. Boyer and Kern defeated Schwabenlender in the general election. Aaron Flannery (R) withdrew before the primary.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Paul Boyer Incumbent |
37% | 25,610 | |
| Republican | Anthony Kern |
34.4% | 23,799 | |
| Democratic | Amy Schwabenlender | 28.6% | 19,779 | |
| Total Votes | 69,188 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Paul Boyer Incumbent |
32.7% | 9,436 |
| Anthony Kern |
23.1% | 6,674 |
| Carl Seel Incumbent | 16.7% | 4,817 |
| Bill Adams | 15.5% | 4,480 |
| Thurane Aung Khin | 12% | 3,469 |
| Total Votes | 28,876 | |
2010
Adams faced Kimberly Yee, incumbent Doug Quelland, and incumbent Jim Weiers in the August 24 primary. The two who receive the most votes faced Democrats Aaron Jahneke and Jackie Thrasher in the general election.[10]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Adams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Adams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- My commitment to my community
- Representing all stakeholders
- Willingness to listen and communicate
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2022
Bill Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
House District 20
Adams' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[11]
Education
- Excerpt: "Change the funding formula and make it easier for everyone to understand. Consider alternative funding sources such as a ballot initiative for state trust lands which would provide sustainable funding for education. Honor local control while mandating high standards for ALL students. Eliminate ALL unfunded mandates. Ensure a level playing field amongst the different education models that promotes parents' right to chose the best educational setting for their children."
Jobs & the Economy
- Excerpt: "In order to grow our economy we must attract new businesses and bring in new jobs. Get government out of the way of business and let them do what they do best, sell product/services and create new jobs! Make it easier for businesses do to business with our state. We have a number of fine organizations such as the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Arizona Commerce Authority, Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), the Western Maricopa Coalition (Westmarc), the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and many more. We need to work together and help these organizations attract new businesses, stimulate the market and bring in those much needed jobs to grow our economy!"
The Budget
- Excerpt: "Accountability and sustainability are keys when considering spending priorities. We must have the intelligence and strength to tap into reserves when needed and the climate is right and the courage to say no when the money isn’t there."
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 11, 2024
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Filed Candidate Listing," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Recommended Cancellations," September 8, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, "FORMAL MEETING SUMMARY, Wednesday, September 10, 2014," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Campaign Finance Document Search," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Bill Adams for AZ, "Issues," accessed July 30, 2014
