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Chandler, Arizona
| Chandler, Arizona | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Chandler
Kevin Hartke | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2022 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2026 |
| Last city council election: | 2024 |
| Next city council election: | 2026 |
| City council seats: | 7[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data | |
| Population: | 275,987 |
| Race: | White 58.4% African American 6% Asian 12% Native American 1.9% Pacific Islander 0.2% Multiple 13.3% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic or Latino origin 22.6% |
| Median household income: | $103,691 |
| High school graduation rate: | 93.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 46.8% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%. | |
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Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. The city's population was 275,987 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Chandler utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Mayor
The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over city council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[3]
The current Mayor of Chandler is Kevin Hartke (nonpartisan). Hartke assumed office in 2019.
City manager
The city manager is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.[4][5]
City council
The Chandler City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[2][6]
The city council is made up of seven members, including the mayor. All members are elected at large to four-year terms.[7]
The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Chandler County Island Fire District
- See also: Special districts
Special districts are a form of local government that exist to fulfill a specific purpose within a certain geographic area. This region can be as large as a county or smaller than a city block. Special districts have the power to tax their local residents in order to fund operational expenditures. Although a special district may be formed for any stated purpose, the most common examples include library, hospital, transportation, airport, utility, conservation, sanitation, fire control, and flood control districts.
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Chandler, Arizona.
Mayoral partisanship
Chandler has a Republican mayor. As of September 2025, 66 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 23 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
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Elections
2024
The city of Chandler, Arizona, held general elections for city council and fire district on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for July 30, 2024. The filing deadline for the city council election was April 1, 2024, and the filing deadline for the fire district was July 8, 2024.
2022
The city of Chandler, Arizona, was expected to hold general elections for mayor, city council, and fire district board on November 8, 2022. The election was canceled after candidates received enough votes in the primary to win the races outright. The fire district election was canceled after only three candidates filed for the three seats up in 2022. The primary was on August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 4, 2022.
2020
The city of Chandler, Arizona, held general elections for three at-large city council seats on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 6, 2020.
2018
The city of Chandler, Arizona, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 6, 2018. The primary was on August 28, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was May 30, 2018.
2016
The city of Chandler, Arizona, held a primary election for three of six seats on the city council on August 30, 2016. Incumbent Nora Ellen and challenger Sam Huang won seats outright in the primary election because they received votes on a majority of ballots. Mark Stewart defeated Matt Eberle in a general election for the third seat on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016.
2014
Elections for the city council of Chandler, Arizona, were scheduled for November 4, 2014. A primary took place on August 26, 2014. Three at-large council seats were up for election.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Chandler | |
|---|---|
| Chandler | |
| Population | 275,987 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 65 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 62.6% |
| Black/African American | 5.2% |
| Asian | 11.4% |
| Native American | 1.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Other (single race) | 5% |
| Multiple | 13.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 21.4% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 93.7% |
| College graduation rate | 46.8% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $103,691 |
| Persons below poverty level | 7.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The city manager is responsible for preparing and proposing the budget to the city council. The city council will hold public hearings to allow for public input in the budget process. The city council will review the budget and propose amendments if they are needed. The city council must then adopt the budget.[8]
Revenue and expenditure by year
The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's annual financial reports.[8][9][10][11]
| City of Chandler historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2024-2025 | Adopted | $1,629,072,684 | $1,629,072,684 |
| 2023-2024 | Adopted | $1,656,274,385 | $1,656,274,385 |
| 2022-2023 | Adopted | $1,352,658,536 | $1,352,658,536 |
| 2021-2022 | Adopted | $1,058,074,338 | $1,058,074,338 |
| 2020-2021 | Adopted | $931,336,929 | $931,336,929 |
| 2019-2020 | Actual | $607,188,379 | $531,059,940 |
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Contact information
Mayor's office
Chandler City Hall
175 S. Arizona Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85225
Phone: 480-782-2200
City Clerk's office
Chandler City Hall
175 S. Arizona Ave., 1st floor
Chandler, AZ 85225
Phone: 480-782-2181
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures
The city of Chandler is in Maricopa County. A list of ballot measures in Maricopa County is available here.
Noteworthy events
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Chandler, following the death of George Floyd.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Chandler, Arizona, as a city or county that did not prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[12]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Chander, "Charter for the City of Chandler," accessed September 9, 2021
- ↑ City of Chandler, "Section 2.03. - Mayor and vice-mayor.," accessed September 9, 2021
- ↑ City of Chandler, "City Manager's Office," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ City of Chandler, "2-8. - City Manager; powers and duties.," accessed September 9, 2021
- ↑ City of Chandler, "Section 2.01. - Composition, eligibility, terms and election.," accessed September 9, 2021
- ↑ City of Chandler, "Mayor and City Council," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 City of Chandler, "2021-22 Annual Budget," accessed September 10, 2021
- ↑ Chandler, Arizona, "City of Chandler Annual Budget 2022-2023," accessed October 18, 2022
- ↑ Chandler, Arizona, "City of Chandler Annual Budget 2023-2024," accessed August 25, 2023
- ↑ https://www.chandleraz.gov/sites/default/files/departments/management-services/City-of-Chandler-FY-24-25-Adopted-Budget-Book-v4.pdf Chandler, Arizona, "City of Chandler Annual Budget 2024-2025," accessed October 29, 2024]
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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