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Debra Stark
2016 - Present
2029
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Debra Stark is a member of the Phoenix City Council in Arizona, representing District 3. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on April 16, 2029.
Stark ran for re-election to the Phoenix City Council to represent District 3 in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Stark earned a B.S. in sociology from Western Kentucky University and a master's in urban planning from Arizona State University.[1]
Stark's professional experience includes work as the planning and development director for the city of Phoenix and as the director of planning and development for Maricopa County. She has also served as the president, treasurer, and vice president of legislative affairs for the Arizona chapter of the American Planning Association, as a member of the Governor's Growing Smarter Oversight Council and the Maricopa County Trial Court Selection Commission, and on the boards of directors of Valley Partnership, the Arizona chapter of the Urban Land Institute, and the Southwest Clinic for HIV/AIDS.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Phoenix, Arizona (2024)
General election
General election for Phoenix City Council District 3
Incumbent Debra Stark defeated Ayensa Millan in the general election for Phoenix City Council District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Stark (Nonpartisan) | 61.2 | 39,778 |
| Ayensa Millan (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 24,908 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 325 | ||
| Total votes: 65,011 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bretton Jimenez (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stark in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Phoenix, Arizona (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Phoenix City Council District 3
Incumbent Debra Stark defeated Nicole Garcia in the general runoff election for Phoenix City Council District 3 on March 9, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Stark (Nonpartisan) | 68.1 | 21,753 |
 | Nicole Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 10,213 | |
| Total votes: 31,966 | |||
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General election
General election for Phoenix City Council District 3
Incumbent Debra Stark and Nicole Garcia advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kristen Pierce in the general election for Phoenix City Council District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Stark (Nonpartisan) | 46.7 | 31,600 |
| ✔ | | Nicole Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 35.4 | 23,958 |
| Kristen Pierce (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 11,872 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 247 | ||
| Total votes: 67,677 | |||
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2016
| Phoenix City Council District 3, Runoff Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Debra Stark Incumbent |
54.13% | 12,368 |
| Chris DeRose | 45.87% | 10,481 |
| Total Votes | 22,849 | |
| Source: City of Phoenix, "Runoff Election Official Results," accessed March 23, 2017 | ||
| Phoenix City Council District 3, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Debra Stark Incumbent |
41.10% | 19,526 |
| Chris DeRose |
20.74% | 9,854 |
| James Mapstead | 19.09% | 9,067 |
| Dan Carroll | 19.07% | 9,061 |
| Total Votes | 47,508 | |
| Source: "Maricopa Recorder", "November 8, 2016 General Election", accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Debra Stark did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Debra Stark did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Stark's campaign website listed the following priorities:[3]
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Phoenix City Council District 3 |
Officeholder Phoenix City Council District 3 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Meet the Candidates for Phoenix City Council District 3," October 13, 2016
- ↑ debstarkforphoenix.com, "About Deb," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ debstarkforphoenix.com, "Priorities," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by Bill Gates (R) |
Phoenix City Council District 3 2016-Present |
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