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Gary Pierce (Arizona)
Gary L. Pierce is a former member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Pierce, a Republican, was first elected to the Commission in 2006 and served as Chairman from 2010 to 2012.[1] He was barred by term limits from running for a re-election in 2014.
Biography
Pierce was born in Illinois and was raised in Mesa, Arizona.[2]
Pierce taught at Mesa’s Taft Elementary School, managed dealerships for four years in Sierra Vista, moved to Yuma and became a Honda and Nissan dealer, and owned a Shell Gas Station and Budget Rent-A-Car franchise.[2]
Education
- Mesa High School
- Mesa Community College
- 1974: Arizona State University, Bachelor's Degree in Education
Political career
Arizona Corporation Commission (2007-2015)
Pierce, a Republican, was first elected to the Commission in 2006 and became Chairman in 2010.[3]
Arizona House of Representatives (2001-2006)
Pierceserved in the Arizona House of Representatives from District 19 from 2001 to 2006.[2] In 2005 and 2006 he served as Majority Whip.[2]
Yuma County Board of Supervisors
Pierce was twice elected to the Yuma County Board of Supervisors.[2]
Elections
2010
Pierce won re-election in the November 2010 election, winning the second of two seats.[4]
| Arizona Corporation Commission, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Bradley | 19% | 563,645 | |
| Democratic | Jorge Luis Garcia | 17.5% | 519,926 | |
| Green | Theodore Gomez | 1.4% | 42,645 | |
| Green | Benjamin Pearcy | 1.6% | 47,121 | |
| Libertarian | Rick Fowlkes | 3.2% | 95,771 | |
| Republican |  Brenda Burns |
29.1% | 862,546 | |
| Republican | Gary Pierce |
28.1% | 833,541 | |
| Total Votes | 2,965,195 | |||
| Election results via Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Pierce has been married to his wife Sherry for 37 years and they have four sons, four daughters-in-law and nine grandchildren.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gary + Pierce + Arizona"
See also
- Arizona Chairman of Corporation Commission
- Arizona Corporation Commission
- Arizona Treasurer
- Attorney General of Arizona
- Governor of Arizona
- Lieutenant Governor of Arizona
- Arizona Secretary of State
External links
- Arizona Corporation Commission - Commissioner Gary L. Pierce
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Corporation Commission, "Chairman Gary Pierce," accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Arizona Corporation Commission, "Biography," accessed September 18, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Corporation Commission, "Chairman Gary Pierce," accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "November 2010 General Election Results," accessed March 25, 2011
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Arizona Chair of Public Service Commission 2007–2015 |
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