Jane Poston
Jane Poston is an at-large member of the Chandler City Council in Arizona. She assumed office on January 12, 2023. Her current term ends in 2027.
Poston won election for an at-large seat of the Chandler City Council in Arizona outright in the primary on August 2, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Poston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jane Poston earned a high school diploma from Mesa High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia in 2001. Her career experience includes working as a business owner. Poston has been affiliated with the Chandler Chamber of Commerce and the Arizona Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Chandler City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Chandler City Council At-large on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Orlando (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 33,716 |
| ✔ |  | Jane Poston (Nonpartisan)  | 20.6 | 25,762 |
| ✔ |  | Angel Encinas (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 24,367 |
| Darla Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 22,130 | ||
 | Farhana Shifa (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 18,080 | |
 | Cody Hannah (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.7 | 930 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 244 | ||
| Total votes: 125,229 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jane Poston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Poston's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a former city employee she has worked hand-in-hand with every department and possesses a strong understanding of the workings of municipal government from the inside out, including the budget, economic development, Mayor & Council and community events. In short, she understands how government works, and which questions to ask. She is an advocate for fiscal responsibility, government transparency, communication and responsiveness.
Jane's community experience includes: Chandler Chamber Board Chair (2021), and Women in Leadership Chair, 2021 Citizens Bond Committee (Airport), Chandler Education Foundation Board President, East Valley JCC Board, CUSD Bond & Override Marketing Chair, Arizona Center for the Blind & Visually Imparied, and pro bono work for Chandler Firefighter Charities, AZCEND, ACEE, and Fans Across America among others. She hopes to apply her business experience to develop a creative and innovative vision of what Chandler can be.
- The most critical issue facing the city is public safety hiring.While Chandler is a safe city, we must ensure that public safety has the staffing, training, and resources they need. The staffing shortages didn’t happen overnight, and the solution won’t either. Chandler needs a well-considered plan for the future to attract qualified, professional staff. Recruitment and retention efforts are a priority.
- Chandler needs to continue to be a fiscally responsible steward of the taxpayer dollar when it comes to maintaining the quality-of-life services that attract businesses and residents alike. I will work closely with my colleagues on the Council, our residents and the City’s department and division staff to outline goals and objectives to address these issues.
- I am in support of implementing protection for our LGBTQ community, which I believe is long overdue. The City put off passing a Non-Discrimination Ordinance (NDO), and I will work to get it approved. Through my work at the Chamber and as a small business owner, I have been an active supporter of an NDO and, unfortunately, Chandler has failed to act on this important issue, despite the strong recommendation from the business community. I feel passing the NDO is not only the right thing to do for our community, but also it will place Chandler in a great position to continue to attract high quality businesses and send a powerful message to both private and public employees. The passing of an NDO would send a strong message to our businesses a
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 15, 2022
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