Jay Ruby (Prescott City Council At-large, Arizona, candidate 2025)
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Jay Ruby ran for election to the Prescott City Council At-large in Arizona. Ruby was on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
Ruby completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Jay Ruby provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on July 5, 2025:
- High school: Laurel Highlands
- Bachelor's: Antioch College, 1989
- Graduate: Prescott College, 2021
- Profession: Director
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Vote for Water.
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook
- Campaign Instagram
Elections
General election
General election for Prescott City Council At-large (3 seats)
Henry Ebarb II, Mary Frederickson, Robert Garing, Greg Lazzell, and Jay Ruby ran in the general election for Prescott City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Henry Ebarb II (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Mary Frederickson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Robert Garing (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Greg Lazzell (Nonpartisan) | ||
Jay Ruby (Nonpartisan)  | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Prescott City Council At-large (3 seats)
Henry Ebarb II, Mary Frederickson, Robert Garing, Greg Lazzell, and Jay Ruby ran in the primary for Prescott City Council At-large on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Henry Ebarb II (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Mary Frederickson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Robert Garing (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Greg Lazzell (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jay Ruby (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jay Ruby completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ruby's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have lived in Prescott 28 years and have seen it grow from a town to a city. I stayed in Prescott because the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza reminded me of a greek amphitheater. I started producing cultural events here and was the founder of the Tsunami on the Square festival and currently direct the Carpetbag Brigade Physical Theater company and sit on the board of the Hazeltine theater.
Learn more about me through my interview on Arizona Round Up. https://carpetbagbrigade.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/3/7/143791267/ariozna_roundup_with_jay_ruby__1_.mp3
- Vote for Water. We need to respect the limits of our aquifers. Plans for the future need to hold a place for a vibrant and healthy Verde River. We need to develop a coherent and productive water policy with the other entities sharing our aquifer. Recharge is key. We can implement rainwater harvesting and improve our wastewater recharge to replenish the aquifer while continuing to educate our citizens about the value of conservation.
- Create Housing Solutions. Prescott lacks opportunities for families and young people to begin building equity through a home and property purchase. I'd like to see some attention given to infill projects that streamline the permitting process. I'd also like to see emphasis on duplexes and quads that can be purchased so there is a stepping stone to equity and eventual home ownership.
- Economic Development. Prescott needs to augment its economic portfolio and seek out opportunities to bring income earning business and employment into our community. A full time economic development manager at city hall would be a constructive start. I'd also advocate for streamlining and improving Prescott’s approach to funding events that bolster our local economy. Supporting cultural activities in a fair manner encourages local entrepreneurship to invest in downtown business vitality and resiliency. If Prescott nurtures a broad portfolio of cultural events it puts the city in a place where we can choose the positive relationship built, rather than being dependent on any one event.
Water policy to insure a prosperous path into the future and cultural event policy to provide a coherent framework for organizations that bring sales tax to the city are the two areas that stir my passions the most.
Prescott City council is local and the accountability mechanisms within the community are stronger than statewide or federal office. People see the work you do and let you know about it. City governance anchors the community with land and water policy.
Vaclav Havel was a playwright whom I saw speaking to a half million people in Prague during the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia. He was an artist who served his people through civic office.
Ben Franklin provided a legitimate blueprint for my political thinking.
An elected official is the eyes and ears of the community and needs to relate the concerns of the citizens to city management. Clear communication and the ability to build trust are essential characteristics of a public servant. The root of transparency is the desire to build trust and maintain integrity.
Communication skills. The ability to tell a story effectively. The ability to listen to people and understand their concerns and needs.
To listen, to speak, to communicate, to decide, and to take responsibility.
A city council member needs to make sure the city handles its responsibilities of public safety (fire and police), public necessities (water and trash) and public transport (roads). In order to do those things well city council also needs to strategically think about revenue and spending.
A city council member needs to make sure the city handles its responsibilities of public safety (fire and police), public necessities (water and trash) and public transport (roads). In order to do those things well city council also needs to strategically think about revenue and spending.
A regional water policy that protects our aquifer and a cultural event policy that strengthens our economy and cultural event producers.
My grandmother called me in from Whiffle Ball in the backyard to watch Richard Nixon resign. I was 8. She said history was being made.
I worked as an assistant on archaeological dig finding artifacts near a creek bed for a power company that was going to be putting in a power station.
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino because of the dialogue between Kublai Khan and Marco Polo.
Marco Polo - There are two ways to escape the inferno of the living. The first is easy, become a part of the inferno so that you are indistinguishable from the inferno. The second is difficult and demands constant vigilance. Recognize who and what in the midst of the inferno are not inferno and give them space. Help them endure.
Marco Polo - There are two ways to escape the inferno of the living. The first is easy, become a part of the inferno so that you are indistinguishable from the inferno. The second is difficult and demands constant vigilance. Recognize who and what in the midst of the inferno are not inferno and give them space. Help them endure.
True North from Commoners Choir.
It took me decades to be able to buy a home.
I think a city council member can help lead the way towards a constructive regional water policy through discussions with the county and other city councils.
It's beneficial for holders of this office to have community relationships and an investment in the well being of the city.
As a theater director and cultural event producer the skills of communication and listening are what I bring to the table. I believe these skills are essential to holders of this office.
City council has jurisdiction of land and water policy within the city of Prescott.
I'm not very good at jokes.
I am not taking endorsements.
My videos are at the website Voteforwater.com. https://www.voteforwater.com/words-about-water
My videos are at the website Voteforwater.com. https://www.voteforwater.com/words-about-water
The city of Prescott needs to have accessible city council meetings, encourage civic participation, and have less executive sessions. The public needs access to the ongoing processes regarding the Big Chino Water Ranch between Prescott, Prescott Valley and the Salt River Project regarding modeling and monitoring.
We need to provide the general public with information about the workings of city hall and trust the public to understand and discuss directions forward.
We need to provide the general public with information about the workings of city hall and trust the public to understand and discuss directions forward.
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See also
2025 Elections
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