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Scott Anderson (Arizona)
2025 - Present
2029
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Scott Anderson is the Mayor of Gilbert in Arizona. He assumed office on January 7, 2025. His current term ends in 2029.
Anderson won election for Mayor of Gilbert in Arizona outright in the primary on July 30, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Mayoral elections in Gilbert are nonpartisan. Anderson is a registered Republican.[1]
Biography
Scott Anderson was born in Billings, Montana. He earned a high school diploma from Wheat Ridge High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1977, and a graduate degree from the University of Colorado in 1980.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Gilbert, Arizona (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Gilbert
Scott Anderson won election outright against Natalie DiBernardo in the primary for Mayor of Gilbert on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Anderson (Nonpartisan)  | 56.6 | 24,659 |
 | Natalie DiBernardo (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 18,791 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 115 | ||
| Total votes: 43,565 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shane Krauser (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Anderson in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Gilbert City Council (2 seats)
Incumbent Scott Anderson and Kathy Tilque won election outright against Tyler Hudgins and Bus Obayomi in the primary for Gilbert City Council on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 25,934 |
| ✔ | Kathy Tilque (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 25,875 | |
| Tyler Hudgins (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 20,289 | ||
 | Bus Obayomi (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 17,968 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 165 | ||
| Total votes: 90,231 | |||
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2016
The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 30, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016. Two of the six city council seats were up for election.[3] Scott Anderson and incumbent Jared Taylor defeated Jim Torgenson and Joel Anderson in the Gilbert City Council at-large seats general election.[4]
| Gilbert City Council At-large, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Scott Anderson |
26.94% | 32,270 |
| Jared Taylor Incumbent |
26.00% | 31,135 |
| Jim Torgenson | 24.55% | 29,405 |
| Joel Anderson | 22.51% | 26,959 |
| Total Votes | 119,769 | |
| Source: Marciopa County Recorder, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 10, 2016 | ||
| Gilbert City Council At-large, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jared Taylor Incumbent |
21.51% | 10,507 |
| Scott Anderson |
20.74% | 10,133 |
| Joel Anderson |
17.20% | 8,403 |
| Jim Torgenson |
16.38% | 8,001 |
| Seth Banda | 9.80% | 4,787 |
| Bob Ferron | 8.58% | 4,192 |
| Tim Rinesmith | 5.78% | 2,824 |
| Total Votes | 48,847 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Election Results," September 9, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Anderson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Our economy has been important to establishing and maintaining our quality of life in Gilbert. As we approach build-out we must consider strategies to attract strong businesses and an employment base that can thrive in Gilbert while supporting business. The strength of our economy has been small business development. Our policies should reflect our support of small business.
- Gilbert's prosperity has always been a result of preserving excellence also known as protecting our quality of life. Our prosperity is the connection people make with one another to foster the "small town feel". This connection is made by strong neighborhoods connected by amenities such as parks and trails. Strong design standards that foster community pride are important to our prosperity. Our prosperity will also depend much on how safe the community feels. Public safety will be a priority to sustain our quality of life.
- Gilbert is in the business of creating wealth for its residents. Building wealth is done by providing and maintaining infrastructure that supports business and residential development. As we approach a population of over 300,000 it will be important to provide and update streets, utilities and other services. Our objective is to keep Gilbert from facing the natural urban decay that plagues so many large communities.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2020
Scott Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Gilbert |
Officeholder Mayor of Gilbert |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Scott Anderson," August 7, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 1, 2024
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Gilbert, "Candidate Information," accessed July 14, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brigette Peterson |
Mayor of Gilbert 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Bill Spence |
Gilbert City Council 2021-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Mayor of Gilbert 2020-2021 |
Succeeded by Brigette Peterson |
| Preceded by - |
Gilbert City Council 2017-2020 |
Succeeded by Kathy Tilque |
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