Shane Krauser
Shane Krauser ran for election for Mayor of Gilbert in Arizona. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on July 30, 2024.
Krauser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shane Krauser was born in Tempe, Arizona. He earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in 1996 and a law degree from the University of Utah in 2001. His professional background encompasses roles such as an entrepreneur, deputy county attorney at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, attorney at a law firm in Tempe, author, radio talk show host, police academy instructor, and collegiate adjunct professor.[1]
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 Krauser in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shane Krauser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Krauser'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 married my beautiful wife, Janelle, in 1994, and together we have six children. We have raised all of our children in this special place. The outdoors, travel, and involvement in our community are three things we are passionate about as a family.
I have roots here in Gilbert that go back to 1984.
As a young boy, I remember shopping for candy and snacks at Liberty Market long before it was a restaurant, eating at what we called the "Cowboy Cafe" at Gilbert and Ray, and working at the Gilbert Animal Hospital before it became the late Bergie's Coffee Roast House (just north of Joe's BBQ at 309 N. Gilbert Rd.).
I also remember my mom pulling along the side of Gilbert Road to enjoy the cotton and hay fields with me and my younger brother. What great memories!
As an individual who has experience as a trial attorney, collegiate adjunct faculty, and police academy instructor, my governing philosophy is rather simple:
1. Leave people alone;
2. Government adherence to the rule of law; and
3. Ensuring people keep the fruits of their labor.
I see myself as "The People's Mayor," and I intend to govern in a way that reflects the principles that can bring us all together.
I intend to listen, consult, and implement ideas that will ensure that Gilbert remains the beautiful, safe, family-friendly place we all want to live in.
Better days are coming!- Crime will be addressed aggressively. Criminals should go elsewhere to commit crime, and for those who choose to commit crime here in Gilbert, I will work to ensure that the right people and policies are in place to hold these individuals accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Our community will be protected.
- Ensuring our citizens get to work and play in a safe and timely manner is a major priority. I plan to work with the town staff to ensure our resources are deployed to the highest priorities for both maintaining existing infrastructure and building new infrastructure. In the midst of this focus, property rights must and will be protected.
- Government transparency is a non-negotiable, and I fully intend to work with the people to solve issues and hear concerns with an eye towards real, viable solutions.
While town council meetings are a formal platform to allow the residents to express their concerns, I will hold frequent town halls to discuss pressing issues, educate, and build rapport with the people of Gilbert.
It's time to unite the community and work together to ensure Gilbert remains the place that brought us here to begin with.
Crime & Policing - Tough on crime and ensure the police have the needed resources available.
Infrastructure - Adherence to the general town plan, protect property rights, and make decisions that will benefit the town long term.
Economic - Real fiscal responsibility. Tax increases should always be a last resort.
Family - Ensure the town is a place where our children are safe, well educated, and have opportunities to prosper.
My mother was born and raised in Switzerland and came to the United States in 1949. She, along with her parents and two siblings, spoke no English. They came to America with a dream of prosperity and ultimately earned everything they worked hard for.
In her mid-thirties, my mother decided to go to college. To this day, she is one of the oldest (if not, the oldest) individual to ever win the election as the student body president at Mesa Community College.
Work ethic and a strong moral foundation is what she taught us all.
My father was a collegiate professor who grew up on the rough streets of Waukegan, Illinois. He grew up in poverty, and he knew that an education would be vital to his success. My father is my hero because of the confidence he instilled in us and the roadmap he provided for each of his children.
One of my greatest memories as a young man were the events around the dinner table. My mother, who was rather conservative, and my father, who favored a more liberal philosophy, would lead invigorating discussions about social issues, politics in general, religion, and life's foundational principles.
To experience progress, we need an open marketplace of ideas and respect for one another even in the midst of disagreement. It is through the vigorous exchange of ideas that we make that progress.
As a young man, I took multiple steps up the ladder of success, learning essential skills along the way, as a grocery store clerk (high school), veterinarian technician and UPS driver (college), researcher and writer (law school), and then entered my career as a trial attorney where I assumed a number of different roles since 2001, including violent crimes prosecutor, collegiate adjunct faculty, and police academy instructor.
I am sold on the principle that doing small things consistently over a long period of time yields spectacular results. Failure along the way is expected, but success comes through learning from our shortcomings. This applies to parenting, sports, relationships, habits, goals, and good governance.
There is too much crime in the downtown area: drugs, fighting, public drunkenness, and throwing up in the streets. It's growing and making it an unsafe place for families to visit. The current mayor and council are not doing enough.
We need to work more effectively with our businesses, especially in the downtown area, and ensure they are enforcing the rules as well as increase our police presence in the area.
The current mayor and council are providing no urgency to the critical issue of teen violence. Preston Lord's murder is unacceptable, along with the wave of teen violence we've experienced, and, if we don't have stronger relations and public safety measure in place, another teenager might die. We need someone with a proven background of public safety leading our town.
The mayor is a leader and voice both to and for the community. That means three things:
1. Listening to the people, dealing with criticism, and creating environments for the residents to be heard, which will include frequent town hall gatherings.
2. Keeping the people well-informed as to pressing issues. Individuals should not have to attend town council meetings to stay abreast of the actions of the town's government. Utilizing press conferences, press releases, and town hall gatherings will be a feature utilized to reach the community.
3. A governing philosophy that is predictable. Government does not get to create new rules or deviate from the rule of law (U.S. Constitution, Arizona Constitution, state law, and town ordinances) to accomplish objectives. The oath of office is of utmost importance. While there should be flexibility in policy, the people are entitled to know that their mayor will follow the rules.
Numerous entities that carry out important functions (fire, police, public works, budget, etc.) occupy town hall, and those entities operating at an optimum level allow our community to thrive. Most of these departments report to the town manager.
A mayor's job is to actively communicate with the town manager and even the heads of these various departments and listen to what they may need and some of their short-term and long-term plans. A spirit of collaboration should exist at our town hall.
I love that we still have some of the "cowboy" or western remnants of what was once known as the "hay capital of the world."
I love driving into downtown Gilbert and seeing the water tower that brings back that small town nostalgia.
I enjoy walking into Liberty Market and reminiscing on when it was small town grocery store.
I often drive the streets of Lindsay and Pecos and recall when it was two lane road and there were cotton fields as far as the eye could see.
We still embrace that culture. Large families and individuals, along with Cowboys and ambitious and productive blue and white-collar workers, still walk our streets.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 9, 2024
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