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Maricopa County official to join Arizona State University, reflects on defending elections and federal housing investments
Summary
A Maricopa County official announced during a county meeting that they will join Arizona State University as a professor of practice and director of the Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory, and reflected on eight years on the county board, work defending elections and a federal partnership that invested about $500 million in housing assistance.
A Maricopa County official said during a county meeting that they will join Arizona State University as a professor of practice and director of the Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory.
The official, identified in the transcript only as a Maricopa County official, said serving residents of Maricopa County "has truly been my honor" and reviewed work done by the county during their eight-year tenure. The official highlighted the county's role in defending its election system during periods of intense scrutiny and described a federal partnership that invested "half a billion dollars" to help people stay in their homes or obtain new housing.
"I could have never imagined that I would have to deal with a situation where we're trying to defend our election system," the Maricopa County official said. "The way that this board stuck together ... to do what was right for the people of Maricopa County, those moments, I'll never forget those." The official described election administration as a job with "a lot of emotion involved."
The official also reflected on the county's pandemic-era response and a federal partnership that the transcript describes as enabling the county to "invest half a billion dollars in helping people stay in their homes or getting new housing." The official said those investments are the sort of efforts the community can look back on as making a difference.
The official said they moved to the community in 1985 and that they plan to continue participating in the community "in a new role." They said they will join Arizona State University at the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions as a professor of practice and will be director of the Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory.
The official thanked colleagues on the county board and their family, saying their wife and three daughters had sacrificed time while the official served. "They've always been there. And their love and support were what helped me to get through some of those tough days," the official said. The official added, "they should look forward to seeing a little bit more of me now and in the future."
