Jerry Weiers

Jerry Weiers
Weiers in 2024
Mayor of Glendale, Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2013
Preceded byElaine Scruggs
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 12th district
In office
January 2005 – January 2013
Preceded byBill Arnold
Succeeded byDarin Mitchell (in District 13 after redistricting)
Personal details
BornSouth Dakota, United States[1]
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician

Jerry P. Weiers[1] is an American politician, who's currently serving as the mayor of Glendale, Arizona, a position he has held since January 2013.[2][3] Prior to that, Weiers served four consecutive terms in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 12th District.[4][5][6][7]

A Republican,[8] Weiers first moved from his home state North Dakota[1] to Arizona in 1966.[9] He has made history in the Arizona State Legislature by serving alongside his brother Jim Weiers, becoming first brothers in Arizona history to serve together in the state legislature.[8]

Personal life

Jerry Weiers had a brother, who was also an Arizona local politician and fellow State Legislature member, Jim Weiers[8] (1953–2024).[10]

Weiers has been married for more than two decades to his wife Sandy. They have one daughter. Weiers also lived in Alaska and two years in New Mexico.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mayor Jerry P. Weiers - City of Glendale". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ "Jerry Weiers". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Office of the Mayor – About Mayor Weiers". City of Glendale, Arizona. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2005 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 226". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2007 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 214". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2009 Volume 1, Forty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 113". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2011 Volume 1, Fiftieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 237". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d "House Member". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  9. ^ "Jerry Weiers | Weiers". Jerry Weiers official website. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  10. ^ Schaudt, Sky (April 20, 2024). "Jim Weiers, former speaker of the Arizona House, dies at 70". KJZZ. Arizona PBS. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
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