Jay Tibshraeny
| Jay Tibshraeny | |
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| Mayor of Chandler, Arizona | |
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Assumed office January 13, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Boyd Dunn |
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In office 1994–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Coy Payne |
| Succeeded by | Boyd Dunn |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 21st District | |
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In office 2003–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Bowers |
| Succeeded by | Steve Yarbrough |
| Vice-Mayor of Chandler, Arizona | |
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In office 1990–1994 |
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| Personal details | |
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Albert Jay Tibshraeny Jr. 1954 (age 62–63) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Karen M. Tibshraeny |
| Children | Lauren Noel Rose Tibshraeny |
| Residence | Chandler, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jay Tibshraeny (pronunciation: /ˈtɪbʃreɪniː/ TIB-shray-nee, born in 1954) is an American politician. A former senator in the Arizona Senate, he has been the mayor of Chandler, Arizona since 2011. He previously served as the mayor of Chandler from 1994 through 2002.
Albert Jay Tibshraeny Jr. was born in Mesa, Arizona in 1954. He is of Lebanese descent on his father's side. When Tibshraeny was born, his father was a cotton farmer around Eloy, Arizona. His parents were married on February 16, 1947. Jay has one brother, Mike, and two sisters, Joyce and Janice. He graduated high school in 1972. He attended Arizona State University where he received a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1977. For ten years, during and after his college years, Jay worked with his father in the construction business.
Tibshraeny became involved in politics in 1979 when Chandler held its first and only recall election in which the mayor and several city council members were removed from office. In 1980, Tibshraeny was appointed to Chandler's Planning and Zoning Commission. He worked with the construction of Intel's plant in West Chandler.
In 1986, Tibshraeny ran for Chandler City Council, winning a seat in March of that year. He attributes his achievement to his "involvement with youth and things". In 1990, he became vice-mayor of Chandler under Coy Payne, the first black mayor in Arizona. In 1994, Tibshraeny ran for mayor of Chandler. He took the seat in March, and during his time as mayor, he oversaw Chandler's transition from a rural town to a bedroom community for Phoenix. He oversaw the construction of the Chandler Fashion Center. He was reelected to the position four times over the next eight years, the maximum number of times a mayor can be reelected in Chandler.
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