Mayor John Giles

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John Giles was elected Mayor of Mesa, Arizona in 2014 and began his second full term in January 2021. Building on the foundation of his first term, his key areas of focus include 5Es: Economic Growth, Education, Environment, Equality & Compassion, and Emergency Response. Mayor Giles oversees a growing economy that has added tens of thousands of new jobs, over $7.9 billion in new capital investment, and employers like Apple, Amazon, ElectraMeccanica, Google and Meta. He brings renewed focus and attention to Mesa’s downtown resulting in the new Arizona State University Media, Immersion and eXperience Center (ASU MIX Center) with cutting-edge programs and a budding creative economy with new businesses, restaurants and entertainment options.

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