A native of Chandler, Mayor Tibshraeny began his service to the community in 1980 as a member of the City’s Planning and Zoning Commission. After six years, he ran and was elected to the City Council, where he served until he was elected Mayor in 1994.

In his first eight years as mayor, he championed the development of many of the city’s recreational facilities – providing an outstanding quality of life for residents. He was also instrumental in the development of a transportation system that links the city economically and socially to the region. ‘

Mayor Tibshraeny returned as mayor in 2011 and was re-elected in 2012 to an unprecedented sixth term. Since his return, he has focused on keeping neighborhoods strong through a number of successful initiatives. He also developed partnerships with both Arizona State University and University of Arizona, while working to retain and attract high wage jobs and enhanced regional cooperation.

Most recently, Mayor Tibshraeny was named the Municipal Leader of the Year by the American City and County magazine.

“This honor is in large part due to Mayor Tibshraeny’s role in economic development and specifically, creating, protecting and preserving the Price Corridor. The Price Corridor is Chandler’s major employment corridor and has been instrumental in attracting high wage technology jobs to the city (In Business Magazine).”

Price Corridor is a prime example in how strategic investments in long term planning can positively build a community.  Price Corridor hosts over 35,000 jobs, including 11,000 jobs that have arrived in the past 18 months. It is the home to large corporations like Intel, Bank of America, PayPal, Microchip Technologies, General Motors & Wells Fargo. “We are known in the Southwest United States as an innovation and technology hub… we work very hard to attract businesses…” says Mayor Tibshraeny.

There is no doubt that Mayor Tibshraeny’s role in economic development in the City of Chandler has resulted in the city’s tremendous growth, particularly over the past 18 months. A total of 12 projects have been initiated, representing more than $5.6 billion of capital investment. “Mayor Tibshraeny really understands the importance of keeping the construction of the corridor contiguous,” says Barry Broome, the head of Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), which promotes business in Maricopa County, which includes Chandler. “He’s not afraid to dig in his heels on issues.”

Thank you Mayor Tibshraeny for your dedication to the City of Chandler!