Scott Smith (American politician)
| Scott Smith | |
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| Mayor of Mesa | |
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In office June 2, 2008 – April 16, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Keno Hawker |
| Succeeded by | John Giles |
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| Born | 1956 (age 60–61) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Smith |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Brigham Young University, Utah Arizona State University |
| Religion | Mormonism |
| Website | Official Facebook |
Scott Smith (born 1956) is an American businessman and politician, elected as the 38th mayor of Mesa, Arizona, on May 20, 2008. He took office on June 2, 2008 and served until April 16, 2014, when he resigned to run for Governor of Arizona in the Republican Primary. In 2013-14, he was president of the United States Conference of Mayors. He was previously president of both Great Western Homes and K. Hovnanian Homes. He has also worked in finance and as a business consultant.
Smith spent his early childhood in Tucson, Arizona then grew up in Mesa after his family moved there in 1967, when his father assumed the role of superintendent of Mesa Public Schools. He was a star basketball player at Westwood High School and graduated in 1974. He obtained a BS in accounting in 1980 from the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management. He subsequently attended Arizona State University where he obtained an MBA in 1985 and a juris doctorate in 1996 from the Arizona State University College of Law.
Prior to his time in office, Smith held various professional positions. Between 1988 and 1993 he was an accounting and finance instructor at the University of Phoenix. He held leadership roles in home building companies: from 1994 to 2003 he was president of Great Western Homes, and from 2003 to 2007 he was a regional president for K. Hovnanian Homes. Before and during the time that he held these aforementioned positions he was active as a financial and business consultant at ExecuShare, Ltd. Smith also held a variety of quasi-public roles, such as the 2006–07 campaign chairman for the Mesa United Way and as a member of the citizens tax initiative committee.
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