Former Arizona state legislator Paul Boyer announced this week that he is running for mayor of Glendale. The current mayor, Republican Jerry Weiers, assumed that office in 2013 after serving eight years in the Arizona House.
Boyer submitted an op-ed to the Daily Independent on Monday explaining his decision. He criticized the legislature for attempting to pass laws that would stop cities and towns from taking certain actions.
“Hardly a day went by when I did not have to fight to keep local control in place, fighting against legislators who wanted to preempt cities and dictate to local governments and residents what to do,” he said. “Those conflicts were not an inconvenience.”
Several bills were proposed in the Arizona Legislature to restrict localities from enacting COVID-19 restrictions and mandates, prohibit them from setting up their own versions of civilian review boards to monitor law enforcement, and more.
Boyer said he intended to spend money to “revitalize downtown Glendale and Murphy Park,” and attacked Weiers.
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