{"id":1942521,"date":"2023-06-02T06:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T10:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-maricopa-county-supervisor-bill-gates-says-he-will-not-seek-re-election-next-year\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T11:00:00","slug":"arizonas-maricopa-county-supervisor-bill-gates-says-he-will-not-seek-re-election-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-maricopa-county-supervisor-bill-gates-says-he-will-not-seek-re-election-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates won&#8217;t run for re-election next year."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizonas-maricopa-county-supervisor-bill-gates-says-he-will-not-seek-re-election-next-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1942521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Arizona Election Official Will Not Seek Reelection<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0602\/0817485d-0d2b-41a4-a1fe-3be0680ede28\/audio.mp3?length=2752749&#038;duration=229\"><\/div>\n<p>A high-profile election official in Arizona who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">faced criticism<\/a> over his handling of both the 2020 presidential election and the 2022 midterms will not be seeking reelection.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor over thirteen years, it has been my honor to serve my home state of Arizona on the Phoenix City Council and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. As this chapter comes to an end, I rest well knowing that I led with integrity, compassion, and dignity,\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gates, a Republican, announced his decision in a lengthy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billgatesaz\/status\/1664323794826149891\/photo\/1\">statement<\/a> on June 1, citing his plans to \u201cpursue other interests and opportunities.\u201d He will serve out the remainder of his term.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Forward to the Next Chapter<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAt Maricopa County, I kept government lean, taxes low, supported our most vulnerable residents, and told the truth about our elections in the face of false information. My will to fight for the truth remains unhindered, and I look forward to Maricopa County running the 2024 election,\u201d Gates continued in his statement.<\/p>\n<p>The District 3 Republican served on the Phoenix City Council from June 2009 through May 2016 before being elected to the County Board of Supervisors in 2016. He was reelected to another four-year term on the Board of Supervisors in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, Gates said he is looking forward to his \u201cnext chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4883648\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/11\/24\/maricopa-county-ballot-count-1200x814.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/11\/24\/maricopa-county-ballot-count-1200x814.jpg\" alt=\"An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-files-1st-lawsuit-after-election\/\" title=\"Kari Lake Files 1st Lawsuit After Election\">election worker carries trays filled<\/a> with mail-in ballots to open and verify at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 11, 2022. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)&#8221;><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An election worker carries trays filled with mail-in ballots to open and verify at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 11, 2022. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>Election Integrity Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>Some Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, as well as voters, had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jim-jordan-gives-ultimatum-on-the-upcoming-electoral-college-showdown-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Jim Jordan Gives Ultimatum On The Upcoming Electoral College Showdown (VIDEO)\">raised concerns<\/a> over possible fraud and misconduct during the 2020 election that ultimately saw President Joe Biden declared the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Voters across the county, which includes Phoenix and about 60 percent of Arizona\u2019s population, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-maricopa-county-supervisor-bill-gates-says-he-will-not-seek-re-election-next-year\/\" title=\"Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates won't run for re-election next year.\">reported widespread printer problems<\/a> during the 2022 midterm elections that meant they were unable to get their ballots processed.<\/p>\n<p>Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has announced her candidacy for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 1, in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates will not seek reelection.<\/li>\n<li>Gates faced criticism over his handling of the 2020 presidential election and the 2022 midterms.<\/li>\n<li>He cited plans to pursue other interests and opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Gates will serve out the remainder of his term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona election official Bill Gates, criticized for his handling of the 2020 presidential election and 2022 midterms, will not seek reelection. Gates, 51, cited plans to pursue other interests and opportunities in his announcement on June 1. He served as Maricopa County Supervisor for over thirteen years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":1942522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[3662,3979,3661,8607,20343,4324,5734],"class_list":["post-1942521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-county","tag-gates","tag-maricopa","tag-re-election","tag-supervisor","tag-wont","tag-year"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1942521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1942522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1942521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1942521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1942521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}