Don Stapley - Supervisor, Dist. 2

Don Stapley (R)
Maricopa County District 2 Supervisor
Chairman 1997, 2002, 2006
Vice-Chairman 2000, 2005

Don Stapley was elected to his third term as Chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in January 2006. Currently in his fourth term representing District 2, Mr. Stapley also served as chairman and vice-chairman in previous years. In addition, he served as the Chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Adjustments as a private citizen.

He was named County Leader of the Year in 2004 by the American City & County Magazine for his leadership locally and nationally.

In July 2005, he was elected first vice-president of the National Association of Counties. This election places Mr. Stapley on the 5 member executive committee and in line to become President of the organization in 2008.
Mr. Stapley was born in Phoenix and graduated from Westwood High School in Mesa. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He is a lifelong Arizona resident and member of an Arizona pioneer family.

Mr. Stapley's additional duties include membership on the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Regional Council, the group of mayors and stakeholders who are responsible for planning, funding and implementing regional governmental programs and the County Commission on Justice System Intervention for the Seriously Mentally Ill.

As a member of his community, Mr. Stapley has volunteered for youth development and education organizations that include the Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Mesa Eastern Education Foundation, the Mesa Family YMCA, and the Mesa Little League. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Health Care Network for more than 10 years. Mr. Stapley is an honorary member of the Mesa Baseline Rotary Club.

Mr. Stapley is the owner of Stapley and Company, a real estate management firm and holds an active broker's license.
Mr. Stapley lives in the East Valley. He is active in his church and the youth activities his church sponsors. Mr. Stapley is married to Kathy. They have four children and five grandchildren.

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