PHOENIX — Jack Sellers has been chosen as Maricopa County’s supervisor representing parts of the East Valley. Sellers was appointed on Wednesday to represent District 1 by unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors to fill the seat previously held by Denny Barney.
Barney stepped down on February 1 to focus on this position as CEO of the East Valley Partnership.
The Board received 13 applications for the position. Arizona Revised Statute 16-230(A)2 requires the current Board of Supervisors to appoint a person of the same political party from District 1. The seat will be open again in 2020.
Sellers has served on the Chandler City Council, Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and the East Valley Partnership. He is currently the Chair of the State Transportation Board.
District 1 includes parts of Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Ahwatukee Foothills and Tempe.