My name is Samantha Misita and I am running for a position on the Kearny Town Council. Here is a little background on myself.
I was born in Florence, AZ and my family lived in Maricopa. When my parents bought a cattle ranch outside of Kearny we moved here when I was in the 3rd grade and I stayed until I graduated from Ray in 1987. I then attended College at CAC Signal Peak. I got married and moved back to Kearny for a few years when my kids were just starting school. My husband and I decided to start our own trucking company so we moved to another small town (at the time) called Queen Creek. We moved a few times but mostly stayed there until it grew into a “big city” and I decided to move back home so my kids could finish their high school years back in a small town.
By the time I moved back home my parents had bought the General Kearny Inn and I came back to help run it. I remarried in 2008 and my husband Chris and I started an automation engineering company called Misita Enterprises LLC which is based in Kearny. We have since also bought into ownership and became partners with my parents as co-owners of the General Kearny Inn.
Running a town is basically just running a successful business. I hope to bring my experience as a business owner to a seat on the Town Council. I had the privilege of being appointed to the council for a partial term when a seat became vacant back in 2011. I really learned a lot about how the town works. It was a real eduction into how hard the council and town employees have to work to keep our town running on a very lean budget. I have since been fortunate enough to work with our town manger Anna Flores where she serves as the President of our local Rotary Club. Kearny Rotary is a service organization that spends our efforts trying to raise money to help our local community. Through serving alongside Mrs. Flores I have had great insight as to the needs of the town and we have been able to raise money to help offset some of those costs. She is a passionate Kearny-ite who has really opened my eyes as to how hard it has become for any small town to try and make ends meet.
I would greatly appreciate your vote in the upcoming, August 30th, Primary Election. I will bring an open mind with a business background and I ask lots of questions! I hope to be able to serve my community in the capacity of a town council member again. It would be an honor I wouldn’t take lightly!
/s/ Samantha Misita