Supervisor Pete Rios has announced that he will seek re-election to Pinal County Supervisor District 1 for one final term. The district includes Florence, Superior, Kearny, Dudleyville, Mammoth, Oracle, San Manuel, Cactus Forest, SaddleBrooke Ranch, Eloy, Picacho, Randolph and Coolidge.
Rios has served as a State Senator and is a past Senate President. He has served three terms as Supervisor for District 1 and has both a University Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree and was an Assistant College Instructor at MCCCD. Rios is a permanent resident of Dudleyville with temporary residences in Superior and Apache Junction.
Rios is well known in political circles for his knowledge of government and parliamentary procedure and being results oriented. He takes pride in helping constituents with individual cases as well as implementing policy and programs to improve the quality of life for all Pinal County residents.
He has provided his communities with recycling services; vouchers for debris disposal; chip sealing roads, health clinics and funding for home delivered meals to the elderly and has been the driver of over $100,000 to Senior Citizens Centers in Pinal County. He has supported and fought for maintaining college campuses throughout the county and has succeeded in bringing in economic development to different parts of District 1. Many businesses are locating in the valley area of District 1 due to the proximity of interstate freeways and railroad. Rios and the Board have created over 7,000 current and future jobs in Pinal County.
In the mountain area of the district, eco-tourism zip-lines, new mining projects and expansions and Apache Sky Casino are and will be providing new jobs. Inland port; power plants; Union Pacific Yard; landfills; prisons; plastics plants and other projects have come or will locate to the valley part of district.
Eloy and Coolidge will benefit the most from high-paying jobs that Nikola Motors and Lucid Motors is bringing to the valley area of District 1.
“Local jobs are extremely important to Pinal County families,” Rios said.
Additionally Rios and the current Board have reduced property taxes for families by over $22 million dollars over the past few years. The county budget is good and stable and 2020 is expected to also be a good year, COVID-19 not-withstanding.
Supervisor Rios served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board and served as the county’s member to the State’s Legislative Policy Committee for seven years, due to his vast legislative experience.
Rios will be opposed by R. Leos from Shed Road in Toltec in Eloy, which is actually in Supervisor Steve Miller’s District 3. Leos claims to reside in Picacho, but records in the Pinal County Recorder’s Office show that the Picacho residence is not a “Primary Residence” nor has Leos lived there for one year as required by State Law.
People (like Leos) that live in glass houses should not cast stones, Rios said, adding, “This is
America though, anyone that meets the lawful requirements is entitled to seek specific public offices. Leos does not meet those lawful requirements.”