Dear Friends:

Now that the candidate field for this fall's city elections is clear I wanted to let you all know which candidates I am endorsing and ask you to support them.

In the ten years I have been on the Scottsdale City Council I have always fought to protect your neighborhoods, preserve Scottsdale's high quality of life and economic vitality, and spend your tax dollars wisely. You can count on these candidates to do the same for you if they are elected.

There are three Council seats and the Mayor's seat up for grabs in the fall elections, and we have resident-friendly candidates running for all of those seats; John Washington for Mayor, and Guy Phillips, Joanne "Copper" Phillips (no relation to Guy) and Chris Schaffner for City Council.

Unfortunately, these resident-friendly candidates will be facing a Tsunami of special-interest money, not to mention the opposition of our local "newspaper." They are all working hard, but they are going to need your help to win. They need help collecting signatures for their nominating petitions, volunteers to get out the word about their candidacies and, of course, money to fund their campaigns. If you can help them in any way, here is their contact info:

Committee to Elect Guy Phillips • 7131 E. Cholla Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85254 • guyrphillips@gmail.com • www.scottsdaleadvocates.com

JC Phillips Scottsdale 2012 • 7451 E. Via Dona Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85266 • copperphillips@gmail.com • www.copperphillips.com

Schaffner for Scottsdale • 7346 E Sunnyside Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 • ChrisSchaffner4CC@yahoo.com • www.schaffnerforscottsdale.com

John Washington for Mayor • 3518 N. Chambers Court, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 • Washington4Scottsdale@gmail.com • www.scottsdalecitizen.com

If you have any questions about these candidates, or about any city issue, feel free to contact me. Thanks for your support and your help.