Jerry Lewis | |
State Senate: | Arizona |
State: | Arizona |
District: | 18th |
Term Start: | November 22, 2011 |
Predecessor: | Russell Pearce |
Birth Date: | c. 1956 |
Nationality: | American |
Spouse: | Janet |
Children: | 6 |
Education: | Brigham Young, B.S./M.S., accounting, 1982 |
Party: | Republican |
Occupation: | Accountant Charter school executive[1] |
Residence: | Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
Footnotes: | [2] |
Jerry H. Lewis (born 1956) is an American former politician who was a member of the Arizona Senate, representing Legislative District 18 (covering western and central Mesa and small section of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community) from 2011 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to office by defeating incumbent Russell Pearce in a recall election November 8, 2011. In reaction to the election result, Pearce said, "If being recalled is the prize for keeping one's promises, then so be it"; and Lewis said, "We now have an opportunity to heal the divide in Mesa."
Lewis holds a master's degree from Brigham Young University.[3]
Lewis is a Latter-day Saint who served as a missionary in Hong Kong.[4] Lewis has also served as a bishop and stake president in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time of his election to the state senate he was serving as vice president of the Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts of America.