Jerry Weiers | |
Office: | Mayor of Glendale, Arizona |
Term Start1: | January 2013 |
Predecessor1: | Elaine Scruggs |
State House3: | Arizona |
District3: | 12th |
Term Start3: | January 2005 |
Term End3: | January 2013 |
Predecessor3: | Bill Arnold |
Successor3: | Darin Mitchell (in District 13 after redistricting) |
Birth Place: | South Dakota, United States[1] |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Republican |
Profession: | Politician |
Jerry P. Weiers is an American politician, who's currently serving as the mayor of Glendale, Arizona, a position he has held since January 2013.[2] [3] Prior to that, Weiers served four consecutive terms in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 12th District.[4] [5] [6] [7]
A Republican,[8] Weiers first moved from his home state North Dakota to Arizona in 1966.[9] He has made history in the Arizona State Legislature by serving alongside his brother Jim Weiers, becoming first brothers in Arizona history to serve together in the state legislature.
Jerry Weiers had a brother, who's was also an Arizona local politician and fellow State Legislature member, Jim Weiers (1953–2024).[10]
Weiers has been married for more than two decades to his wife Sandy. They have one daughter. Weiers also lived in Alaska and two years in New Mexico.