| Jim Waring | |
| Office: | Member of Phoenix City Council from the 2nd district |
| Term Start: | September 7, 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Bryan Jeffries |
| State Senate2: | Arizona |
| District2: | 7th |
| Term Start2: | January 2003 |
| Term End2: | February 2010 |
| Successor2: | Ed Bunch |
| Alma Mater: | Arizona State University Northern Illinois University |
| Birth Date: | 1967 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Kitty Waring |
| Children: | 2 |
| Residence: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Website: | |
Jim Waring (born 27 December 1967) is an American politician, who served as state senator for seven years in the Arizona State Senate and now represents District 2 on the Phoenix City Council.
A Republican, he represented State Legislative District 7, covering parts of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Cave Creek and Carefree. First elected in 2002, Waring was re-elected by large majorities in 2004, 2006 and 2008. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2008, and ran for Congress in 2010.
A native of Downers Grove, Illinois, he received his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, as well as a M.A. in Political Science, a Masters in Public Administration, and a PhD in Public Administration from Arizona State University, having written a dissertation on education finance. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
During his time at the legislature, Waring was known for his work on veterans issues (selected American Legion Legislator of the Year, National Guard Association of Arizona Senator of the Year three times, presented the Copper Shield award by the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame and awarded the Medal of Merit by the National Guard Association of the United States), his fiscal conservatism (selected Champion of the Taxpayer, Guardian of Small Business by NFIB and Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Senator of the Year by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and efforts to protect victims of domestic violence. He was Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman of the Senate Government Committee and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Councilman Jim Waring was sworn in as the District 2 Phoenix City Council representative on 7 Sept. 2011.[1]
In 2023, he voted against legislation that legalized accessory dwelling units on lots that were previously strictly zoned for single-family housing.[2]
Following the announcement that John Shadegg would not stand for re-election in 2010, Waring resigned his State Senate seat to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona's 3rd congressional district. Waring lost in a 10-candidate Republican primary on 24 August to Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, by 4.5% or roughly 3,500 votes out of over 79,000 votes cast.[3]
| Votes | Pct | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgel Cain | 4,640 | 24% | ||||
| Jim Waring | 14,690 | 76% |
2010 U.S. House, Arizona District 3 Primary Election
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REP | Bob Branch | 1,141 | 1.44% | |
| REP | Sam Crump | 3,886 | 4.92% | |
| REP | Pamela Gorman | 6,473 | 8.19% | |
| REP | LeAnn Hull | 1,044 | 1.32% | |
| REP | Steve Moak | 14,211 | 17.99% | |
| REP | Paulina Morris | 6,138 | 7.77% | |
| REP | Vernon Parker | 13,411 | 16.97% | |
| REP | 17,400 | 22.02% | ||
| REP | Jim Waring | 13,850 | 17.53% | |
| REP | Ed Winkler | 1,353 | 1.71% | |
| REP | Write-In | 104 | 0.13% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REP | Jim Waring | 12,584 | 99.16% | |||||
| REP | Write-In | 106 | 0.84% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEM | Lisa Black | 31,583 | 39.10% | ||||
| LBT | Dennis Grenier | 2,465 | 3.05% | ||||
| REP | Jim Waring | 46,673 | 57.78% | ||||
| Write-In | 52 | 0.06% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REP | Jim Waring | 10,828 | 99.33% | ||||
| REP | Write-In | 73 | 0.67% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEM | Lisa Black | 23,860 | 42.87% | ||||
| REP | Jim Waring | 31,735 | 57.02 | ||||
| Write-In | 64 | 0.11% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REP | Jim Waring | 12,048 | 100.00% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEM | John B. Vannucci | 22,814 | 32.99% | ||||
| REP | Jim Waring | 46,335 | 67.01% | ||||
| Write-In | 64 | 0.11% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REP | Wes Marsh | 3,034 | 30.34% | |||||
| REP | David Burnell Smith | 3,048 | 30.48% | |||||
| REP | Jim Waring | 3,918 | 39.18% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEM | Jeff Bollerman | 14,801 | 36.63% | |||||
| REP | Jim Waring | 28,326 | 65.68% |
Jim and his wife, Kitty, are the parents of twin boys.[4]