Supervisor Smith opts out of re-election bid
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County Supervisor Anthony Smith (District 4) in his Maricopa office. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson
Pinal County Supervisor Anthony Smith announced he will not run for re-election representing District 4.
“In 2008 when I was elected into my first public office, I had no idea I would have the pleasure of serving the people for 12 years,” he said. “As I examine where I am in my life and what opportunities I might have waiting behind the next door, I know it is time for me to head in a different direction. That said, I announce today that l will not run for re-election as county supervisor.”
Smith was previously a mayor of Maricopa, where he and his wife Nancy Smith, a city councilmember, reside.
Reflecting on the progress Pinal County has made in the last few years, he said, “The County is very different from when I started my county service in 2013. In 2013, we were still feeling the impact of the Great Recession. The unemployment rate had soared to 13 percent with hundreds of jobs lost in the housing, agriculture and retail businesses. Sadly, families were being disrupted, and economic growth was basically non-existent.