Battle for supervisor: Independent challenges Republican in GOP stronghold
by Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa
Republican Jeff McClure and Independent Marlene Pearce are facing off for the county supervisor seat being vacated by Anthony Smith./inMaricopa
In January, Pinal County’s District 4 will have a new supervisor. Voters will decide who that will be on Nov. 3.
The district, which encompasses a wide swath of western and southern Pinal County from Maricopa to Arizona City to the Pima County border, is losing its Republican incumbent. Anthony Smith, who serves as chairman of the Board of Supervisors, opted not to run for a third term, opening the field for a new public servant.
Jeffrey McClure of Saddlebrooke, which is near Oracle, was the only Republican to run for the seat. No Democrat ran this year. The challenge comes from Maricopan Marlene Pearce, an independent who has been the District 4 administrator alongside Smith the past eight years.
