Chandler, Arizona
General information
Mayor of Chandler Kevin Hartke Nonpartisan Assumed office: January 10, 2019
Last mayoral election:	2022
Next mayoral election:	2026
Last city council election:	2024
Next city council election:	2026
City council seats:	7[1]
City website
Composition data
Population:	275,987
Race:	White 58.4% African American 6% Asian 12% Native American 1.9% Pacific Islander 0.2% Multiple 13.3%
Ethnicity:	Hispanic or Latino origin 22.6%
Median household income:	$103,691
High school graduation rate:	93.7%
College graduation rate:	46.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,2020 census and2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
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Chandler is a city inMaricopa County, Arizona. The city's population was 275,987 as of 2020, according to theUnited States Census Bureau.

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• Contact information
• Ballot measures
• County government

City government

See also:Council-manager government

The city of Chandler utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.^[2]

Mayor

See also:List of current mayors of the top 100 cities in the United States

The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over city council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.^[3]

The current Mayor of Chandler isKevin Hartke (nonpartisan). Hartke assumed office in 2019.

City manager

The city manager is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.^[4][5]

City council

See also:List of current city council officials of the top 100 cities in the United States

The Chandler City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.^[2][6]

The city council is made up of seven members, including the mayor. All members are elected at large to four-year terms.^[7]

The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords thatVoterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:

Chandler County Island Fire District

See also:Special districts

Special districts are a form of local government that exist to fulfill a specific purpose within a certain geographic area. This region can be as large as a county or smaller than a city block. Special districts have the power to tax their local residents in order to fund operational expenditures. Although a special district may be formed for any stated purpose, the most common examples include library, hospital, transportation, airport, utility, conservation, sanitation, fire control, and flood control districts.

Other elected officials

Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Chandler, Arizona.

Mayoral partisanship

See also:Party affiliation of the mayors of the 100 largest cities

Chandler has a Republican mayor. As of February 2026, 67 mayors in thelargest 100 cities by population are affiliated with theDemocratic Party, 22 are affiliated with theRepublican Party, one is affiliated with theLibertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown.Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.

Mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan in most of the nation's largest cities. However, many officeholders are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.

Elections

2026

See also:City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2026) andMayoral election in Chandler, Arizona (2026)

The city ofChandler, Arizona, is holding general elections for mayor, city council, and fire district on November 3, 2026. A primary is scheduled for July 21, 2026. The filing deadline for this election is March 23, 2026.

2024

See also:City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2024)

The city ofChandler, Arizona, held general elections for city council and fire district on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for July 30, 2024. The filing deadline for the city council election was April 1, 2024, and the filing deadline for the fire district was July 8, 2024.

2022

See also:City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022) andMayoral election in Chandler, Arizona (2022)

The city ofChandler, Arizona, was expected to hold general elections for mayor, city council, and fire district board on November 8, 2022. The election was canceled after candidates received enough votes in the primary to win the races outright. The fire district election was canceled after only three candidates filed for the three seats up in 2022. The primary was on August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 4, 2022.

2020

See also:City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2020)

The city ofChandler, Arizona, held general elections for three at-large city council seats on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 6, 2020.

2018

See also:Municipal elections in Chandler, Arizona (2018) andMayoral election in Chandler, Arizona (2018)

The city ofChandler, Arizona, held general elections formayor and city council on November 6, 2018. The primary was on August 28, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was May 30, 2018.

2016

See also:Municipal elections in Chandler, Arizona (2016)

The city ofChandler, Arizona, held a primary election for three of six seats on thecity council on August 30, 2016. IncumbentNora Ellen and challengerSam Huang won seats outright in the primary election because they received votes on a majority of ballots.Mark Stewart defeatedMatt Eberle in a general election for the third seat on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016.

2014

See also:Municipal elections in Chandler, Arizona (2014)

Elections for the city council ofChandler, Arizona, were scheduled for November 4, 2014. A primary took place on August 26, 2014. Three at-large council seats were up for election.

Census information

The table below shows demographic information about the city.

Budget

The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The city manager is responsible for preparing and proposing the budget to the city council. The city council will hold public hearings to allow for public input in the budget process. The city council will review the budget and propose amendments if they are needed. The city council must then adopt the budget.^[8]

Revenue and expenditure by year

The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's annual financial reports.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Chandler, Arizona salaries and pensions over $95,000

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Contact information

Mayor's office
Chandler City Hall
175 S. Arizona Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85225
Phone: 480-782-2200

City Clerk's office
Chandler City Hall
175 S. Arizona Ave., 1st floor
Chandler, AZ 85225
Phone: 480-782-2181

Clickhere for city council contact information.

Ballot measures

See also:Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures

The city of Chandler is inMaricopa County. A list of ballot measures in Maricopa County is availablehere.

Noteworthy events

2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

See also:Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Chandler, following the death of George Floyd.

2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws

See also:Employment nondiscrimination laws in Arizona

In July 2015, theMovement Advancement Project described Chandler, Arizona, as a city or county that did not prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of71 ofAmerica's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.^[13]

Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.

See also

Suggest a link

• Cities in Arizona
• Maricopa County, Arizona
• Largest cities in the United States by population

External links

• City of Chandler
• Mayor and City Council
• Chandler Municipal Code and City Charter

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