Get to Know Your Elected Officials

The Buckeye City Council and Mayor are committed to serving the people of Buckeye. The Mayor is elected at large for four-year terms, and the council is elected by district for four-year terms. The next municipal election will be conducted summer of 2026.

If you need to contact your Council Member or Buckeye's Mayor please contact:

Christine Grundy, Assistant to the Mayor
Phone 623-349-6949
Email: cgrundy@buckeyeaz.gov

Sarah Silk, Assistant to the City Council
Phone 623-349-6955
Email: ssilk@buckeyeaz.gov

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Eric Orsborn, Mayor Eric Orsborn was elected Mayor in 2020, after representing District 6 on the Buckeye City Council from 2010 to 2020. Mayor Orsborn is a native of Arizona and graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in construction management.
Tony Youngker, City Council District 1 Tony Youngker was elected to represent District 1 on the Buckeye City Council in the November 2016 General Election. He is a Buckeye native and graduated from Buckeye Union High School. In 1998, he graduated with high distinction from the Scottsdale Culinary Institute with a degree in culinary arts and sciences and restaurant management.
Jeanine Guy, City Council District 2 Jeanine started her career working for the city of Buckeye in 1992. During that time period, Jeanine held the positions of Library Director, Director of Parks, Recreation and Library Services, Community Services Director, Assistant Town Manager and Town Manager. She retired from the city of Buckeye in 2010.
Michelle Hess, City Council District 3 Michelle Hess has served on the Buckeye City Council since 2012 as representative of the Council’s District 3 residents. She has studied at Estrella Mountain Community College and is a summa cum laude graduate of Grand Canyon University with a Liberal Arts Degree in theology and received her master’s in ministry from Johnson University.
Patrick HagEstad, City Council District 4 Patrick HagEstad was elected as the representative for District 4, which roughly encompasses Buckeye north of Interstate 10, west of the White Tank Mountains along both sides of Sun Valley Parkway, and includes the communities of Festival Foothills, Sun City Festival and Tartesso.
Craig Heustis, City Council District 5 Councilmember Heustis serves as the council’s liaison for the Planning & Zoning Commission, council liaison for the Buckeye Public Library Board, founding member of the Buckeye Patriotic Committee, council liaison on the Public Safety Fire Retirement Board, member of Way Out West Coalition (WOW), member of the Buckeye Kiwanis Club and frequent contributor to several other organizations in the West Valley.
Clay Goodman, City Council District 6 Dr. Goodman is an Arizona native, has lived in the west valley for 28 years and a resident of Verrado since 2012. Clay and his wife Lynda have two grown children and one grandson.