Patricia Jimenez
Candidate for Phoenix City Council – District 4
Phoenix · District 4 (Central Phoenix)
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Statement
I want voters to know that this is personal to me. I’m not running because I want a title. I’m running because this is my home. I know our neighborhoods, I know our families, and I know many of the challenges we face. I will listen, be accessible, and fight to make sure District 4 has a strong voice at City Hall.
Biography
Patricia Jimenez has lived in District 4 for more than 40 years and has owned her home there for 33. She has served on the Isaac Elementary School District Governing Board since 2003 and is also running for re-election to that board this year. The district has been under state receivership since it overspent its budget; as board president, Jimenez attributed about $9 million in overspending to accounting errors that delayed a report needed to receive federal pandemic relief funds. She works at the Costco distribution center in Tolleson. As of June 30, 2026, she had raised about $69,000.
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Issue Stances
Water Policy
No official stance on record.
Education Funding
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Border Security & Immigration
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Housing Affordability
SupportsJimenez supports affordable housing paired with protections against displacing longtime residents, more homeownership opportunities, and small-scale infill that fits existing neighborhoods. She would expand the city’s pre-approved plans to include casitas, duplexes, and fourplexes, streamline permitting, and protect historic neighborhoods.
Election Integrity
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Healthcare Access
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Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SupportsJimenez calls public safety one of her biggest priorities. She wants to recruit and retain more police officers and dispatchers, increase neighborhood patrols, and use cameras and real-time crime centers. She said the city’s Office of Accountability and Transparency and Civilian Review Board can handle police oversight.
"I want Phoenix to recruit and retain more police officers and dispatchers, improve response times, increase neighborhood patrols, use technology such as cameras and real-time crime centers."
Energy Policy
No official stance on record.
Economic Development & Jobs
SupportsJimenez wants to protect small businesses along Indian School Road from construction disruption, attract responsible new investment to 19th Avenue, and make sure businesses and neighborhoods get better service from City Hall.
Reproductive Rights
No official stance on record.
Transportation & Infrastructure
NeutralJimenez is open to changing the reverse lanes but wants to review traffic and safety data first. She supports transit investment but has serious concerns about running the West Phoenix light rail extension along Indian School Road and is open to the I-10 corridor and other alternatives. She also wants the city to fix broken roads and invest in sidewalks, bike lanes, and shade.
"I support public transportation and transportation investment, but I do not believe every proposed light-rail route is automatically the right route."
Government Spending & Taxation
No official stance on record.
Legislature
Legislative Voting Record
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Ballot
Ballot Measure Stances
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