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Winkle says he’s disappointed by his dismissal from City Council | 5:26
Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle says he’s disappointed in the City Council’s unanimous decision to dismiss him the council. Jessica Boehm/azcentral.com
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Police body-camera video of Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle’s DUI arrest | 5:39
A video shows Mesa City Councilman Ryan Winkle and his wife, Ericka Varela, after they were pulled over by Tempe police May 7, 2017 on suspicion of DUI. The Tempe Police Department blurred this video before releasing it. Hannah Gaber/azcentral.com
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Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle talks about DUI plea | 1:55
Councilman Ryan Winkle talks about pleading guilty on July 20, 2017, in his DUI case in Tempe city court and what that means for his term on the Mesa City Council going forward. Jessica Boehm/azcentral.com
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Mesa council discusses Councilman Ryan Winkle’s arrest in DUI | 7:17
The Mesa council discusses the future of Councilman Ryan Winkle, who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Winkle has requested a voluntary leave of absence from the council.
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Reporter Jessica Boehm on Mesa councilman’s public comments | 1:05
Community watchdog reporter Jessica Boehm gives a wrap-up of Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle’s first public comments since his arrest on suspicion of DUI on May 7, 2017, in Tempe. Hannah Gaber/azcentral.com
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Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle speaks after DUI arrest | 5:17
Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle speaks at a press conference on May 17, 2017, about his future on the council after he was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
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Winkle says he’s disappointed by his dismissal from City Council
Police body-camera video of Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle’s DUI arrest
Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle talks about DUI plea
Mesa council discusses Councilman Ryan Winkle’s arrest in DUI
Reporter Jessica Boehm on Mesa councilman’s public comments
Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle speaks after DUI arrest
Five finalists, narrowed from a pool of 33 applicants, are vying for a seat on the Mesa City Council after a council member was ousted for drinking and driving.
The council unanimously voted to remove first-term Councilman Ryan Winkle in August after he pleaded guilty to a DUI in Tempe.
Council members will conduct interviews publicly and make an appointment on Sept. 28. The appointee will serve until next August’s primary election.
MORE: Ryan Winkle unanimously voted off Mesa City Council after DUI arrest
Meet the finalists
Here’s some information the contenders included in their council applications:
Pablo Felix: A Mesa resident of two decades and corporate sales consultant for a human resources company. He has volunteered in the community, including a stint as a former assistant Boy Scoutmaster. He’s a native Spanish speaker, with a bachelor’s in marketing from Arizona State University.
In his application, he wrote: “Because I love this community, I want to build upon the good that has already been done by those before me and serve my neighbors.”
Francisco Heredia: A relative newcomer to District 3, Heredia has worked for civic engagement organizations Mi Familia Vota as a national field director and One Arizona as director. He moved to the district in 2015 and holds a master’s degree in public administration from ASU.
Heredia worked in community relations at the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office until Sept. 15. He resigned to pursue other projects and consulting.
Asked why he did not specify that he was leaving his job on the application, Heredia said there wasn’t room. The application did not have a word limit, according to the city.
He wrote, “This is a time to heal and move forward with the work that needs to happen in both District 3 and the city.”
Frank Mizner: A former planning director for Mesa who ran for council in 2004. He’s board president of the Homeowners’ Association at Dobson Ranch, a planned community in southwest Mesa. He has a master’s degree in urban geography from the University of Arizona.
He wrote, “I look forward to serving all the residents of District 3. There are many challenging issues facing us and I would be honored to serve on the Mesa City Council.”
Theresa Ratti: A Mesa Public Schools teacher who moved to Mesa with her family in 1974. She collected signatures with Save our Schools Arizona, which was created to halt the state’s school voucher expansion. She has a doctorate in leadership and policy from ASU.
She wrote: “Participating in the Hispanic Leadership Institute-East Valley opened my eyes even more to the great need of our Latino community, a need I see on a daily basis teaching.”
Christian Stumpf: A director of external affairs at the Nature Conservancy and former vice president of government relations at the American Lung Association of the Southwest. He was also a finance director at the Arizona Republican Party. He’s two courses shy of a bachelor’s degree in political science at ASU.
Stumpf wrote, “This is a great opportunity to have a voice for District 3 and Mesa at a time when big changes are happening.”
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