Tempe will swear in its newest City Council member, Jennifer Adams, on Thursday.
Tempe Councilman David Schapira did not seek re-election and is running to be Arizona superintendent of public instruction, the top public schools job in the state.
Jennifer Adams won a seat on the council in the city’s March election. Adams was a longtime employee in Tempe’s public works department before retiring last year. The Arizona Republic reported Adams filed two complaints of gender discrimination with the city during her tenure there.
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Voters also re-elected incumbent council members Lauren Kuby and Robin Arredondo-Savage.
The council will also elect a vice mayor Thursday.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been modified to clarify that David Schapira did not seek re-election.