Denny Barney - candidate for county supervisor

June 4 - Denny Barney, a candidate for Maricopa County Supervisor, gave us an overview of his background and also the size of the county - 9,200 sq mi. and 3.8 million inhabitants - and 4th largest in the country. The county contains 59% of the state's population, has 13,000 employees, 50 departments, and a $2.5 billion budget. Denny is running in District 1 and is currently the only candidate on the ballot. He believes that there needs to be much more cooperation and transparency among the legislature, county, and cities/towns. Denny is a Republican and believes that county government needs to stop growing and, in fact, begin to shrink. Denny's presentation was both informal and very informative. The members were pleased to learn that Denny is a Rotarian and has served a term as president of the Mesa Baseline club.