All too often these days, politics is placed ahead of policy. I believe many of the problems we have in government today stem from individuals who have forgotten that serving citizens is far more important than serving political ideology.

The City of Maricopa is blessed to have a councilman who gets it; a guy who puts citizens first. That councilmember is my friend, Marvin Brown.

Marvin has served Maricopa for more more than six years; four in leadership. He understands the fiscal constraints facing the community and the path needed to bring economic prosperity. He understands the wants, needs and desires of the area. More importantly, he understands that there is a balance between needs and resources.

Marvin Brown is one of the good ones. We're lucky to have him in a leadership position. Both the city of Maricopa and Pinal County have benefited greatly from his passion, commitment, pragmatism and expertise. We need to keep Marvin on Maricopa's City Council.

I encourage you to join me in supporting Marvin Brown as a city councilmember of one of America's fastest growing communities; Maricopa.

Bryan Martyn
Pinal County Supervisor
District 2