City Election 2008 Candidate Profile Series: Marty Hermanson

As part of inmaricopa.com’s in-depth city election coverage we will be running candidate profiles each week in no particular order between now and the primary election in March. This is the fifth in a series.

Name: Marty Hermanson

Office Desired: City Council

Family: Married for 21 years. No children, one dog.

Why you moved to Maricopa: We were looking for a house and found the one we liked in Maricopa. We liked that the city was up and coming with shopping, restaurants, and many other businesses moving here.

Neighborhood or subdivision: Villages of Ranch El Dorado in the Sagecrest subdivision.

How long in Maricopa: Almost 2 years

Prior political office(s): None

Community service: None

Occupation: Sales

Personal vision statement: “I want to be the city’s next councilman because I believe this city has the potential to become what we the citizens want this city to become. These next four years are the most important years of this city’s growth. The decisions we make now will determine what the city’s downtown will look like, its population, business, restaurants, shopping centers, movie theaters, and transportation systems. I will be the voice of the people for our future. It is time to make those decisions. Our future starts now.

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