Meet Mayor goode

EXPERIENCE

• U.S. Army Vietnam War decorated combat veteran. 
• American Legion (Post 6, Prescott) 32-year member; Veterans of Foreign Wars (Post 541, Prescott) lifetime member. Serving both posts in leadership positions
• Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Sacramento State University, graduated with honors 
• 35-year healthcare industry career in senior management positions
• Co-Chairman Veterans Memorial Plaque Committee. Rededicated the All Veterans Memorial on the Courthouse Plaza, to memorialize Yavapai County veterans who died serving in wars since WWI, 2015-2016 
• Prescott City Planning and Zoning Commissioner, 2015-2017
• Co-Chairman Mayor Oberg’s Sober Living Rehab Homes Ad Hoc Committee, which played a major role in drastically reducing the number of unlicensed homes, 2015-2017 
• Central Yavapai Hospital District board of directors elected member, 2015-2017
• Prescott City Council, elected councilman 2017-2021. Recognized as most knowledgeable and consistent fiscally conservative council member
• Chairman Northern Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, 2022-present
• Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG) Public Policy Committee, 7-year member 
• Yavapai Republican Men’s Forum board of directors’ member, 2015-present 
• Member Citizens Tax Committee: the taxpayer’s watchdog in Yavapai County 
• Yavapai County Teacher of the Year Panel and Prescott BASIS School Advisory Council, past member
• Prescott’s Sunup Rotary Club member, 2015-2022

BELIEFS / VALUES

• Limited government, low taxes, strong public safety services, individual responsibility, and traditional values
• God, family, duty, and country
• Public participation, input, and ideas
• Transparent City Council decision and public policy making
• Local commitment to our Bill of Rights, e.g., advocate for City of Prescott 2ndAmendment Resolution
• Run a clean, honest campaign focused on issues, NO smear tactics
• Steadfast and unafraid to stand strong with evidence-based decision making on important issues; his voting record proves it 
• Not influenced by developers; nor accepted developer campaign funding, EVER

OBJECTIVES

• Balance small town feel with modest growth, smart economic development, low taxes, limited government, strong public safety services
• Slow down unrestricted growth that diminishes Prescottonians’ quality of life  
• Continue to improve the conservative management of our precious water resources, not providing water outside city limits
• Support a quality Prescott Regional Airport with protections from residential encroachment growth challenges
• Continue payments to ensure no future liability growth of Prescott’s PSPRS full-pension funding while advocating for state legislature investment reform 
• Support business incubator startups, satellite facilities, and high-tech business park for high-paying jobs around our airport
• Support local small business through smart economic development policies
• Initiate coordination and cooperation with neighboring towns and Yavapai County to ensure a prosperous future for all
• Encourage expansion of local healthcare options

FAMILY

• Phil and his wife Toby have four grown children and live in Prescott, AZ