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Jack's Plan for Maricopa
Community Colleges

Our Maricopa Community Colleges, serving the West Valley, should be affordable, safe and focused on good jobs, and taxpayers deserve to know where every dollar goes. Here's what Jack will do on the college board.

4 years

of property tax increases from the college board

18 → 64

top district executive positions

1

new campus police officer position in 4 years

1992

the last time a new Maricopa community college opened

Low Taxes, Low Tuition

No new property taxes or raising tuition costs. The college board has raised property taxes four years in a row. Jack will cut bureaucracy first and make sure every dollar is spent wisely.

1

Safe Campuses

Jack led the charge to put School Police Officers in Surprise schools, and he's endorsed by the Maricopa Colleges Police Officers. He'll make sure our colleges have a fully staffed campus police force.

2

Job Training Built with West Valley Employers

Jack will push for trades, healthcare and public safety programs designed with the employers hiring in our backyard, including the new manufacturers coming to the West Valley.

3

Another West Valley College

The last new Maricopa community college opened in 1992, and only two of the ten colleges are in the West Valley. Jack will fight for a campus to serve the fast-growing Northwest Valley, so students can train close to home.

4

Open the Books

Taxpayers should be able to see how decisions are made, what is taught in classrooms, and where your money goes. Jack will push for for transparency on the college board and support hiring an independent auditor for the college district.

5

Bring Back Football the Right Way

Jack started at Mesa Community College on the football team. He supports bringing junior college football back with a real plan for the cost and no new taxes or student fees.

6

Jack's Record in Surprise

✔ Helped cut Surprise's property tax rate in 2024 and again in 2025

✔ Helped add 100+ police officers and firefighters

✔ Led the effort to put School Resource Officers in Surprise schools

✔ Founded the Education & Workforce Subcommittee, awarding scholarships to local students

Find Jack on your ballot: Maricopa County Community College District, Board Member Dist. 4

Jack Hastings with West Valley first responders

Contribute and let’s Elect Jack Hastings

Maricopa County families deserve affordable, high-quality education without placing a greater burden on taxpayers. Jack will fight for responsible budgeting that keeps tuition low while ensuring every tax dollar is spent wisely.

Jack Hastings and his wife Olivia

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