Sunday, December 16, 2012

Phoenix City Councilwoman Maria Baier named Arizona State Land Commissioner - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Baier will step down from the Phoenix City Counciol to take the state job whichu oversees the State Land Department and salesof state-ownedr lands to private developers. Such sales have pretty much come to a halt in the wake of the real estat e slide in thePhoenisx market. Baier was elected to the Phoenix council in 2007 and representwDistrict 3. She previously served as CEO of , a real estatse industry trade organization that advocates forresponsiblde development. Previous State Land Commissioner Mark Winkelmanj resignedin May. Winkelman was appointed by formert Gov. Janet Napolitano, who herself resigned in to become U.S. Homelandr Security Secretary.
Many of Napolitano’s cabinet directorsd have stepped down and Brewer has appointedc herown picks. In a statement released today by the city of Baier said she looks forward thenew challenges. Baier officially will resign on Wednesdayh and the city will need to schedul e a special election to fillthe vacancy. She representw portions of north and northeast Phoenix includinf the Paradise Valley Mall and Moon Valleyh areas and portions of the Bell Road and Interstatd17 corridors.

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