Julie is a fourth-generation Arizonan who has lived in Paradise Valley for nearly 30 years. She attended Arizona State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, magna cum laude, and a law degree, cum laude.

Julie is a co-founder of PSGM Law and has over 30 years of experience as an employment, construction, and OSHA lawyer representing companies, the State of Arizona, and local governments. She has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Arizona Court of Appeals. Additionally, she is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.

Julie Pace currently serves as a Paradise Valley City Council member. She was elected in 2016, and is serving her second term. She was elected as the vice mayor in 2020. 

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Supports preserving natural spaces and community views, as demonstrated by leading efforts to stop a high structure on Camelback Mountain.

Supports expanding resident involvement in Paradise Valley’s civic culture by recommending participation in Town committees, local clubs, and community networking opportunities.

Believes community involvement strengthens Paradise Valley and plans to improve outreach and awareness of council issues.

Believes in engaging with residents to ensure their voices are represented in public services. Supports community involvement in decision-making processes for libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.

Believes in engaging with residents to ensure their voices are represented in public services, and supports community involvement in decision-making processes for libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.

Supports enhancing public services to foster community engagement in Paradise Valley, including improving libraries, parks, and recreational facilities.

Believes in preserving the quality of life through community initiatives. As a member of the Paradise Valley Mountain Preserve Trust, helped rebrand the Trust, foster donations, and published a conservation children’s book benefiting the Trust.

Believes in preserving the quality of life through community initiatives, and as a member of the Paradise Valley Mountain Preserve Trust, helped rebrand the Trust, foster donations, and published a conservation children’s book benefiting the Trust.

- Supports preserving natural spaces and community views, as demonstrated by leading efforts to stop a high structure on Camelback Mountain.
- Supports expanding resident involvement in Paradise Valley’s civic culture by recommending participation in Town committees, local clubs, and community networking opportunities.
- Believes community involvement strengthens Paradise Valley and plans to improve outreach and awareness of council issues.
- Believes in engaging with residents to ensure their voices are represented in public services, and supports community involvement in decision-making processes for libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.
- Supports enhancing public services to foster community engagement in Paradise Valley, including improving libraries, parks, and recreational facilities.
- Believes in preserving the quality of life through community initiatives, and as a member of the Paradise Valley Mountain Preserve Trust, helped rebrand the Trust, foster donations, and published a conservation children’s book benefiting the Trust.

Public Services

Opposes development that destabilizes neighborhoods and degrades the town's character. Supports "reasonable development restrictions" to balance new homes with preserving mountain vistas.

Opposes development that destabilizes neighborhoods and degrades the town's character, and supports "reasonable development restrictions" to balance new homes with preserving mountain vistas.

Believes Paradise Valley has the right to regulate short-term rentals to ensure safety and address nuisance issues. Supports expanding noise regulations, conducting background checks on renters, and making emergency contact numbers publicly available.

Believes Paradise Valley has the right to regulate short-term rentals to ensure safety and address nuisance issues, and supports expanding noise regulations, conducting background checks on renters, and making emergency contact numbers publicly available.

Opposes high-density developments near low-density residential areas. As a Town resident, took out a full-page newspaper advertisement to alert residents about a proposed 5-plex party complex, leading to its withdrawal.

Opposes high-density developments near low-density residential areas.

Supports early resident input in development projects and increasing notification requirements for residents.

Supports "one-house per acre zoning," opposes commercial businesses and property taxes, and collaborates with resorts for their success.

- Opposes development that destabilizes neighborhoods and degrades the town's character, and supports "reasonable development restrictions" to balance new homes with preserving mountain vistas.
- Believes Paradise Valley has the right to regulate short-term rentals to ensure safety and address nuisance issues, and supports expanding noise regulations, conducting background checks on renters, and making emergency contact numbers publicly available.
- Opposes high-density developments near low-density residential areas.
- Supports early resident input in development projects and increasing notification requirements for residents.
- Supports "one-house per acre zoning," opposes commercial businesses and property taxes, and collaborates with resorts for their success.

Housing & Urban Development

Opposes projects that compromise the rural quality of Paradise Valley, such as paving over landscaped medians. Believes traffic mitigation plans should preserve the town's character.

Opposes projects that compromise the rural quality of Paradise Valley, such as paving over landscaped medians, and believes traffic mitigation plans should preserve the town's character.

Supports promoting bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular safety through stakeholder collaboration and public awareness.

Supports maintaining and improving Paradise Valley's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transit.

Supports incorporating key safety considerations in construction to protect residents from potential damage. As a community leader, enlisted engineers, builders, architects, and residents to achieve responsible infrastructure solutions.

- Opposes projects that compromise the rural quality of Paradise Valley, such as paving over landscaped medians, and believes traffic mitigation plans should preserve the town's character.
- Supports promoting bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular safety through stakeholder collaboration and public awareness.
- Supports maintaining and improving Paradise Valley's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transit.
- Supports incorporating key safety considerations in construction to protect residents from potential damage. As a community leader, enlisted engineers, builders, architects, and residents to achieve responsible infrastructure solutions.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes that protecting Paradise Valley’s quality of life starts with strong public safety services. Supports robust police and criminal justice measures to maintain community safety.

Believes that protecting Paradise Valley’s quality of life starts with strong public safety services, and supports robust police and criminal justice measures to maintain community safety.

The candidate's website says, "Julie developed a construction safety checklist to reduce the risk of theft resulting from construction activity in Paradise Valley,"

Developed a "construction safety checklist to reduce the risk of theft resulting from construction activity in Paradise Valley."

Believes public safety is a top priority. Plans to focus on police, criminal justice, drugs, crime, and guns.

Believes public safety is a top priority, and plans to focus on police, criminal justice, drugs, crime, and guns.

Believes in prioritizing public safety through responsible planning and community engagement. As ACOPS Chair, led efforts to improve hillside building safety and reinvigorate the Mountain Preservation Trust.

Believes in prioritizing public safety through responsible planning and community engagement, and as ACOPS Chair, led efforts to improve hillside building safety and reinvigorate the Mountain Preservation Trust.

Supports enhancing public safety through innovative technology, community outreach, and police department support. As Mayor, created the Paradise Valley Public Safety Foundation to aid first responders.

Supports enhancing public safety through innovative technology, community outreach, and police department support, and as mayor, created the Paradise Valley Public Safety Foundation to aid first responders.

As a committee leader, developed safety plans to protect worshipers at religious institutions. Supports public safety measures to safeguard community spaces.

As a committee leader, developed safety plans to protect worshipers at religious institutions and supported public safety measures to safeguard community spaces.

- Believes that protecting Paradise Valley’s quality of life starts with strong public safety services, and supports robust police and criminal justice measures to maintain community safety.
- Developed a "construction safety checklist to reduce the risk of theft resulting from construction activity in Paradise Valley."
- Believes public safety is a top priority, and plans to focus on police, criminal justice, drugs, crime, and guns.
- Believes in prioritizing public safety through responsible planning and community engagement, and as ACOPS Chair, led efforts to improve hillside building safety and reinvigorate the Mountain Preservation Trust.
- Supports enhancing public safety through innovative technology, community outreach, and police department support, and as mayor, created the Paradise Valley Public Safety Foundation to aid first responders.
- As a committee leader, developed safety plans to protect worshipers at religious institutions and supported public safety measures to safeguard community spaces.

Public Safety

As of June 24, 2024, Julie Pace’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Supports reallocating construction sales taxes to the communities where construction occurs rather than where materials are sold.

The candidate's website says, "Led efforts to defeat Epcor rate increase of over 45%"

Led :efforts to defeat Epcor rate increase of over 45%."

- Supports reallocating construction sales taxes to the communities where construction occurs rather than where materials are sold.
- Led :efforts to defeat Epcor rate increase of over 45%."

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Julie Pace

Julie Pace is a fourth-generation Arizonan who has been a resident of Paradise Valley for nearly 30 years. She attended Arizona State University, where she earned a B.S in Business Administration, magna cum laude, and a J.D., cum laude.

Julie Pace is a co-founder of PSGM Law and has over 30 years of experience as an employment, construction, and OSHA lawyer representing companies, the State of Arizona, and local governments. She has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Arizona Court of Appeals. Additionally, she is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.

Julie Pace currently serves as a City Council Member for Paradise Valley. She was elected in 2016 and held the position of Vice Mayor in 2020. 

The candidate's website says, "8. Receiving the Rio Salado Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Community Vision Award for contributions to the built environment"

The candidate's website says, "Initiating development and fundraising for new fence at Camelback Cemetery on McDonald across from Kiva"

The candidate's website says, "Julie Pace personally met with neighbors and owners of one of Paradise Valley’s medical centers to try to bring the parties together to achieve modifications that would beneficial to the residents and the medical center."

Supports community service, humanity, and peaceful protests.

- Believes in preserving the quality of life through community initiatives. As a member of the Paradise Valley Mountain Preserve Trust, helped rebrand the Trust, foster donations, and published a conservation children’s book benefiting the Trust.
- Supports preserving natural spaces and community views, as demonstrated by leading efforts to stop a high structure on Camelback Mountain.
- Supports expanding resident involvement in Paradise Valley’s civic culture by recommending participation in Town committees, local clubs, and community networking opportunities.
- Believes community involvement strengthens Paradise Valley and plans to improve outreach and awareness of council issues.
- Believes in engaging with residents to ensure their voices are represented in public services. Supports community involvement in decision-making processes for libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.
- Supports enhancing public services to foster community engagement in Paradise Valley, including improving libraries, parks, and recreational facilities.

The candidate's website says, "9. Former Chair and Member of the Mesa Downtown Redevelopment Commission, Redevelopment Advisory Board and Downtown Vision Committee for 10+ years, serving under 5 great mayors, handling planning, zoning and board of adjustment responsibilities, nonconforming uses, variances, design, architecture, public infrastructure and working cooperatively with Council regarding funding sources, allocations and policy action items"

The candidate's website says, "Ensured Resort Development respects privacy of neighbors and reduces noise."

Supports giving local authorities the power to regulate short-term rental properties to prevent "party houses" that disrupt neighborhoods.

Opposes property taxes and plans to address drainage and infrastructure issues to preserve the Town’s quality of life.

Opposes property tax increases and supports fiscal discipline to protect taxpayers.

- Opposes development that destabilizes neighborhoods and degrades the town's character. Supports "reasonable development restrictions" to balance new homes with preserving mountain vistas.
- Believes Paradise Valley has the right to regulate short-term rentals to ensure safety and address nuisance issues. Supports expanding noise regulations, conducting background checks on renters, and making emergency contact numbers publicly available.
- Opposes high-density developments near low-density residential areas. As a Town resident, took out a full-page newspaper advertisement to alert residents about a proposed 5-plex party complex, leading to its withdrawal.
- Supports early resident input in development projects and increasing notification requirements for residents.
- Supports "one-house per acre zoning," opposes commercial businesses and property taxes, and collaborates with resorts for their success.

Believes motorists and bicyclists can share the road.

The candidate's website says, "Worked on Hillside Safety Improvement and Construction Staging Plan"

- Opposes projects that compromise the rural quality of Paradise Valley, such as paving over landscaped medians. Believes traffic mitigation plans should preserve the town's character.
- Supports promoting bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular safety through stakeholder collaboration and public awareness.
- Supports incorporating key safety considerations in construction to protect residents from potential damage. As a community leader, enlisted engineers, builders, architects, and residents to achieve responsible infrastructure solutions.
- The candidate's website says, "Worked on Hillside Safety Improvement and Construction Staging Plan"
- Supports maintaining and improving Paradise Valley's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transit.

The candidate's website says, "Residents rally against unregulated Paradise Valley sober-living facility – 9/6/17"

Supports public safety initiatives and believes in providing strong support for first responders.

Supports community-focused policing and educational outreach to residents. As ACOPS Committee Chair, fostered collaboration between the police department and the community.

Believes in protecting public safety and building on recent improvements. Plans to work hard to maintain the community's quality of life.

- Supports enhancing public safety through innovative technology, community outreach, and police department support. As Mayor, created the Paradise Valley Public Safety Foundation to aid first responders.
- As a committee leader, developed safety plans to protect worshipers at religious institutions. Supports public safety measures to safeguard community spaces.
- Believes in prioritizing public safety through responsible planning and community engagement. As ACOPS Chair, led efforts to improve hillside building safety and reinvigorate the Mountain Preservation Trust.
- Believes that protecting Paradise Valley’s quality of life starts with strong public safety services. Supports robust police and criminal justice measures to maintain community safety.
- The candidate's website says, "Julie developed a construction safety checklist to reduce the risk of theft resulting from construction activity in Paradise Valley,"
- Believes public safety is a top priority. Plans to focus on police, criminal justice, drugs, crime, and guns.

The candidate's website says, "I am a 30-year employment, construction and OSHA lawyer who is passionate about working with my clients to solve problems and help them succeed in their businesses."

- Supports reallocating construction sales taxes to the communities where construction occurs rather than where materials are sold.
- The candidate's website says, "Led efforts to defeat Epcor rate increase of over 45%"

Julie Pace is a fourth-generation Arizonan who has been a resident of Paradise Valley for nearly 30 years. She attended Arizona State University, where she earned a B.S in Business Administration, magna cum laude, and a J.D., cum laude. Information about the church she attends and details regarding her family are not provided.

Julie Pace is a co-founder of PSGM Law and has over 30 years of experience as an employment, construction, and OSHA lawyer representing companies, the State of Arizona, and local governments. She has been recognized by Arizona Business Magazine as one of Arizona's 10 most influential attorneys and has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Arizona Court of Appeals. Additionally, she is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.

Julie Pace has served on the Paradise Valley Town Council since 2016 and held the position of Vice Mayor in 2020. She has also been appointed to the Arizona Constitution Commemoration Committee by the State Legislature. Additionally, she has been recognized for her service at public events on behalf of the Town of Paradise Valley.

- City council members work together with the rest of the city officials to set and implement city policies and priorities. 
- The City Council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor and the city manager to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Arizona are elected to four-year terms in staggered years. Elections are nonpartisan.