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Policy shouldn’t be made behind closed doors.
When elected, I will ensure real public outreach for every Glendale citizen, including consistent town halls in every community, consistency in public communication throughout all city departments, and removing all tactics to suppress speech during any and all city public meetings.
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Glendale deserves leaders who protect taxpayers and make growth work for our community.
I support responsible development that meets real housing needs while safeguarding our neighborhoods, infrastructure, and fire safety not density driven by state mandates that ignore local input.
I’ll push for affordable and reliable energy by ensuring accountability and smart investment at Glendale Water & Power.
With the city budget now over $1.2 billion and facing a shortfall, we must restore fiscal discipline. I’ll cut waste, streamline services, and help local businesses thrive without raising taxes.
Your dollars should be respected, and your city should always put the community first.
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City government should serve the public, not operate in the shadows. I’ll push for open data, accessible records, and policies that ensure residents can see how and why decisions are made and who’s making them.
He's earning my vote for his expressed policy and his sincere desire to improve the lives of Glendale citizens.
He has a number of qualities that I like that I've remained quiet about since I plan to write about individual candidates as we get through the nomination period and closer to the election.
But to name just a few:
#1 Patrick doesn't lust for higher power.
He was even hesitant to run, but stepped in because he saw a necessity to do so.
Unlike a couple of council members who ache to abandon Glendale for the State Assembly (Asatryan, Kassakhian), or higher office (Najarian), Patrick expresses nothing more than to work for Glendale.
#2 Patrick is a quick study and researches issues important to average Glendale citizens like fiscal responsibility, land use, utility policy, and traffic control.
He isn't about introducing experimental policy spending (Brotman) that has gotten Glendale into tremendous debt.
Rather, he balances quality of life improvements with a rational approach not dictated by any special interest or political party agenda.
#3 He has a good, dignified character becoming of a City Council member. He doesn't run a dirty campaign, yet doesn't fear criticizing inadequately planned and poorly executed policy.
His presence on City Council would be a valuable upgrade from our current City Council.
—PhillipOur current counsel does not represent the views of most residents of Glendale. Those of us affected by the current counsel’s support of projects such as the Wash/bike paths - which will jeopardize the safely and quality of life of those who live around the Wash - must be represented by someone like Patrick Murphy who has always advocated on our behalf.
— Darin DHe is a gamechanger and a difference maker. Pat never gives up until the job is done.
—Sandy S.