(FOX10PHOENIX) — FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. – Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced Tuesday that he is running for mayor of Fountain Hills.
“It was an honor and privilege serving the people of Maricopa County as their Sheriff,” Arpaio said in a news release on Oct. 5. “Now, I want to directly give something back to my hometown of Fountain Hills, Arizona, which I love, utilizing my life experience and commonsense to make Fountain Hills a better place to live.”
Arpaio served as Maricopa County’s sheriff for 24 years before he was voted out of office in 2016, when voters chose Paul Penzone as sheriff instead. He became something of a celebrity sheriff during his decades on the job. Fighting illegal immigration and drugs were his priorities, while Tent City (which has been closed down) and pink underwear became his personal stamp on crime.
