Barbara Nelson
Special to Independent Newsmedia

On Feb. 22 newly elected Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes will speak at the monthly Grand Democrats meeting about the changes he plans to make in the recorder’s office.

After the debacle that was the March 22, 2016 Presidential Preference Election in Maricopa County, attorney Adrian Fontes decided to run for the office. His campaign’s purpose was to bring integrity and neutrality back into the recorder’s office.

Fontes enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1992 to 1996 and achieved the rank of Corporal. He received a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and a JD from Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver in 2000.

He became a prosecutor with the Denver District Attorney, and then the Maricopa County Attorney’s office and the Arizona Attorney General’s office.

He entered private practice in 2005.

The free meeting is in the Cimarron Center, Sun City Grand, 17100 W Clearview Blvd,, Surprise.

Refreshments begin at 6 p.m. the meeting begins at 6:30. For information, call Barbara Nelson at 623521-6540 or visit the Grand Democrats website: www.granddems.org.

Editor's Note: Barbara Nelson is the program chair of the Sun City Grand Democrat Interest Group