Subscriber Exclusive

Surprise councilmember censured for questionable campaigning

Council punishes Cline for illegal campaigning, sign incident

Surprise City Councilmember Aly Cline responds to an outside counsel report about her campaign activities for mayor at the June 18 City Council meeting.

Courtesy Surprise TV

John Paladini, with the law firm Pierce Coleman, details his firm’s report on the investigation into Councilmember Aly Cline’s election activities.

Courtesy Surprise TV

The Surprise City Council voted June 18 to censure Councilmember Aly Cline for illegally campaigning at her periodic district meetings and for taking down a questionable campaign sign in March.

One of her opponents in the July primary is asking her to drop out of the race because of it, but Cline said she is staying in it to the end.

“Any violations were unintentional on my part,” Cline said. “I have been apprised of the things that were violations and promised not to do anything like that again.”

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers starting at $5 for your first month and support local, unbiased journalism.

Already have an account? Log in to continue.

Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

The latest edition of the Phoenix Independent

View this issue

Browse other issues

Latest Opinions

Board of Supervisors sets public hearing for e-bike and e-scooter ordinance

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors set a date for a public hearing on an ordinance concerning electric bicycles and electric scooters during its meeting on Wednesday.

East Valley store sells $200K Powerball winner

Texts show how Cornell accuser became convinced she had been raped, report says

The latest issue of Sun Life Magazine

Suns owner Mat Ishbia addresses offseason controversies at Media Day

US is moving thousands of troops aboard ships to the Mideast as Trump weighs new strikes on Iran