Will become Justice of the Peace for the Prescott District in 2023, which makes him no longer eligible to hold a seat on the Board
Attorney Mitch Padilla will be leaving the Yavapai Community College District Governing Board at the end of this year. He was sworn in to become a Board member on January 13, 2021.
Mitch Padilla
Padilla won the primary election August 2 as a Republican against two other Republican candidates. Because there was no Democrat primary opponent, there will be no contest in the November general election. Padilla will take the seat as Justice of the Peace in January.
Padilla served two years of a six year term on the District Board. He represents District 5, which consists of Castle, Diamond Valley, Glassford, Granville, Groom Creek, Horseshoe, Lynx Creek, Mountain View, Prescott Valley 1/Navajo, Prescott Valley 2, Pronghorn View, Roundup, Superstition, and Yavapai Hills.
It is anticipated that the County Superintendent of Schools will appoint someone from District 5 to serve out the remainder of Padilla’s term.