Brooke St. George spent two years inside Tempe City Hall as a City Council Assistant, supporting policy research, constituent services, and city initiatives. She got a clear view of how decisions take shape, how public input influences outcomes, and where Tempe can strengthen transparency, accountability, and community-centered leadership. She believes residents should be partners in shaping policy, and local government works best when people feel informed, respected, and included.
Brooke’s roots in Tempe shape the way she leads. She attended Grace Community, Waggoner Elementary, Kyrene Middle School, and Corona del Sol. She served on the Tempe Mayor’s Youth Advisory Commission, gaining early experience in civic participation. She earned a journalism degree from Texas Christian University, where she developed a strong belief in clear communication, public trust, and accessible information.
She spent her twenties in Los Angeles building a career in corporate communications, where she gained experience in public affairs, crisis communication, and community engagement. She worked with the Young Progressive Majority to help citizens participate in civic life. These roles strengthened her ability to listen, respond, and bring people into the process, and grounded her leadership style in collaboration and real-world problem solving.
She spent two years traveling and working in Europe, where she saw firsthand how strong communities support one another and how local solutions can create lasting change. After returning to the States, she settled in a small Northern California town to raise her son, work locally, volunteer, and ghostwrite a book.
Brooke returned to Tempe in 2016 to care for aging parents and raise her son in the same city that shaped her. She enrolled her son at Waggoner. She launched a micro business, volunteered across the city, served as PTO president at Kyrene Middle School, and managed local political campaigns. She’s helped residents understand how decisions at the city and state level affect daily life. As a parent and renter, she navigates the same pressures many Tempe families face, from rising costs to school needs to aging family members. At every stage of her life, she has stepped into leadership and focused on strengthening her community.
Her platform is shaped by lived experience as a student, parent, renter, business owner, caregiver, community organizer, and city employee. She’s experienced the realities facing Tempe families, including housing instability, job insecurity, and the challenges of caring for older relatives.
Her policy priorities reflect what she has heard from residents and observed in City Hall.
- Homelessness prevention through early intervention models that keep people housed and reduce public costs.
- Economic resilience that supports job growth, small businesses, and Tempe’s arts and culture ecosystem.
- Support for older adults through expanded housing options, more accessible programming, and clear communication from the city.
- Transparent and responsive governance that increases public participation in decisions that shape neighborhoods.
Brooke has viewed Tempe through many lenses. That perspective guides her commitment to a city that listens to its residents, values their input, and works alongside them to build a stronger and more connected future.