Kyle Clayton is a realtor who won an at-large seat on the Washington Elementary School District Governing Board in 2022, unseating an incumbent, and now serves as its president. In 2023 the board voted unanimously against renewing a contract letting Arizona Christian University students student-teach in district classrooms, citing the school's biblical worldview; the board settled the resulting religious-freedom lawsuit. Clayton has since called that a lesson: "My partisan politics don't belong at that desk." He has not held state office.
Prominent Endorsements
Sierra Club
Candidate resources
Self-reported endorsements
- Arizona State Building & Construction Trades Council
- AFSCME
- Ironworkers Local 75
- Teamsters Local 104
- MALF
- Communication Workers of America Arizona State Council
- Sierra Club
- Mom's Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
- Equality Arizona
- Arizona College Dems
- Maricopa County Young Dems
- Run For Something
- Lead Locally
- Senator Alston
- Senator Sundareshan
- Senator Bravo
- Representative Aquilar
- Representative Marquez
- Representative Simacek
- Representative Guitierrez
- Tim Stringham
Candidate Questionnaire
Top Issues
Public Education, Lowering Costs, and Budget Accountability
Professional Experience
- Realtor, Entrepreneur
Education
- Bachelors of Arts in Spanish from Arizona State University, Certificate of International Business W.P. Carey School of Business
Political Offices
- Washington Elementary School District Governing Board Member
Political Organizations
- Legislative District 27 Democrats, Arizona Democratic Party