The Sahuaro District is a beautiful area in the northern section of Glendale, that includes the Thunderbird Paseo Linear Park, and the major economic engine referred to as the Bell Road corridor. This District is also a major medical corridor and proud to be home to the Thunderbird School of Global Management. My commitment to you is to help ensure a superior
quality of life for all of our residents, one in which we can all take pride. I will continue to
partner with the local schools to better prepare our youth, who are the future leaders of tomorrow. Meet Your Councilmember Steven Frate  Councilmember Steven Frate was elected to represent the Sahuaro District in March 2000 and re-elected in 2004 and 2008. He campaigned as a neighborhood activist. Prior to joining the Council, Councilmember Frate served five years on the Glendale Parks and Recreation Commission, completing a term as the commission’s chair. He also served on a committee to assist with a unique pilot project for neighborhood planning, which is today’s Glendale Neighborhood Partnership Program.
Councilmember Frate serves as Chairman of the Maricopa County Community Services Commission, was appointed by the League of Arizona Cities and Towns to represent the State of Arizona on the Community and Economic Development Policy Committee for the National League of Cities and was appointed to serve on the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Commuter Rail Stakeholders Group.
He also serves on the Maricopa Association of Governments’ Continuum of Care Regional Committee on Homelessness, is Chairman of the Glendale Salvation Army Advisory Board and is a member of the Glendale Rotary. Councilmember Frate was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his wife and three children to Arizona in 1978. He attended Fenn College, majoring in business. He is a U.S. Army veteran. Councilmember Frate took an early retirement from Fry’s Food Stores of Arizona after 21 years of service. He has been a member of the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association, the National Parks and Recreation Association, the Phoenix Board of Realtors, and the Ohio Life Underwriters Association. |
