Councilmember Francisco Heredia
District 3 - Southwest Mesa
Francisco Heredia was appointed to the Mesa City Council on September 28, 2017, to fill the vacant District 3 seat, and was subsequently elected in November 2018 to complete the term. Mr. Heredia won re-election in August 2020, securing a full four-year term. He served as Vice Mayor for two years starting in 2023. In August 2024, voters re-elected Mr. Heredia for his second full four-year term, which will last until January 2029.
Heredia has experience working in government, working for both the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office and the United States Census Bureau. He spent time as the National Field Director of Mi Familia Vota and One Arizona, the KidsCare Outreach Coordinator for the Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System and as a prevention specialist for Chicanos Por la Causa.
He is a member of the National League of Cities Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee and is also a member of the Hispanic Elected Officials Organization and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. He is the Chair of the Valley Metro Rail Board of Directors, and the Immediate Past Chair of the Valley Metro Regional Public Transit Authority (RPTA) Board, where he continues to serve as a Board Member.
Before moving to Mesa, he was a resident of Chandler, where he served as a commissioner for the Chandler Housing and Human Services Commission. He also served on the State of Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners, which he was appointed to by the Governor of Arizona.
Heredia earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Masters of Public Administration from Arizona State University. He owns his consulting firm, assisting clients with grant writing, planning and strategy. He and his wife Carmen have three children.
Council Committees
- Audit, Finance & Enterprise
- Economic Development Committee
City Advisory Boards & Committees
- Education & Workforce Development Roundtable – Chair
- Día de los Muertos Committee
- Self Insurance Board of Trustees
National Boards & Committees
- National League of Cities Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee
- Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO)
- National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)
Arizona Boards & Committees
- Valley Metro Rail Board of Directors - Chair
- Valley Metro RPTA Board of Directors
- Mesa Sister Cities
- United Food Bank Board
Past Boards & Committees
- Arizona League of Cities & Towns Neighborhoods, Sustainability and Quality of Life Policy Committee
- 2020 Census Task Force - Chair
- Mesa Achieves Higher Education Task Force - Co-Chair
- Paz de Cristo