Phoenix City Councilman double dipping with state contract

Jim Waring is making six figures every year his contract with ADE is renewed.

Phoenix City Councilman Jim Waring, a Republican¹, was given a $115,000 contract with the Arizona Department of Education under Republican Tom Horne to “serve as liaison between the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and other governmental agencies.”

While Waring doesn’t appear to be doing anything illegal it still raises the question why ADE would hire a city elected official already earning a taxpayer salary to do a contract job where he would be double-dipping from taxpayers.