Bobby Nichols for Tempe City Council

Bobby Nichols is a lifelong South Tempe resident, attorney, and democratic socialist running for Tempe City Council to ensure that every resident—workers, families, immigrants, students, and the unhoused—can build a safe, stable, and dignified life in their city. His campaign is grounded in the belief that local government must serve the public good, not private profit, and that Tempe can thrive by investing directly in its people.

Professionally, Bobby serves the state of Arizona as an attorney representing vulnerable children and adults facing abuse, neglect, or exploitation. His legal and policy work reflect a deep commitment to protecting those most impacted by injustice.

Bobby has a proven record of public service and movement work. To date, he has:

Drafted laws and ballot measures to expand tenant protections, create affordable housing programs, defend survivors of domestic violence, and protect public events and mutual aid organizations.
Marched on picket lines with workers across industries.
Supported expungement clinics, veterans, and tenants.
Fought to enshrine abortion access in Arizona.
Stood alongside environmental and labor organizers demanding a Green New Deal and an end to anti-worker “right-to-work” laws.

Bobby’s Campaign

Proudly Pro-Worker

Bobby will champion neutrality agreements, prevent wage theft and misclassification, support safe workplaces, and expand good municipal jobs.

Proudly Defending Diversity

Bobby’s platform commits to making Tempe a sanctuary city for immigrants, protecting reproductive freedom, advancing racial justice, expanding LGBTQIA+ protections, and investing in accessibility for disabled residents.

Proudly People-First

Bobby prioritizes community involvement and transparent decision-making to ensure power remains with the people:

Bobby will use every tool at the city’s disposal to make Tempe affordable, accessible, and accountable.
Bobby’s platform centers public investment in housing, transportation, childcare, education, and climate resilience, with policies designed to lower costs, expand services, and keep residents housed.
Bobby plans to build public housing on public land, expand tenant protections, reopen shelters and cooling stations, and stop the criminalization of unhoused neighbors.
Bobby supports city-owned grocery projects to end food deserts, broader public transit access, municipal childcare, and exploration of a public bank to keep public dollars serving the public.

Rooted in the values of solidarity, democracy, and shared prosperity, Bobby Nichols is running for Tempe City Council to build a city where residents have the freedom to live, work, and raise families without being priced out or pushed aside.
His vision is clear: a Tempe where public resources serve public needs, where community care is prioritized over criminalization, and where every person has the opportunity to thrive.

Bobby Nichols for Tempe City Council

Professionally, Bobby serves the state of Arizona as an attorney representing vulnerable children and adults facing abuse, neglect, or exploitation. His legal and policy work reflect a deep commitment to protecting those most impacted by injustice.

Bobby has a proven record of public service and movement work. To date, he has:

Drafted laws and ballot measures to expand tenant protections, create affordable housing programs, defend survivors of domestic violence, and protect public events and mutual aid organizations.

Marched on picket lines with workers across industries.

Supported expungement clinics, veterans, and tenants.

Fought to enshrine abortion access in Arizona.

Stood alongside environmental and labor organizers demanding a Green New Deal and an end to anti-worker “right-to-work” laws.

Bobby’s Campaign

Proudly Pro-Worker

Bobby will champion neutrality agreements, prevent wage theft and misclassification, support safe workplaces, and expand good municipal jobs.

Proudly Defending Diversity

Bobby’s platform commits to making Tempe a sanctuary city for immigrants, protecting reproductive freedom, advancing racial justice, expanding LGBTQIA+ protections, and investing in accessibility for disabled residents.

Proudly People-First

Bobby prioritizes community involvement and transparent decision-making to ensure power remains with the people:

Bobby will use every tool at the city’s disposal to make Tempe affordable, accessible, and accountable.

Bobby’s platform centers public investment in housing, transportation, childcare, education, and climate resilience, with policies designed to lower costs, expand services, and keep residents housed.

Bobby plans to build public housing on public land, expand tenant protections, reopen shelters and cooling stations, and stop the criminalization of unhoused neighbors.

Bobby supports city-owned grocery projects to end food deserts, broader public transit access, municipal childcare, and exploration of a public bank to keep public dollars serving the public.

Rooted in the values of solidarity, democracy, and shared prosperity, Bobby Nichols is running for Tempe City Council to build a city where residents have the freedom to live, work, and raise families without being priced out or pushed aside.

His vision is clear: a Tempe where public resources serve public needs, where community care is prioritized over criminalization, and where every person has the opportunity to thrive.