district education residence state_senate predecessor children religion nationality party birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name occupation
18th brigham 1982 young , b.s. / m.s. , accounting , mesa , arizona , u.s. arizona russell pearce 6 the mormon -rrb- church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- united states republican c. 1956 november 22 , 2011 janet jerry lewis -lrb- arizona politician -rrb-
 arizona jerry lewis accountant
jerry lewis -lrb- arizona politician -rrb-

jerry h. lewis was a member of the arizona senate , representing legislative district 18 -lrb- covering western and central mesa and small section of the salt river pima-maricopa indian community -rrb- from 2011 to 2013 .
he is a member of the republican party .
he was elected to office by defeating incumbent russell pearce in a recall election november 8 , 2011 .
in reaction to the election result , pearce said , `` if being recalled is the prize for keeping one 's promises , then so be it '' ; and lewis said , `` we now have an opportunity to heal the divide in mesa . ''
lewis holds a masters degree from brigham young university .
lewis is a latter-day saint who served as a missionary in hong kong .
lewis has also served as a bishop and stake president in the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints .
at the time of his election to the state senate he was serving as vice president of the grand canyon council of the boy scouts of america .
