Sierra Vista Mayor Clea McCaa is running for a seat on the Board of Supervisors, a move that comes after he previously said he would not seek reelection as mayor in 2026. The announcement surfaced in an interview published Wednesday, confirming that McCaa plans to keep his political career going even as he steps away from Sierra Vista's top city office.
According to KGUN 9, McCaa is running for the Board of Supervisors following the Wednesday interview with the station. The report notes that McCaa had previously said he would not be running for reelection in 2026, and that he had mentioned plans to stay in politics, which his latest move now appears to confirm.
From Army Veteran to City Hall
McCaa's path into local office began with his 2022 run for Sierra Vista mayor. At the time, he was described as a retired U.S. Army veteran who, along with his wife, ran a governmental contracting firm, according to azcentral.com. The outlet reported that his stated goals if elected mayor included improving roads, bringing jobs to the area, and aggressively focusing on economic development, public safety and support for first responders.
That 2022 race featured three candidates vying for the Sierra Vista mayor's seat in the Nov. 8 general election, per the same azcentral.com report. McCaa ultimately won with 39% of the vote, ahead of Steve Conroy at 29.5% and city council member Rachel Gray at 24%, according to a separate azcentral.com account of the election results.
A Well-Attended Election
Turnout for that mayoral contest was notably strong for a local race. Of Sierra Vista's 77,394 registered voters, 61.10% cast ballots, the outlet's election-results coverage found. That level of civic engagement underscored just how closely watched the 2022 mayoral contest was among residents before McCaa took office.
Details about which Board of Supervisors district McCaa is seeking, along with any filing deadlines, election timeline, campaign platform, or potential opponents, have not been made public. For now, Sierra Vista residents know only that their mayor, who once pledged to focus on economic development and public safety from City Hall, is aiming to carry that work to the county level instead.
