Julia Wheatley was elected Queen Creek Mayor in August 2022. She previously served as Town Council Member, first elected in June 2010 and re-elected in November 2014 and August 2018. She represents the Town on the Maricopa Association of Governments Regional Council, as well as the Greater Phoenix Economic Council Board of Directors and the GPEC Mayors and Supervisors Council. She also serves as Chair for both the MAG Transportation Policy Committee and the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Association Board of Directors.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies with a minor in Criminal Justice.

Wheatley, an Arizona native and her husband Benjamin made Queen Creek their home in 2007 and have loved raising their four children in our family-friendly community, Queen Creek.

In the private industry, Wheatley and her husband own a mortgage and real estate company.