Charles "Hos" Hoskins

The Treasurer is responsible for collecting taxes levied on all property in Maricopa County, securely holding and investing all public monies, and then distributing those funds to the various taxing jurisdictions including state, county, incorporated cities and towns, schools and special districts. With more than 35 years experience in the Arizona property management system following a career in the U.S. Air Force, Charles "Hos" Hoskins is ideally suited to accomplish these duties.

Like many Arizonans, Hoskins first came to the state as a young fighter pilot at Luke Air Force Base in 1957. After flying 274 combat missions in Vietnam and being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal, "Hos" retired from the Air Force and he and his family settled permanently in Arizona in 1975.

He began his new career working for the Arizona Board of Tax Appeals - first as an appraiser and then as the Clerk of the Board. Ten years later he joined the Department of Revenue as Assistant Director of the Property Valuation and Equalization Division. Later he became the Director of the entire department.

In 1989 "Hos" left government service and became a property tax consultant with a national firm serving several hundred clients throughout the Southwest.

"Hos" retired in 1995 and was soon appointed to serve on the State Board of Equalization by then County Supervisor, (and now Governor) Jan Brewer. The BOE is an agency charged with hearing and deciding appeals of property valuations and classifications. As a member of that board he heard more than five-thousand appeals.

The County Treasurer is an elected position with a four-year term. Hoskins was reelected in November 2008 receiving over nine hundred thousand votes, the most ever by any county candidate. Since taking office in 2007 Mr. Hoskins has saved the taxpayers over $20 million by implementing new programs and making existing ones more efficient. His term expires January 1, 2013.

He is an experienced instructor and technical writer. He is a member of the faculty at the Arizona School of Real Estate and Business, the largest real estate licensing school in Arizona, and has authored numerous articles on the Arizona property tax system.

"Hos" has been married to Eleanor for 54 years. They have a son, daughter, and two grandchildren.