Kiana Sears

Kiana Maria Sears (born 1974/1975)

Early life and education A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Sears grew up in New Orleans East and moved to Arizona in 1995 with her husband. Sears earned a B.A. in intercultural communications with a minor in business administration (marketing and management) from Arizona State University (ASU). She later received a M.P.A. in human resources and management from ASU's School of Public Affairs, College of Public Programs. The Arizona Secretary of State's office found that Sears violated financial disclosure laws by failing to report all of her and her husband's businesses, many of which were inactive LLCs. The Arizona Attorney General office was referred to the complaint but declared Sears did not violate the law, finding that she made a mistake and accepted amended filings.

Starting in October 2018, Sears served as assistant director of Faith Based Outreach and Community Partnerships at ASU, where she worked on initiatives to support underrepresented student populations and create college-readiness programs in collaboration with community organizations.

In 2024, she ran for justice of the peace in Maricopa County's North Mesa Precinct, losing to Republican incumbent Kyle Jones with 42.2% of the vote.

Electoral history 2018

Personal life

Sears has lived in Mesa, Arizona, for two decades. She is married to Ernest Sears. Their daughter, Elaissia, serves as a justice of the peace and was the youngest person to ever be elected to the position at the age of 24 in 2018.