Nashville Has New Mayor, Phoenix Mayor Reelected, Akron, Baltimore Win Primaries
September 24, 2007
AKRON
On June 28, 2004 Akron (OH) Mayor Donald L. Plusquellic was inaugurated in Boston at the Annual Conference of Mayor meeting as the 62nd President of the Conference. Plusquellic then was serving his 18th year as a Mayor of Akron after being elected in January for the fifth four-year term.
Now in his 20th year as mayor, in a Democratic primary Sept. 11 Plusquellic defeated Akron Councilman Joe Finley 53 to 47 percent in his first Democratic primary in 20 years. This assumes a sixth term for Plusqellic as he will be on the ballet unopposed in the general election November 6.
Prior to becoming the city’s 59th mayor in 1987, Plusquellic served for 13 years as an Akron City Council member, including three years as President from 1984-1987.
NASHVILLE
Karl Dean was elected Nashville Metro Mayor on September 11th in an election to replace exiting Mayor Bill Purcell who is leaving office for a fellowship at Harvard University. In a runoff election, Dean defeated Bob Clement with 52 percent of the votes. Dean, ran on a platform of improvement of education, public safety and economic development. Dean, an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt, served many public law positions, including most recently Director of Law for the Nashville Metro area and earlier as Public Defender.
PHOENIX
Phoenix Arizona Mayor, Phil Gordon, was re-elected on September 11th for a second term with 76 percent of the votes. Before being elected for the first time in 2003 with 72 percent of the votes, Gordon served on the city council starting in 1997. Lawyer by degree, Gordon has experience as a school teacher, lawyer and business owner. Gordon is known for his work with fighting crime and bringing jobs into Phoenix.
BALTIMORE
Baltimore Interim Mayor Sheila Dixon won the Democratic primary for this heavily-laden Democratic city. Dixon was appointed Mayor on January 17th, 2007 to replace Martin O’Malley who was elected Maryland Governor that previous election. With high enthusiasm and support from Baltimore citizens, she is highly anticipated to win the November 6th elections without much competition.
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