Ed Pawlowski
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| Ed Pawlowski | |
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| Assumed office January, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Roy C. Afflerbach |
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| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa |
| Children | Mercy and Alex |
| Alma mater | Moody Bible Institute |
Ed Pawlowski is the mayor of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He has held this office since January 2006.
Pawlowski is a Democrat. A Chicago native, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and a Master of Arts from the University of Illinois.[1]
He served as Director of Community and Economic Development for the first three years of the administration of previous Allentown mayor Roy C. Afflerbach, but resigned in protest over a budget dispute.[1] After Afflerbach decided not to run for re-election in 2005, Pawlowski decided to run to replace him. After winning a three-way Democratic primary, he won 59% of the vote and all Allentown precincts against Republican nominee and former mayor William Heydt and independent Michael Molovinsky.[2]
He is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition[3], a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets."
In 2009, Pawlowski was elected for a second term as mayor.
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- ^ a b Kraus, Scott (January 4, 2006), "Pawlowski's stirring speech talks of daunting task ahead ** New mayor acknowledges hard road to 450 supporters.", The Morning Call: B.1
- ^ Schnaars, Christopher (December 28, 2005), "City Dems didn't raise turnout ** Party's rate down from 2001 election because more people registered.", The Morning Call: B.1
- ^ "Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members". http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/members.shtml.
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