Ray O'Connell
Ray O'Connell | |
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 Ray O'Connell speaking in Allentown on October 10, 2019 | |
| 42nd Mayor of Allentown | |
| Assumed office March 29, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Roger MacLean (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond D. O'Connell |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Beth |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kutztown University Lehigh University |
Ray O'Connell is an American politician who is serving as the 42nd Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He assumed the office in March 2018 following the resignation of former mayor Ed Pawlowski. O'Connell was selected to serve as mayor by the Allentown City Council in a 4-to-3 vote.[1] Prior to taking office as mayor, O'Connell was an educator and the Executive Director of Secondary Education for the Allentown School District and served as president of the Allentown City Council from 2015 until 2018. [2] O'Connell previously ran for mayor in 2017 in both the Democratic primary and as a write-in candidate in the general election, losing to incumbent mayor Pawlowski in both.[3] O'Connell ran for election to finish Pawlowski’s mayoral term in 2019, and won the Democratic primary for the special election on May 21.[4] He won the election to complete the term by a 2-to-1 margin in the general election on November 5, 2019.[5] He has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2021.[6]
References
- ^ Kise, Jacob (March 30, 2018). "Ray O'Connell named interim mayor". WFMZ.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "The Mayor". www.allentownpa.gov. March 29, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Opilo, Emily (March 29, 2018). "Meet Allentown's new mayor, Ray O'Connell". The Morning Call. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Bresswein, Kurt (May 21, 2019). "Allentown mayor bests Democratic challengers to set up election battle". Lehigh Valley Live.
- ^ "Lehigh County Results". WFMZ.com. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Wagaman, Andrew (November 6, 2019). "Allentown delivers Ray O'Connell two more years in mayor's office". The Morning Call. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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