Jason Constant Klush is the current mayor

Mayor

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 of Pittston City

Pittston, Pennsylvania

Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an active anthracite coal mining city, drawing a large portion of its labor force from European immigrants. The population was...

, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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. He is the youngest mayor in the city's history (sworn in at 33).

Pittston City mayoral election, 2009

Jason Klush ran for mayor of Pittston City in the spring of 2009. His opponents were Mayor Joe Keating and Luddy Fleming of Pittston. Mayor Keating was seeking reelection for another 4-year term. Campaigning

Political campaign

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 began in April 2009 with a kick-off rally for Klush. More rallies were held in Pittston for both the young Jason Klush and the experienced Joseph Keating.

After political attacks from Mayor Joe Keating, Luddy Fleming was forced to drop out of the race on May 16. He threw his support behind Jason Klush for the May 19 primary

Primary election

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. On election day

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, Klush defeated sitting Mayor Joe Keating by a margin of 16%.

A day after losing the Democratic primary, Joseph Keating submitted a letter to the city council

City council

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 announcing his resignation

Resignation

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. The council voted to appoint Councilwoman Donna McFadden-Connors

Donna McFadden-Connors

Donna McFadden-Connors was the first female mayor of Pittston City, Pennsylvania.-Entering office:After a heated campaign, incumbent mayor Joseph P. Keating lost the Democratic primary on May 19, 2009, and submitted a letter to the city council announcing his resignation a day later . The council...

 as acting mayor. Michael Lombardo, who won the Democratic nomination for a city council seat, replaced Connors on council. Democrat Jason Klush ran unopposed in the November 2009 general election

General election

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.

Mayor of Pittston City

Jason Klush assumed office on Monday night, January 4, 2010. In the same month, he appointed Robert Powers as the new chief of police

Chief of police

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. During his term in office, the Susquehanna River severely flooded

Tropical Storm Lee (2011)

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 downtown Pittston from September 8 - 9, 2011. Cooper’s Seafood, Burger King

Burger King

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, and other buildings along the riverfront were inundated.

Electoral history