Jim Ireton
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James P. Ireton, Jr. is an American
politician, who was elected the new mayor of Salisbury, Maryland
in a municipal election on April 7, 2009. Ireton assumed office on April 20, 2009. He is the city's first openly gay
mayor.
Ireton was elected with 58% of the vote, while his opponent Gary Comegys earned 41% of the vote. There were 2647 votes cast in the election, 21% of the registered voters in Salisbury, MD. Ireton ran on a platform of transparency in government, reducing crime, cleaning up the Wicomico River, and revitalizing Salisbury neighborhoods.
United States
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politician, who was elected the new mayor of Salisbury, Maryland
Salisbury, Maryland
-Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were...
in a municipal election on April 7, 2009. Ireton assumed office on April 20, 2009. He is the city's first openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
mayor.
Ireton was elected with 58% of the vote, while his opponent Gary Comegys earned 41% of the vote. There were 2647 votes cast in the election, 21% of the registered voters in Salisbury, MD. Ireton ran on a platform of transparency in government, reducing crime, cleaning up the Wicomico River, and revitalizing Salisbury neighborhoods.