Norma J. Wurmlinger is a former politician and Mayor of Southgate

Southgate, Michigan

Southgate is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 30,047 at the 2010 census.Southgate was the last city to incorporate from the former Ecorse Township, gaining city status in October 1958...

, Michigan

Michigan

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 who has been term-limited out of office after serving as mayor from the early to late 90s and subsequently re-elected twice a few years later (2005 and 2007). She is the first woman to lead the city as mayor.

On November 17, 2009, former Downriver Development Authority (DDA) Chairman Joseph Kuspa succeeded Wurmlinger as he was sworn in as Southgate's new mayor.

History

In her earlier years, Wurmlinger served on the Southgate

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 City Council

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 from 1977-1990. From that point on, she served as Mayor

Mayor

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 of Southgate

Southgate

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 from 1990–1999 and then returned to the mayor's office in 2005. In the 2007 mayoral election, she was re-elected again.

New name for City Hall

A rededication ceremony was held on June 20, 2008. It was part of the city's 50th Anniversary celebration and the event concluded with the opening of the city's "Concert in the Park" celebration.
On the same day, Southgate's City Hall was named after Wurmlinger for all of her years of service and commitment to the City

City

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 of Southgate

Southgate

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. The building now bears the name "Norma J. Wurmlinger Municipal Building", respectively.

Retirement

Prior to the November 2009 general election for Mayor, Wurmlinger announced that she would not be seeking re-election for Mayor and that she had made the decision to permanently retire from political office. Around the same time, she then announced her backing of Downriver Development Authority Chairman Joseph Kuspa, who then himself went on to win the general election on November 3, 2009, defeating former Southgate Mayor Dennis David.

See also

• Southgate, Michigan
  Southgate, Michigan
  Southgate is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 30,047 at the 2010 census.Southgate was the last city to incorporate from the former Ecorse Township, gaining city status in October 1958...
  
  
• Southgate Anderson High School
  Southgate Anderson High School
  Southgate Thomas J. Anderson High School is a high school in Southgate, Michigan, United States.-History:Originally one of two high schools in Southgate, along with the since closed Schafer High School....