Anton "Skip" Rimsza is an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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 and former mayor

Mayor

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 of Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

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, Arizona

Arizona

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Biography

Rimsza was sworn in as mayor on November 4, 1994 following a special election

Election

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 held on October 25 to replace outgoing interim mayor Thelda Williams

Thelda Williams

Thelda Williams is an American politician, former interim mayor of and current councilwoman in the city of Phoenix, Arizona.Williams, who had served on the Phoenix city council since 1989, was selected by the council to serve as an interim mayor of the city on March 29, 1994, following the...

. Rimsza won reelection to a full term the following year during normal elections on October 3, and a second term on September 7, 1999. Limited to two full terms, Rimsza left office on January 2, 2004.