Susan Weiner
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Susan Weiner is a politician from Georgia
, USA and was the first woman to become Mayor of Savannah. She is a Republican
.
, and moved to Savannah in the mid-1980s.
and Democratic
nominee John Rousakis
with 54% of the vote.
She conducted a law and order
campaign in which she promised to address local crime issues. She also advocated "privatizing some city services, such as sanitation, garbage collection, road maintenance and recreational facility maintenance."
Under her tenure, six council members were Democrats; only two were Republicans. Eventually, Weiner abandoned most proposals from her platform.
In 1995, she was narrowly defeated by Councilor Floyd Adams, Jr.
, a Democrat and an African-American.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, USA and was the first woman to become Mayor of Savannah. She is a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
.
Background
She is Jewish, was born in Albany, New YorkAlbany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, and moved to Savannah in the mid-1980s.
Political career
Weiner ran for Mayor of Savannah in 1991. She won the Republican nomination without opposition and defeated five-term incumbentIncumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
and Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
nominee John Rousakis
John Rousakis
John P. Rousakis was a politician from Georgia, USA and was the first Greek-American to become Mayor of Savannah. He was a Democrat.-Background:He was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 14, 1929 and was a member of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church...
with 54% of the vote.
She conducted a law and order
Law and order (politics)
In politics, law and order refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through harsher criminal penalties...
campaign in which she promised to address local crime issues. She also advocated "privatizing some city services, such as sanitation, garbage collection, road maintenance and recreational facility maintenance."
Under her tenure, six council members were Democrats; only two were Republicans. Eventually, Weiner abandoned most proposals from her platform.
In 1995, she was narrowly defeated by Councilor Floyd Adams, Jr.
Floyd Adams, Jr.
Floyd Adams, Jr. is an American politician from Georgia, U.S. and a former Mayor of Savannah, Georgia. He is a Democrat.-Background:Adams was born on May 11, 1945, in Savannah, GA. He attended St. Pius X Catholic High School and received a degree from Armstrong Atlantic State University. He is...
, a Democrat and an African-American.