Tom McGroarty
Encyclopedia
Thomas "Tom" McGroarty is an American
Democratic Party
politician
who served as the mayor of the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
from 1996 to January 5, 2004.
He took his oath of office just after midnight - surprising the outgoing mayor.
United States
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Democratic Party
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...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
who served as the mayor of the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
from 1996 to January 5, 2004.
He took his oath of office just after midnight - surprising the outgoing mayor.
Quotes
- "I don't know what to expect next, maybe a volcano eruption,"---quoted by the New York Times when major flooding hit parts of the NortheastNortheastern United StatesThe Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
which included Wilkes-Barre, about three weeks after the mayor took office.