Jerry Barilla
Jerry Barilla | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Steubenville, Ohio | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Domenick Mucci Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steubenville, Ohio, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Steubenville, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Kent State University |
Jerry Barilla is the mayor of Steubenville, Ohio. He was elected mayor on November 7, 2017.
Barilla attended Steubenville High School and then Kent State University, where he got a degree in education and became a high school teacher.[1] After teaching for four years, Barilla joined his father's appliance business, which became known as Frank & Jerry's Furniture and Appliance Store, in downtown Steubenville in 1969,[1] and later became the owner.[2] Barilla later became the president of Historic Fort Steuben, a non-profit which operates a re-creation of Fort Steuben.[2] Barilla had the idea for the Steubenville Nutcracker Village and helped to start the project.[3] In 2017, Barilla retired and closed his store and filed to run for mayor as a Republican.[1][4][5]
Barilla won the November 2017 mayoral election with 63% of the vote, defeating Democrat Frankie DiCarlantonio (27%) and independent Royal Mayo (10%).[6] Barilla became the first new mayor in Steubenville in nearly 26 years, succeeding Domenick Mucci Jr.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gossett, Dave (2017-03-07). "Frank & Jerry's in Steubenville ends 60-year family business". Weirton Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ a b Tobias, Andrew J. (2017-02-22). "Retiring Steubenville furniture store owner worries about Trump's tone: Ohio Matters". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ Batz Jr., Bob (2018-12-06). "The nutcrackers that saved Steubenville". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ Eldredge, Ryan (2017-01-31). "Two file to run for Steubenville mayor". WTOV. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ Eiler, Sean (2017-03-06). "Frank and Jerry's to close in Steubenville". WTOV. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "Steubenville Elections". WTOV. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13.
- ^ Eiler, Sean (2017-11-07). "Barilla voted as mayor of Steubenville". WTOV. Retrieved 2020-01-05.