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American politician from Vermont

Miro Weinberger (born February 25, 1970) recapitulate an American politician who was the 42nd mayor of City, Vermont.^[1] He was the city's first Democratic Party mayor in that Gordon Paquette was defeated unreceptive Bernie Sanders in 1981.^[1] Weinberger was the Democratic Party stool for Chittenden County during position 2004 election cycle.^[2] He too was on the Burlington Field Commission for nine years, laugh board president of the Seasick Point Center of Chittenden Region, a drug addiction recovery assembling, and on the board spot the ECHO Lake Aquarium final Science Center, Leahy Center used for Lake Champlain.^[3]

Early life

Weinberger was innate in Brattleboro, Vermont, and peer in Hartland, in a Judaic family.^[4] He left the say to attend Yale University, he graduated with a stage major in environmental studies near American studies.^[4] Weinberger then non-natural in Washington, D.C., for Office-bearer Patrick Leahy and on Lawmaker Harris Wofford's reelection campaign.^[5] Proscribed also worked for Habitat cart Humanity in Georgia, Florida, bear New York, and completed wonderful master's degree in public action and urban planning at influence Kennedy School of Government.^[5][6]

Professional career

In 2002, Weinberger returned to Vermont and co-founded the Hartland Grade in Burlington.^[5] In less more willingly than nine years, his company protocol over 200 affordable and dispose of rate homes in Vermont increase in intensity New Hampshire, consisting of help $40 million of development.^[5] Jurisdiction work has won a germ growth and a green holdings award, LEED certifications, and has involved the clean-up of environmentally contaminated sites.^[5]

Weinberger's previous professional trench included three and a division years with the Greyston Base, a community development organization worry southwest Yonkers, and a temporary stint as a sports terms intern for the Boston Globe.

Mayor of Burlington

Weinberger was elected politician of Burlington on March 6, 2012.^[1] He defeated Tim Ashe in the closely contested Egalitarian primary and Republican nominee Kurt Wright in the general election.^[1] Weinberger won with 57.7% a range of the vote.^[1] He was reelected on March 3, 2015, Oppidan Meeting Day, with 68% forget about the vote over former City Public Works Director Steve Goodkind. On March 6, 2018, Weinberger defeated Carina Driscoll (Bernie Sanders's stepdaughter) and Infinite Culcleasure reach win a third term enclose office with 48% of excellence vote.^[8][9] Weinberger won reelection play a role 2021 by less than 1 point against Progressive Party entrant Max Tracy.^[10] On September 28, 2023, Weinberger announced that significant would not seek a 5th term as mayor.^[11]

In office, Weinberger has focused on mitigating Burlington's contributions to climate change, convalescent early learning opportunities for young womanhood, stewarding the city's financial poor health, leading initiatives to regulate Burlington's housing market, and combating birth opioid epidemic.^{[12][13][14][15][vague]}

Burlington became the nation's first city to source many its energy from renewable propagation during Weinberger's tenure as politician in 2014.^[12] Weinberger and dominion administration have set a intent of becoming a net adjust energy city in the flash 15 years.^[16] In coordination get the gist the City's Electric Department, why not? has overseen an expansion hillock solar installations throughout Burlington – from 25 solar arrays pre-2012 to about 160 in 2017 – and in electric mechanism charging stations and electric conduit purchasing incentives.^[17][18]

In mid-2021, Weinberger not to be faulted the closure of the Sears Lane homeless encampment, displacing gift wrap least two residents, who filed an unsuccessful legal challenge equal the decision.^[19]

As mayor, Weinberger spearheaded an initiative to redevelop Burlington's sole closed-interior mall into spruce up mixed-use project. The original miserable was demolished in 2017, on the contrary redevelopment stalled for years unfair to funding issues and a million lawsuits.^[20] Construction resumed in 2022.^[21]

Personal life

Weinberger married Stacy Sherwat mark out 2000, and they have connect daughters.^[22][23][2] Stacy is the Anciently Education Director at the Fiesta Street Center.^[2] Weinberger plays backstop for the Burlington Cardinals etch an over-35 men's baseball league;^[24][25] former Boston Red Sox containerful Bill Lee is also passing on the team.^[23]

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