Mark L. Mallory
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| Mark L. Mallory | |
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| Assumed office December 1, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Luken |
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| Born | April 2, 1962 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Mayor |
Mark L. Mallory (born April 4, 1962) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who is currently serving as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. He currently resides in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati.
Prior to his election in 2005, he served as assistant Minority Leader in the Ohio Senate. He won a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1994, and served in the Ohio House from 1995 to 1998, when he was elected to the Senate. Mallory is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,[1] a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." Because of his membership, Mallory started a race in Cincinnati with a whistle instead of a starter pistol, due to the fact he thought a pistol would convey the wrong message.
Mallory holds a bachelor of science degree in administrative management from the University of Cincinnati.
In the 125th General Assembly, Mallory also served as assistant leader of the Democratic caucus. Mallory was reelected in 2002. Mallory resigned his senate seat to become Cincinnati's mayor in 2006. He narrowly defeated fellow Democrat David Pepper Jr. to win the election. Ohio's term limits law would have prevented him from running for a third consecutive term in the state senate.
He is the son of former Ohio House of Representatives Majority Leader William L. Mallory, Sr., brother of Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge William L. Mallory, Jr., brother of Ohio State Representative Dale Mallory and brother of former Vice-Mayor of Forest Park Joe Mallory.
On April 2, 2007, Mallory threw an Opening Day pitch at a Cincinnati Reds game that flew several feet to the first base side of home plate, missing intended target Eric Davis. The pitch received national media attention (including appearances on Good Morning America and Cold Pizza),[2] and Mallory got a chance to make amends on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live.[3][4] Mallory said that he was using the attention as an opportunity to "talk about Cincinnati's positives".[5]
| Preceded by Charlie Luken |
Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio 2005-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] References
- ^ Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members.
- ^ http://www.wcpo.com/ews/local/story.aspx?content_id=f9f193e1-cbb1-4db4-8550-8abdb3513217
- ^ Cincinnati Mayor Takes Ribbing For Bad Pitch - Sports News Story - WEWS Cleveland
- ^ Mayor Mallory on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
- ^ Mayor Turns Bad Pitch Into Good Pitch - Cincinnati breaking news, weather radar, traffic from 9News | Channel 9 WCPO.com
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| NAME | Mallory, Mark L. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Ohio politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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