Bill Gluba

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74th Mayor of Davenport, Iowa
Bill Gluba

Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2008
Preceded by	Ed Winborn

Born	October 7, 1942 (1942-10-07) (age 65) Davenport, Iowa
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Patricia Gluba
Residence	Davenport, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Religion	Roman Catholic

Bill Gluba, is the current mayor of Davenport, Iowa. He served on the Scott County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors (1977-1980) as well as in the Iowa State House (1971-72) and Senate (1973-76) as a Democrat. He has unsuccessfully run for Congress in Iowa's 1st Congressional District three times, first against Congressman Jim Leach in 1982 (Leach 59.2% - Gluba 40.8%) and again in 1988 (Leach 60.7% - Gluba 38.4%). In 2004 he was nominated to run against incumbent Congressman Jim Nussle and was defeated (Nussle 55% - Gluba 44%). On November 6, 2007, Gluba was elected Mayor of Davenport, Iowa.

In 2006, Nussle decided to not seek another term in Congress, but instead run for the office of Iowa governor as Tom Vilsack was not seeking another term for that office. Gluba and Bruce Braley had declared themselves candidates to be the representative for the Democratic leaning district that includes Dubuque, Davenport, and Waterloo as its largest cities. Braley later won the primary, and subsequently won the seat in the November 2006 general election.

Gluba currently works as a real estate broker with RE/MAX River Cities. Inc., Bettendorf, Iowa.

On August 31, 2007, Gluba officially filed as a candidate for mayor of his hometown of Davenport, Iowa. He faced former mayor Phil Yerington and at-large alderwoman Jamie Howard in the primary. On primary day, October 9, Gluba won, receiving 4,784 votes, or 45.33%. Gluba faced Yerington, who placed second with 3,495 votes, or 33.12%, in a runoff held on November 6, 2007. Gluba defeated Yerington, with 10,544 votes or 62% percent.^[1]