Joe Schember
Joseph Schember (born November 13, 1950) is an American banker and politician and serving as the 48th mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania. Schember previously served as a vice president of PNC Bank and as a member of the Erie City Council between 2006 and 2012.
Joe Schember | |
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| 48th Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Sinnott |
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| Born | November 13, 1950 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Gannon University (BA, MBA) University of Dayton (MA) |
On November 7, 2017, the people of Erie voted for the next Mayor and Schember won 53% of the vote to his Republican challenger John Persinger who gained 47% of the vote. The previous Mayor, Joseph E. Sinnott, served for 3 consecutive terms from 2006 to 2018 and ran unopposed in the latest election. Erie was at a decisive moment in its history as under Sinnott, Erie was kept out of Act 47 which is reserved for financially distressed cities.
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