Jerry E. Abramson

Jerry Edwin Abramson (born September 12, 1946) is a Democratic politician who is the longest serving Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. Before his current term as the Metro Mayor of the merged city-county government Louisville Metro, Abramson was the only person to have served three terms as Mayor of Louisville, fulfilling the allowed term limit. Abramson's original third term was extended by one year as part of a state-mandated transition to align the dates of local and federal elections. Image File history File links Abramsonhome. ... Portal:Currentevents September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Louisville redirects here. ... The Mayor of Louisville Metro (or Metro Mayor) is the current mayoral head of government for the consolidated city-county government of Louisville, Kentucky. ... The Mayor of Louisville was the chief executive of the old city of Louisville, Kentucky. ... A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. ...

Besides serving as a successful mayor in two different forms of government for his hometown, as a young man Jerry worked at Abramson's Grocery on South Preston Street, then owned by his father Roy and founded by his grandparents. He later gained a background in legal practice in the firm Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, PLLC. Before his first run for mayor, Abramson also served as alderman and general counsel to the governor. From 1993 to 1994, he was President of the United States Conference of Mayors. The United States Conference of Mayors is a nonpartisan organization founded in 1932. ...

Abramson's tenure as mayor from 1985 to 1998 was marked by historic growth and economic progress. Abramson began the unique, nonprofit civic beautification program Operation Brightside, led the $700 million expansion of Louisville International Airport, revitalized the city’s waterfront with the creation of Waterfront Park and expanded the local economy by recruiting the international headquarters for Tricon Global Restaurants (known as Yum! Brands, Inc. today), Presbyterian Church (USA) and UPS Air Hub 2000. Louisville International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF), formerly known as Standiford Field, is an airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. The IATA airport code SDF is based on the airports former name. ... Yum! Brands, Inc. ... Emblem of the PC(USA) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or PC(USA) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. ... United Parcel Service Inc. ...

After the merger of Louisville and Jefferson County was approved, the previous term limits no longer applied and Abramson was elected again in 2002 by 73.4 percent of the vote. He has recently announced that he will run again for Mayor in 2006. Despite many attempts to get him to run statewide and much speculation, he has so far refused to do so. Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ...

Abramson's long period of service to Louisville as its mayor, as well as the fact that Abramson has never faced strong opposition in mayoral elections heretofore, has led to the nickname of "mayor for life" being used locally, including by Louisville's own popular radio personality Terry Meiners. Abramson's popularity has resulted in Bluegrass Poll approval ratings ranging from a 91 percent high in 1990 to a 73 percent low in 1994. Terry Meiners is a radio personality on WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky. ...

Abramson's opponent in the 2006 mayoral race is Metro Council member Kelly Downard (R). Patrick Kelly Downard is the Republican Councilman for the 16th District of Louisville Metro and served as Metro Council President from 2004 to 2005. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ...

Abramson is the first person of Jewish faith to have served as mayor of Louisville. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ...

Kentucky Monthly magazine has named Abramson Kentucky's best civic figure four times.

References

External links

• Abramson for Mayor campaign website
• Mayor's webpage on Louisville Metro Government website
• The U.S. Conference of Mayors website