Jeri Muoio

Jeri Muoio
Mayor of West Palm Beach, Florida
Assumed office
March 31, 2011
Preceded by Lois Frankel
Personal details
Born (1948-02-14) February 14, 1948
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Charles
Residence West Palm Beach, Florida
Profession Politician

Geraldine "Jeri" Muoio (born February 14, 1948[1]) is an American politician and current Mayor of West Palm Beach, Florida since 2011.[2] .[3]

Muoio is a resident of the Ibis Golf & Country Club in the far western section of West Palm Beach.[2] She holds a doctorate in academic administration from Syracuse University and a master's degree from SUNY Oswego.

She served as the city commissioner of West Palm Beach before her election as Mayor of West Palm Beach in March 2011.[2] She has been described as the "hand-picked successor" of outgoing Mayor Lois Frankel, who left office due to term limits after two consecutive terms.[2]

Muoio won 51.2% of the vote in the 2011 West Palm Beach mayoral election held on March 8, 2011.[2][4] Most political observers had predicted that the crowded, four-way mayoral race would result in a runoff election.[2][4] However, Muoio won the election with a majority, avoiding a runoff.[2][4] She defeated three opponents - Molly Douglas, a West Palm Beach city commissioner; Paula Ryan, a housing consultant; and Charles Bantel, an electrician.[2] Muoio received 4,761 votes, or 51.2%; Paula Ryan placed second with 23.3%; Molly Douglas was third with 21.3%; and Charles Bantel came in fourth place with 4.2% of the vote.[4]

Muoio was inaugurated into office at 3:32 p.m. on March 31, 2011.[3]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Streeter, Angel (2011-03-08). "Jeri Muoio elected mayor of West Palm Beach". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  3. 1 2 Abramson, Andrew (2011-03-31). "Inauguration Thursday: It's officially Mayor Muoio". Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Muoio wins the race for West Palm Beach mayor". WPTV. 2011-03-09. Archived from the original on 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2011-03-21.


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