Gary Christenson (mayor)
Gary Christenson | |
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Middlesex County Sheriff's Office | |
In office January 1998 – January 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gary J. Christenson Malden, Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Suffolk University Suffolk Business School Suffolk University Law School |
Website | www.christensonformayor.com |
Gary Christenson is the mayor of Malden, Massachusetts.
Education
Gary Christenson is a triple alumnus of
Political career
Gary's political career began with working for the Massachusetts House Ways and Means committee from 1994 to 1997. Reporting to
School Committee
Gary Christenson was appointed to the Malden School Committee by then-Mayor Richard Howard, the man he would eventually replace as Mayor of Malden.
Gary was encouraged to join the school committee by his mentor, James DiPaola, a Malden resident, and former head of the Middlesex County Sheriff's Department, where Gary had worked for him.
Since Gary became Mayor and Chair of the School Committee, the educators’ union became one of the few in the Commonwealth to have to go on strike in the past two decades.
City Council
Gary Christenson served as a
Mayor
Gary Christenson was elected mayor of Malden in 2011 and took office on January 2, 2012.[2][5] He ran unopposed in 2015 and was re-elected for a third term in 2019.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "About Gary". Christenson for Mayor. Christenson for Mayor. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Gary Christenson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Meet the Candidate: Gary Christenson". Wicked Local: Malden. Wicked Local. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "WATCH: Malden Mayor Daily Trash Pickup Routine Earns Him Online Recognition". WBZ NewsRadio1030. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Gary Christenson takes the reins of mayor at city's inauguration ceremony on Monday". Malden News. The Malden Advocate. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- Wicked Local. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "2015 Malden Election Day Information". Malden, MA Patch. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2023-08-15.