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Since his time as a consultant for the sewer board, Goldsmith was a perennial candidate for offices around Easton. He first got elected to the Easton city council in 1968, an office he would hold until 1988. [2] [1] Following his departure from office he would continue to run consistently as a perennial candidate. [3]
The Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania is a political position dating from 1887, arising from the ascension of the Borough of Easton into the city of Easton.In 1972 the city adopted a strong mayor government, and in 2007 the people of Easton voted to give the mayor a seat on the city council.
On May 16, 2023, Panto defeated Melan, a member of City Council, capturing 70% of the votes in the Democratic primary, and with the Republicans not being competitive in Mayoral elections since 2007, this was largely treated as the election proper. Panto has no Republican challenger on November 5, 2024.
Easton is a city in and the county seat of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. [3] The city's population was 28,127 as of the 2020 census.Easton is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) river that joins the Delaware River in Easton and serves as the city's eastern geographic boundary with Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
By 1888 he was the council president and he motioned for the creation of the Easton Industrial Association to help bring industrial jobs to the city. [2] Nevin would be elected mayor in 1911 and take office in 1912 serving two terms until 1920. [ 1 ]
City Council members serve part-time and currently earn $6,000 a year; council's president gets $7,500 annually. Council members are also eligible for city-paid health insurance benefits.
Fred L. Ashton, Jr. (March 7, 1931 – May 9, 2013) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania, from 1968 [1] to 1976. [3] Ashton also served as the first strong mayor of Easton, beginning with his inauguration for a second term in 1972. [4] He was a member of the Republican Party. [4]
George Smith was an American politician who served as a Democratic mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania for two terms between 1960 and 1968. He also served on the Easton City Council from 1975 until his death in 1986 at the age of 79. [1]