Robert L. Waiz, Jr | |
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Mayor of Jeffersonville | |
In office January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Tom Galligan |
Succeeded by | Tom Galligan |
Jeffersonville City Council | |
In office January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Louisville, Kentucky | January 30, 1963
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
Occupation | Mayor |
Robert L. Waiz Jr (born January 30, 1963) is a politician of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He works in real estate and has been on the city council and served as mayor. Waiz, a Democrat, was first elected mayor in 2003, defeating two-term incumbent Tom Galligan in the May Democratic primary and then defeating Republican Monty Snelling in the November general election. On May 8, 2007, he lost the Democrat primary against Galligan; who went on to win the general election in November 2007.[1] Rob Waiz was the youngest mayor elected in the city's modern history.