Ben Walsh | |
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_(3x4a).jpg) Walsh in 2022 | |
| 54th Mayor of Syracuse | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Miner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Walsh July 4, 1979 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Independence Reform |
| Spouse | Lindsay |
| Relations | William F. Walsh (grandfather) James T. Walsh (father) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Ithaca College (BA) Syracuse University (MPA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Benjamin Walsh (born July 4, 1979) is an American politician currently serving as the 54th Mayor of Syracuse, New York. Walsh assumed office on January 1, 2018 as the first independent mayor of Syracuse and the second without major party support since Louis Will in 1913.[1]
- ^ Breidenbach, Michelle (November 8, 2017). "Ben Walsh is second Syracuse mayor in history to win without a major-party line". Syracuse.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-03-02.