Bill Saffo | |
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Mayor of Wilmington | |
Assumed office July 11, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Spence H. Broadhurst |
Member of the Wilmington City Council | |
In office December 2, 2003 – July 11, 2006 | |
Succeeded by | Joseph C. “J.C.” Hearne II |
Personal details | |
Born | Vassilios Avgerinos Saffo 1960 (age 63–64) Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Wilmington (BA) |
Profession | Real estate businessman |
Bill Saffo (born Vassilios Avgerinos Saffo; 1960) is an American politician and real estate businessman serving as the current mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the Wilmington City Council in November 2003, serving in the role until his appointment as mayor in December 2006.
Consecutively winning every election since assuming Wilmington's mayoralty, Saffo is the longest-serving mayor in the city's history, carrying out his eighth term as of 2023.