Joseph Rakowski

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name = Joseph Rakowski


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residence = Jersey City, New Jersey
office = Mayor of Jersey City
order = 44th
term_start = 1992-07-01
term_end = 1992-11-01
predecessor = Marilyn Roman
successor = Bret Schundler
party = Democratic
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Joseph Rakowski is an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 44th Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He became acting mayor when he was elected to serve as City Council President of Jersey City. Rakowski was the third person to hold the office in the same year.cite news |work=The New York Times | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEFD61131F930A35754C0A964958260 | last=Sullivan | first=Joseph F. | title=Well-Experienced Jersey City Welcomes Its 3d Mayor of Year | date=1992-07-03 | accessdate=2008-08-08]

During his four month term of office, Rakowski worked with New York City Mayor David Dinkins and New Jersey Attorney General Robert J. Del Tufo to address a problem where trucks full of garbage were being driven from New York to Jersey City, and their full trailers abandoned. [cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4D8173FF933A05754C0A964958260|title=Dumping, Stolen Trucks and All, in New Jersey |last=Sullivan|first=Joseph F.|date=1992-07-30|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2008-08-11]

Rakowski did not seek to complete the unexpired term as mayor in the special election that was held during his tenure. He was succeeded by Bret Schundler.

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