- Bill Gluba
Infobox Mayor
name = Bill Gluba
width =
order = 74th
office = Mayor of Davenport, Iowa
birth_date = birth date and age|1942|10|7
birth_place = Davenport,Iowa
residence = Davenport,Iowa
term_start =January 1 2008
term_end =
predecessor = Ed Winborn
successor =Incumbent
party = Democratic
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse = Patricia Gluba
children =
website =
alma_mater =University of Iowa Bill Gluba, is the current mayor of
Davenport, Iowa . He served on theScott County, Iowa , Board of Supervisors (1977-1980) as well as in the Iowa State House (1971-72) and Senate (1973-76) as a Democrat. He has unsuccessfully run for Congress in Iowa's 1st Congressional District three times, first against CongressmanJim Leach in 1982 (Leach 59.2% - Gluba 40.8%) and again in 1988 (Leach 60.7% - Gluba 38.4%). In 2004 he was nominated to run against incumbent CongressmanJim Nussle and was defeated (Nussle 55% - Gluba 44%). On November 6, 2007, Gluba was elected Mayor of Davenport, Iowa.In 2006, Nussle decided to not seek another term in Congress, but instead run for the office of Iowa governor as
Tom Vilsack was not seeking another term for that office. Gluba andBruce Braley had declared themselves candidates to be the representative for the Democratic leaning district that includes Dubuque, Davenport, and Waterloo as its largest cities. Braley later won the primary, and subsequently won the seat in the November 2006 general election.Gluba currently works as a real estate broker with RE/MAX River Cities. Inc.,
Bettendorf ,Iowa .On
August 31 ,2007 , Gluba officially filed as a candidate formayor of his hometown ofDavenport, Iowa . He faced former mayor Phil Yerington and at-large alderwoman Jamie Howard in the primary. On primary day,October 9 , Gluba won, receiving 4,784 votes, or 45.33%. Gluba faced Yerington, who placed second with 3,495 votes, or 33.12%, in a runoff held on November 6, 2007. Gluba defeated Yerington, with 10,544 votes or 62% percent.cite web | title =Election results for other Iowa cities| publisher =Des Moines Register| url =http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007711080411| date = | accessdate =2008-01-30 ]References
External links
[http://glubaformayor.com Gluba for Mayor]
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