- George Pabey
George Pabey is the current
mayor of East Chicago,Indiana ,United States and was elected into office in 2004.One of seven children born to Puerto Rican immigrants, he became the city's first
Hispanic mayor. His service to the city began in the capacity ofpolice officer in 1972, and he was promoted toChief of Police in 1990. He entered politics in 1999, winning a seat on the city's Common Council.His tenure as major began in 2005, defeating longtime mayor
Robert Pastrick in the election. There were allegations of fraud against Pastrick when the absentee ballots appeared skewed in his favor. [ [http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=express&s=hayes011805 "The New Republic"] ] [ [http://www.ejfi.org/Voting/Voting-87.htm "New York Times"] ] Although Pastrick was never indicted, other city officials were sent to jail in the ensuing federal investigation. [ The Indiana Attorney General filed a civil suit against Pastrick. [http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Cityroom_Read.aspx?storyID=10482 Chicago Public Radio] ]Pabey is married with two children.
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External links
* [http://www.eastchicago.com/mayors_office/mayors_biography/ Official biography]
* [http://www.pabeyformayor.org Election homepage]
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