Shirley A. Wadding

Infobox Mayor
name = Shirley A. Wadding
office = Mayor of Lake Station
residence = Lake Station, Indiana
term_start =January 1996
term_end = December 2007
predecessor = Dewey Lemley
successor = Keith W. Soderquist
party = Democratic

Councilwoman At-Large

1st Term

1988-1992

2nd Term

1992-1996

Re-Election

Shirley Wadding ran against Democrats Ron Good, Frank Tatone, and Republican John Wright, for city council at large. She defeated Ron Good in the primaries, and both she and incumbent Frank Tatone retained their at large seats in the general election.

Annexation Battle

When the issue surfaced in May 1993, Wadding told the Northwest Indiana Times that she supported the annexation of the unincorporated Hobart Township.

Lake Station's First Female Mayor

Tuesday, November 7, 1995, Shirley Wadding (D) became Lake Station's first female mayor defeating Republican opponent James Vanderlin (R) by approximately 320 votes. Prior to that she served two terms as an at-large councilwoman from 1988-1996. She served three terms as mayor from 1996-2008. In 2007 Wadding announced that she would not seek re-election. During her tenure as mayor she the accomplishments of the covered bridge, Veterans Park, Boys & Girls Club, Senior Center, Food Pantry, and the new library took place under her administration.

Mayor

1st Term

1996-2000

2nd Term

2000-2004

3rd Term

2004-2007

Succession box
before=Dewey Lemley
title=Mayors of Lake Station, Indiana| after=Keith W. Soderquist
years=1996-2007