- Bill Welch
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name = Bill Welch
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order = Mayor ofState College, Pennsylvania
term_start =January 7 ,2007
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birth_date = birth date and age|1941|1|1
birth_place =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania
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alma_mater=Pennsylvania State University
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term_start2 = 2007
term_end2 = N/A
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successor3 =Bill Welch is a U.S. politician and current mayor of
State College, Pennsylvania [ [http://www.statecollegepa.us/index.asp?nid=31 Borough of State College – Mayor's Welcome] ] , elected as of 2007. Bill Welch was born inPhiladelphia , but spent most of his life in State College [ [http://www.psu.edu/ur/archives/intercom_2002/Aug29/renaissance.html MPenn State Intercom, August 29, 2002. Mayor is Renaissance Man ] ] and is a graduate ofState College High School in 1959 and ofPenn State University in 1964. He was first elected the mayor of State College in 1994. He formerly worked as editor of the Centre Daily Times newspaper for over 25 years and then of theAmerican Philatelist , a magazine published by theAmerican Philatelic Society .On the issue of same-sex marriage
Bill Welch presided over a same-sex commitment ceremony at
Penn State University , and has stated that "It's not illegal or immoral" [ [http://www.wjactv.com/news/15403639/detail.html WJAC-TV: State College Mayor To Preside Over Same-Sex Commitment Ceremony] ] .Low-profile mayor
Based on an article from Penn State Live, Mayor Bill Welch is a low-profile mayor as many students do not know about him [ [http://live.psu.edu/story/16136 Penn State Live, Tuesday, February 14, 2006: Community Profile: Mayor Bill Welch] ] .
References
* [http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2002/12/12-10-02tdc/12-10-02dnews-06.asp Collegian, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002 "From fourth estate to local politics, Welch excels" By Mike Walbert, Collegian Staff Writer]
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