Jerry Barilla

Jerry Barilla is the mayor of Steubenville, Ohio. He was elected mayor on November 7, 2017.

Jerry Barilla
Mayor of Steubenville, Ohio
Assumed office
January 1, 2018
Preceded byDomenick Mucci Jr.
Personal details
BornSteubenville, Ohio, US
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Steubenville, Ohio
Alma materKent State University

Barilla attended Steubenville High School and then Kent State University, where he got a degree in education and became a high school teacher.[1] After teaching for four years, Barilla joined his father's appliance business, which became known as Frank & Jerry's Furniture and Appliance Store, in downtown Steubenville in 1969,[1] and later became the owner.[2] Barilla later became the president of Historic Fort Steuben, a non-profit which operates a re-creation of Fort Steuben.[2] Barilla had the idea for the Steubenville Nutcracker Village and helped to start the project.[3] In 2017, Barilla retired and closed his store and filed to run for mayor as a Republican.[1][4][5]

Barilla won the November 2017 mayoral election with 63% of the vote, defeating Democrat Frankie DiCarlantonio (27%) and independent Royal Mayo (10%).[6] Barilla became the first new mayor in Steubenville in nearly 26 years, succeeding Domenick Mucci Jr.[7]

References
  1. Gossett, Dave (2017-03-07). "Frank & Jerry's in Steubenville ends 60-year family business". Weirton Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. Tobias, Andrew J. (2017-02-22). "Retiring Steubenville furniture store owner worries about Trump's tone: Ohio Matters". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  3. Batz Jr., Bob (2018-12-06). "The nutcrackers that saved Steubenville". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  4. Eldredge, Ryan (2017-01-31). "Two file to run for Steubenville mayor". WTOV. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  5. Eiler, Sean (2017-03-06). "Frank and Jerry's to close in Steubenville". WTOV. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  6. "Steubenville Elections". WTOV. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13.
  7. Eiler, Sean (2017-11-07). "Barilla voted as mayor of Steubenville". WTOV. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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