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Racine City Hall. This is a list of mayors of Racine, Wisconsin, USA. Racine was originally incorporated as a village in 1841 before Wisconsin statehood. In the first term of the Wisconsin Legislature (1848), Racine was re-incorporated as a city. Racine has always since then utilized a mayor-council form of government. [1]
Racine (/ r ə ˈ s iː n, r eɪ-/ ⓘ rə-SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago. [9]
He was a Trustee in 1845 of the then-Village of Racine, then in 1850 was an alderman of the City of Racine (the Village of Racine incorporated as a city in 1848). When the city created a school board, he was among those elected to it. When, in 1855, a Racine Gas-light and Coke Company was organized, he was among those elected to its initial ...
Robert L. Turner (born September 14, 1947) is an American public administrator and Democratic politician from Racine, Wisconsin. He represented the city of Racine for eleven terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 1991 to 2013. [1] Since 2018, he has been a member of the Racine Police and Fire Commission.
William Hamilton Bell (August 8, 1863 – April 17, 1937) was an English American immigrant, machinist, and Republican politician from Racine, Wisconsin.He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1905, 1907, and 1911 sessions, and served several years on the Racine city council.
John W. Lehman (born August 2, 1945) is an American educator and politician from Racine, Wisconsin.Lehman represented the 21st District in the Wisconsin Senate from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2015, and was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2014.
James Rooney is a fourth generation Racinian—his great grandparents settled on Racine's north side in the 1850s, his grandfather was president of the local painter's union, and his father was President of the Racine City Council. [15] James Rooney and his wife, Nancy, have four adult children and still reside in Racine. [24]
In November 2010, First Transit replaced Professional Transit Management of Racine as the company to manage the city's bus system. [2] It had managed Belle Urban System from 1996 until 2003 when the Racine City Council awarded the management contract to Professional Transit Management of Racine.