Bill Harrison | |
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Mayor of Fremont, California | |
In office December 2012 –December 2016 | |
Preceded by | Gus Morrison |
Succeeded by | Lily Mei |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Bill Harrison is an American accountant and politician who was the mayor of Fremont,California,between December 2012 and December 2016,succeeding appointed mayor Gus Morrison.
He was born and raised in Fremont,is a graduate of University of California,Santa Barbara,and is a certified public accountant. [1]
Prior to 2012,Harrison was a city councilman. On November 6,2012,Harrison out-polled four rivals to win the independently elected mayor's office with 34% of the vote. [2]
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