Jerry Barilla | |
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| Mayor of Steubenville, Ohio | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Domenick Mucci Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Kent State University |
Jerry Barilla is the mayor of Steubenville,Ohio. He was elected mayor on November 7,2017.
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]