Mayor of Pittston, Pennsylvania

Mayor of the City of Pittston, Pennsylvania

Pittston City Seal
Incumbent
Jason C. Klush
since January 4, 2010
Style Honorable
Member of City Council
Reports to City Council
Residence No official residence
Appointer Elected by the voters of Pittston City
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Thomas J. Maloney
Formation 1894
Website http://pittstoncity.org/city-dept/mayor-city-council/

The Mayor of Pittston, Pennsylvania, is the city’s chief executive and head of government.

City Hall of Pittston

Pittston was incorporated as a city in December 1894. As defined by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pittston is a Third Class City and operated under the state Third Class City Code.

This was the case until 2013. Following approval by the electorate, Pittston City’s government began operating under a Home Rule Charter effective January 2, 2013. Under the home rule charter, the city is governed by a five-member city council composed of four elected city councilmembers and the elected mayor, who, in addition to being the presiding officer of the city council, holds additional executive authority as prescribed by the home rule charter. The City Council (which includes the mayor) holds all legislative and executive authority pursuant to the Home Rule Charter, which includes the enaction of ordinances and resolutions; the approval of contracts; the approval of the city budget; and the levying of taxes and fees.

Pittston's City Hall is located on 35 Broad Street (near the city’s downtown). It was constructed in 1939. The building houses the city's three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial).[1]

Current mayor

The current mayor of Pittston is Jason Constant Klush (Democrat). Klush was born on September 4, 1976. He is the youngest mayor in the city's history (sworn in at 33). He assumed office on January 4, 2010.

List of mayors of Pittston City [2]

Thomas J. Maloney, first mayor of Pittston City (1894–1898).
Charles Calvin Bowman: Served as acting mayor of Pittston (1896); served on city council for sixteen terms; served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district (1911-1912)

From 1894 to the present, the City of Pittston is served by an elected mayor (serving four year terms).

Mayor's NameTermNotes
Thomas J. Maloney1894–1898First mayor of Pittston City
Michael J. Langan1896*Served as acting mayor while Maloney was in Ireland. He was killed in the Twin Shaft Disaster.
Charles Calvin Bowman1896*Served as acting mayor while Maloney was in Ireland and acting mayor, Michael J. Langan was killed in the Twin Shaft.
Benjamin Harding1898–1899Died while in office; Thomas J. Corcoran (councilman of the 7th Ward) was appointed to complete his term.
Thomas J. Corcoran1899–1904
James Langan1904–1907
William H. Gillespie1907–1910
Michael E. Golden1910–1913
Michael N. Donnelly1913–1918
James J. Kennedy1918–1922
P.R. Brown1922–1926
William H. Gillespie1926–1930
Ambrose Langan1930–1938
Kenneth J. English1938–1942
John J. Reilly1942–1946
Frank T. Horan1946–1948
John J. Allardyce1948–1953
Joseph F. Saporito1953–1958
Patrick J. O'Brien1958–1962
Robert A. Loftus1962–1980One of the longest serving mayors in Pittston's history
Thomas A. Walsh1980–1998Served 10 years on City Council; Tomato Festival began during his first term
Michael A. Lombardo1998–2006Pittston's second youngest mayor
Joseph P. Keating2006–2009Resigned after unsuccessful race for renomination in 2009 [3]
Donna McFadden-Connors2009–2010Served the remainder of Keating's term as Pittston's first female mayor
Jason C. Klush2010–presentPittston's youngest mayor [4]

List of burgesses of Pittston Borough

From 1853 to 1894, the Borough of Pittston was served by a Burgess (who served one year terms).

Burgess' NameTerm
John Hosie1853–1854
E.B. Evans1854
William Ferguson1855
Charles R. Gorman1856–1857
J.B. Fisher1857–1859
Abram Price1859–1860
M. Reap1861–1865
James Brown1866
P. Sheridan1867
John B. Smith1868
James Walsh1869
Andrew Law1870
J.P. Schooley1871
James L. McMillan1872
James McKane1873
Michael Reap1874–1876
Joseph Cool1877
Patrick Henery1878–1882
James Walsh1882–1884
William Abbott1885–1886
L.B. Ensign1887
James O'Donnell1888
Edward Barrett1889
Louis Seibel1890
Edward J. Burke1891–1893
Thomas Maloney1893–1894

Electoral history (2009-present)

Pittston mayoral election, 2009

Jason Klush ran for mayor of Pittston City in the spring of 2009. His opponents were Mayor Joe Keating and Luddy Fleming of Pittston. Mayor Keating was seeking reelection for another 4-year term. After political attacks from Joe Keating, Luddy Fleming was forced to drop out of the race on May 16. He threw his support behind Jason Klush for the May 19 primary. On election day, Klush defeated sitting Mayor Joe Keating by a margin of 16%. A day after losing the Democratic primary, Joseph Keating submitted a letter to the city council announcing his resignation. The council voted to appoint Councilwoman Donna McFadden-Connors as acting mayor. Democrat Jason Klush ran unopposed in the November 2009 general election.[5]

Pittston City mayoral primary election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Jason Klush 913 56.67
Democratic Joseph Keating (Incumbent) 658 40.84
Democratic Luddy Fleming 38 2.36

Pittston mayoral election, 2013

Incumbent Mayor Jason Klush defeated Eugene M. Rooney Jr. in the May 2013 Democratic primary. Klush went on to win the November general election handily.[6][7] The next mayoral election is scheduled for 2017.

Pittston City mayoral primary election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Jason C. Klush (Incumbent) 887 72
Democratic Eugene M. Rooney Jr. 323 27

References

  1. ↑ "City Government & History - City of Pittston | City of Pittston". pittstoncity.org. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  2. ↑ "Mayors and the Burgesses of the City of Pittston - City of Pittston | City of Pittston". pittstoncity.org. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  3. ↑ By Ryann Grochowski (Staff Writer). "Pittston mayor resigns after primary defeat - News - The Times-Tribune". thetimes-tribune.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  4. ↑ Pittston welcomes its youngest mayor - News - Citizens' Voice. Citizensvoice.com (2010-01-05). Retrieved on 2013-08-09.
  5. ↑ http://www.wnep.com/news/countybycounty/wnep-luz-pittston-mayor-resigns,0,3495907.story
  6. ↑ http://www.theweekender.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?avis=TL&date=20130521&category=NEWS&lopenr=305219683&Ref=AR&source=RSS
  7. ↑ Election roundup - The Sunday Dispatch. Psdispatch.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-09.
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