1. Andre Sayegh was born on March 20,1974 and is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Paterson, the third-most populous city in New Jersey, since July 2018.
12 Facts About Andre Sayegh
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Andre Sayegh was born in Paterson, the son of a Syrian mother and a Lebanese father.
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Andre Sayegh began his public service by serving on the Paterson school board and then in 2008, as a city councilman representing the 6th Ward.
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In 2018, Andre Sayegh was selected as one of 40 mayors to participate in the Bloomberg-Harvard City Leadership program.
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One of the first grants secured during the Andre Sayegh administration was Paterson's entry into a 2019 national campaign to expand access to parks across the city.
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The Andre Sayegh administration identified several transformative projects such as reviving Hinchliffe Stadium, one of only two ballparks still standing that hosted Negro league baseball games.
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Andre Sayegh mobilized city resources to drive COVID-19 testing, provide PPE to essential front-line workers.
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Andre Sayegh came out in support of the officer and made a statement that several guns and shell casings were found at the scene.
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Andre Sayegh claimed Lowery had bacterial meningitis, but Lowery's mother Patrice King disputed this.
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Andre Sayegh launched an audit of the police department and promised to equip police officers with body worn cameras.
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Andre Sayegh fired two police chiefs Troy Oswald in 2020 and Mike Baycora in 2022.
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Andre Sayegh is married to Farhanna Sayegh and has two daughters and a son.