Gregory Alan Ballard was born on November 20,1954 and is an American politician, author, and businessman who served as the 48th mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana.
17 Facts About Greg Ballard
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Greg Ballard is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Marine Corps.
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Greg Ballard was re-elected to the position in 2011 by the same margin.
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Greg Ballard graduated from Cathedral High School, a Roman Catholic school.
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Greg Ballard earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Indiana University Bloomington.
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Greg Ballard continued his education while serving in the Marines, becoming a distinguished graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and attained a master's degree in military science from the Marine Corps University, which included operations analysis studies.
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Greg Ballard authored and self-published The Ballard Rules: Small Unit Leadership.
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Greg Ballard has taught seminars at the Indiana Business College.
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Greg Ballard had only $300,000 in campaign funds and low name recognition when he began the race.
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At that point, Greg Ballard had only $51,000 left, meaning Peterson had 30 times the funds that Greg Ballard had during the last three weeks of the campaign.
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Greg Ballard was sworn into office on Tuesday, January 1,2008, at the Indiana War Memorial, in downtown Indianapolis.
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Greg Ballard chose this site saying that it honored the men and women of the armed services.
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On September 9,2010, Greg Ballard announced the first batch of projects in the city's RebuildIndy initiative.
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In October 2008, Greg Ballard announced the creation of the city's first Office of Sustainability and unveiled the SustainIndy initiative.
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Greg Ballard cited concern over the compromises to national security created by national oil dependence as the reasoning behind this step in energy security.
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Greg Ballard stated that his team was working with automakers to have the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department serve as technical advisors and test drivers to accelerate the creation of the first plug-in hybrid police vehicle that meets the needs of a modern urban police force.
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Greg Ballard is married to Winnie Greg Ballard, together they have a son and a daughter.