1. Miro Weinberger was the city's first Democratic Party mayor since Gordon Paquette was defeated by Bernie Sanders in 1981.
15 Facts About Miro Weinberger
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Miro Weinberger was on the Burlington Airport Commission for nine years, as board president of the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County, a drug addiction recovery organization, and on the board of the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.
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Miro Weinberger was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, and raised in Hartland, in a Jewish family.
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Miro Weinberger then worked in Washington, DC, for Senator Patrick Leahy and on Senator Harris Wofford's reelection campaign.
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Miro Weinberger worked for Habitat for Humanity in Georgia, Florida, and New York, and completed a master's degree in public policy and urban planning at the Kennedy School of Government.
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In 2002, Miro Weinberger returned to Vermont and co-founded the Hartland Group in Burlington.
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Miro Weinberger's work has won a smart growth and a green building award, LEED certifications, and has involved the clean-up of environmentally contaminated sites.
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Miro Weinberger was elected mayor of Burlington on March 6,2012.
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Miro Weinberger defeated Tim Ashe in the closely contested Democratic primary and Republican nominee Kurt Wright in the general election.
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Miro Weinberger won reelection in 2021 by less than 1 point against Progressive Party nominee Max Tracy.
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On September 28,2023, Miro Weinberger announced that he would not seek a fifth term as mayor.
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In office, Miro Weinberger has focused on mitigating Burlington's contributions to climate change, improving early learning opportunities for youth, stewarding the city's financial health, leading initiatives to regulate Burlington's housing market, and combating the opioid epidemic.
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In mid-2021, Miro Weinberger ordered the closure of the Sears Lane homeless encampment, displacing at least two residents, who filed an unsuccessful legal challenge to the decision.
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Miro Weinberger married Stacy Sherwat in 2000, and they have two daughters.
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Miro Weinberger plays catcher for the Burlington Cardinals in an over-35 men's baseball league; former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee is on the team.