16 Facts About Tom Weisner

Tom Weisner became the mayor of Aurora, Illinois, beginning in April 2005.

Tom Weisner died of cancer-related complications on December 28,2018.

Tom Weisner was a native of Batavia, Illinois, but moved to Aurora thirty years before becoming a political candidate.

Tom Weisner had been married to Marilyn Hogan Tom Weisner since 1972.

Tom Weisner earned his bachelor's degree from Aurora University in organizational management.

Tom Weisner had held several department head positions in Aurora since beginning his first position as emergency service coordinator in January 1986.

Tom Weisner later served as the director of equipment services for Aurora and was appointed Aurora's director of public property in a 1991 city hall reorganization.

Tom Weisner resigned from this position in February 2004 during the city's water contamination crisis.

Tom Weisner served as a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

In May 2003, Tom Weisner announced he would run for election in the February 22,2005 municipal primary election.

Tom Weisner won eight of the city's 10 wards and nearly two-thirds of its precincts.

In July 2007, first-term Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher visited Tom Weisner and took footage of the Hollywood Casino of Aurora.

In May 2008, Tom Weisner announced his intentions to run for re-election in the non-partisan February 24,2009 primary election after the two challengers announced.

Tom Weisner ran unopposed for re-election on April 9,2013.

On May 8,2015, Tom Weisner announced that he would not seek a fourth term.

Tom Weisner cited health as the main reason for stepping down.