1. Wade Kapszukiewicz was born in San Diego, California, where his father was stationed in the US Navy.
10 Facts About Wade Kapszukiewicz
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Wade Kapszukiewicz received a master's degree in public policy from the University of Michigan in 1996.
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Wade Kapszukiewicz was the Lucas County treasurer from 2005 until 2018.
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Wade Kapszukiewicz spent one term on the Lucas County Board of Education and was later a Toledo city councilman for nearly seven years.
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Wade Kapszukiewicz was first elected to City Council in 1999 and then re-elected in 2001 and 2003.
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Wade Kapszukiewicz has been an adjunct professor at Lourdes University where he taught courses in urban policy.
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An avid baseball fan, Wade Kapszukiewicz has had his research published in the spring 2016 edition of the Society for American Baseball Research's journal.
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Wade Kapszukiewicz was first elected mayor of Toledo on November 7,2017, defeating the incumbent mayor, Paula Hicks-Hudson.
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Wade Kapszukiewicz received over 55 percent of the vote, winning by an 11 percent margin.
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On November 2,2021, Wade Kapszukiewicz overwhelmingly won a second term by defeating the former mayor, Carty Finkbeiner, winning by a record margin with 68.9 percent of the vote.