Mark L. Mallory

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name = Mark L. Mallory


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order = Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
term_start = December 1, 2005
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predecessor = Charlie Luken
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1962|4|2|mf=y
birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio
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party = Democratic
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profession =Politician
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Mark Mallory (born April 2 1962) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who is currently serving as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is Cincinnati's second black mayor but the first to be elected.

Prior to his election in 2005, he served as assistant Minority Leader in the Ohio Senate. He won a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1994, and served in the Ohio House from 1995 to 1998, when he was elected to the Senate.

Mallory holds a bachelor of science degree in administrative management from the University of Cincinnati.

In the 125th General Assembly, Mallory also served as assistant leader of the Democratic caucus. Mallory was reelected in 2002. Mallory resigned his senate seat to become Cincinnati's mayor in 2005. He defeated fellow Democrat David Pepper to win the election. Ohio's term limits law would have prevented him from running for a third consecutive term in the state senate.

He is the son of former Ohio House of Representatives Majority Leader William_L._Mallory,_Sr. [http://library.cincymuseum.org/aag/bio/mallory.html] , brother of Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge William L. Mallory, Jr., brother Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Dwane Mallory, brother of Ohio State Representative Dale Mallory and brother of former Vice-Mayor of Forest Park Joe Mallory.

On April 2 2007, Mallory tried to throw an Opening Day pitch at a Cincinnati Reds game, but it flew several feet to the first base side of home plate, terribly missing the intended target, Eric Davis [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVMiJdHTfUo YouTube - Cincinnati Mayor Throws The First Pitch ] ] . The pitch received national media attention (including appearances on Good Morning America and Cold Pizza), [http://www.wcpo.com/ews/local/story.aspx?content_id=f9f193e1-cbb1-4db4-8550-8abdb3513217 ] and Mallory got a chance to make amends on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live". [ [http://www.newsnet5.com/sports/11519909/detail.html Cincinnati Mayor Takes Ribbing For Bad Pitch - Sports News Story - WEWS Cleveland ] ] [cite web| url=http://view.break.com/338568| title=Mayor Mallory on Jimmy Kimmel Live] Mallory said that he was using the attention as an opportunity to "talk about Cincinnati's positives". [ [http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=f9f193e1-cbb1-4db4-8550-8abdb3513217 Mayor Turns Bad Pitch Into Good Pitch - Cincinnati breaking news, weather radar, traffic from 9News | Channel 9 WCPO.com ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.electmallory.com Mallory's mayoral election campaign website]

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DATE OF BIRTH=April 2, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH=Cincinnati, Ohio
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