Tom Henry
Tom Henry (D-IN)
35th Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 1, 2008
Preceded by	Graham Richard
Constituency	City of Fort Wayne
Born	November 8, 1951 Fort Wayne, Indiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Cindy Kocks Henry
Profession	Insurance Executive
Religion	Roman Catholic
Second of the 17 children of Marganelle and Jerome Henry.

Tom Henry is an American politician, former Fort Wayne City Councilman, and current Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has an MBA from the University of Saint Francis and is the President and CEO of the Gallant Group, a small insurance company in Fort Wayne. His wife, Cindy, owns The Green Frog, a neighborhood tavern.

Contents 1 City Council 2 2007 Mayoral campaign 3 Against Light Pollution 4 References 5 External links

[edit] City Council

Tom Henry represented the Third District for five terms on the Fort Wayne City Council between 1984 and 2004. He was preceded by Roy Schomburg (R). He narrowly won re-election in 1995 by only 5 votes after the outcome was determined by a recount. He lost a bid for a sixth term in 2003 to Republican Tom Didier.

[edit] 2007 Mayoral campaign

Henry announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for Mayor on 21 February 2007. Henry considered running for Mayor in 1999, but backed out and supported the Democratic challenger that went on to be mayor, Graham Richard.

Henry won the Democratic mayoral primary on 8 May 2007 with 82.4% of the vote against token opposition. He defeated Republican Matt Kelty in the November election with 60 percent of the vote.^[1]

[edit] Against Light Pollution

Tom Henry at December 15 2008 signed the revised noise ordinance passed by City Council, making light pollution a violation of city ordinance. "Although I have concerns about this ordinance, it is up to council to decide what legislative action is appropriate for our community," Henry said in a written statement.

On Dec. 9, Fort Wayne City Council voted 5-4 to pass a revised noise ordinance to include a section pertaining to improper use of directional lighting. Floodlights, bullet lights and spotlights must be focused away from a neighbor's home, or Fort Wayne Police can cite the offender if a complaint is made. Security lights are permissible.

The amendment was introduced at the Aug. 12 meeting by John Shoaff, D-at large, to end a dispute between two of his constituents, one of whom has allegedly been shining a directional light into the other's home. Henry said council should still work to hone the amendment so it can be enforced when necessary.

" …This ordinance will be difficult to enforce as written and … certain exceptions to its provisions should be considered," Henry said in a statement. "Amongst the concerns raised were athletic events held in the evening, holiday light displays and emergency repair work, to name a few."

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Biography
• The Story of Brothers Named Henry
• Mayor signs "light pollution" revision

Preceded by Graham Richard

Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana 2008–present

Succeeded by current

v • d • e Mayors of cities with populations of 100,000 in Indiana     Gregory A. Ballard (Indianapolis) Tom Henry (Fort Wayne) Jonathan Weinzapfel (Evansville) Steve Luecke (South Bend)

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