Andrew Ginther
| Andrew Ginther | |
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Mayor Ginther speaks immediately after his swearing-in ceremony at COSI Columbus on December 31, 2015
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| 53rd Mayor of Columbus, Ohio | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Michael B. Coleman |
| President of Columbus City Council | |
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In office January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Michael C. Mentel |
| Succeeded by | Zach Klein |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 27, 1975 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Shannon Ginther |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Whetstone High School |
| Alma mater |
Earlham College (BA, 1997) |
| Website | www.andrewginther.com |
| The Ginther Cabinet | ||
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| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| Mayor | Andrew Ginther | 2016–Present |
| Chief of Staff | Greg Davies | 2016–Present |
| Director of Development | Steve Schoeny | 2016–Present |
| Director of Public Utilities | Tracie Davies | 2016–Present |
| Director of Public Service | Jennifer L. Gallagher, P.E. | 2016–Present |
| Director of Public Safety | Ned Pettus | 2016–Present |
| Director of Public Health | Teresa Long | 2016–Present |
| Director of Finance & Management | Joe Lombardi | 2016–Present |
| Director of Human Resources | Nichole Brandon | 2016–Present |
| Director of Technology | Sam Orth III | 2016–Present |
| Director of Education | Rhonda Johnson | 2016–Present |
| Director of Recreation & Parks | Tony Collins | 2015–Present |
| Director of Building & Zoning Services | Scott Messer | 2016–Present |
| Director of Civil Service | Amy DeLong | 2016–Present |
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Andrew J. "Andy" Ginther (born April 27, 1975) is a Democratic politician, the 53rd mayor of Columbus, Ohio, and the 48th person to serve in that office. He served as President of Columbus City Council from 2011 until 2015.
Ginther was born at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, the third of four children. Ginther's mother was a social worker and his father was an attorney specializing in adoption and foster law. His family lived in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus.
After graduation from Whetstone High School, Ginther attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, where he earned earned a BA in Political Science in 1997. As part of Earlham's foreign study program, Ginther traveled to Northern Ireland to study peace and conflict resolution at the University of Ulster and Queen's College. He also taught at public schools in Belfast and Derry. Ginther served internships at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where he taught nonviolence and dispute resolution to children.
Ginther served as a legislative aide to Ohio state Senator Dan Brady. He then served as coordinator of violence prevention programs for the local nonprofit organization Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE).
In 1999, Ginther ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Columbus Board of Education. In 2001 his second campaign was successful, and he served as a member of the school board for six years, being reelected in 2005. Ginther also worked for 10 years as community outreach coordinator for Triumph Communications, a central Ohio company providing public relations and political campaign management services.
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