Mike Pantelides
| Mike Pantelides | |
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| Mayor of Annapolis | |
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Assumed office December 2, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Joshua J. Cohen |
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Michael John Pantelides September 5, 1983 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Michael John Pantelides (born September 5, 1983) is an American businessman and politician who is the current mayor of the city of Annapolis, Maryland. He is a member of the Republican Party. Pantelides was elected in November 2013, defeating incumbent Josh Cohen. Pantelides was 30 years old at the time of his election and is the city's first Republican mayor in more than a decade.
Pantelides was born in Annapolis, Maryland on September 5, 1983 to parents John and Gloria Pantelides. He attended Kneseth Israel Kindergarten, Germantown Elementary School, St. Martin's Lutheran School, and Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn. In 2007 he received his B.A. degree in philosophy from West Virginia University where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.
A third generation Annapolitian, Mike’s grandparents arrived in Annapolis from Greece and Cyprus in the 1940s and opened The Royal Restaurant in the heart of the city’s historic district. Pantelides’ first political experience came when he was 3, during his father’s congressional campaign in 1986.
After graduating college, Pantelides moved back to Annapolis. He served as an at-large member of the Annapolis Republican Central Committee and was president of the Germantown-Homewood Civic Association. He managed the campaign for Republican David Cordle, who in 2009 lost to Josh Cohen in the race for mayor. Pantelides also served as campaign manager for Jerry Cave when Cave ran for the state Senate in 2010.
Before being elected mayor, Pantelides sold government relations software (2012-2013) at Vocus, a Beltsville-based cloud marketing software firm. Prior to that position he sold advertising for The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, and The Baltimore Sun, for less than a year each. He also worked for his father, John Pantelides, as a land development consultant.
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