Paul D. Fraim
| Paul D. Fraim | |
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| Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia | |
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In office July 10, 1994 – July 1, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Mason Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Kenny Alexander |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Paul David Fraim October 26, 1949 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Lawyer Politician |
Paul David Fraim (born October 26, 1949) is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he was the mayor of Norfolk, a nonpartisan office, from 1994 to 2016.
Fraim was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School. He then went on to the Virginia Military Institute, where he was co-captain of the VMI Keydets football team. He received a B.A. degree there, followed by a M.Ed. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law. He coached football at both Virginia and Richmond.
He began practicing law in Norfolk in 1977. For a number of years, he was a law partner of Virginia House of Delegates member George Heilig. After Heilig's death, he left that practice and formed a new law firm, Fraim and Fiorella P.C.
He married Elizabeth Peer. They have four children, Annie, Katie, Richard and David.
Fraim served as chairman of the Norfolk Electoral Board.
Fraim was elected to the Norfolk City Council in 1986, at a time when the council members were all elected at large. A 1991 Federal court ruling forced Norfolk to adopt a ward system, after which Fraim represented Ward 2 on the west side of the city. When the new council met for the first time on July 1, 1994, it chose Fraim as mayor.
In 2006, Norfolk switched to a directly elected mayor system. Fraim defeated Daniel Montague 78% to 22%.
He was reelected as Mayor in May, 2014, carrying 71% of the vote.
He did not seek reelection in 2016, and was succeeded as Mayor by Kenny Alexander.
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