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Former Mayor of Derby&#13;
Former Derby City Council Member Ward IV</text>
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              <text>Term as Mayor&lt;br /&gt;Apr. 15, 1975 - Apr. 17, 1979&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;elected Apr. 01, 1975 defeating incumbent Mayor Bernard Daley&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;sworn in Apr. 15, 1975&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;re-elected Apr. 05, 1977 defeated Donald "Don" Storck&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;did not seek re-election in 1979&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;Term as City Council Ward IV&lt;br /&gt;Apr. 17, 1973 - Apr. 01, 1975&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Gerald Yocom and G. Wayne Reed defeated James Powell, Wanda Squib, David "Dave" Stallard, and Raymond Vaughters in the primary Mar. 06, 1973 to run in the general election on Apr. 03, 1973&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;elected Apr. 03, 1973 defeating G. Wayne Reed for the Ward IV seat vacated by Fred Wilken&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;sworn in Apr. 17, 1973&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;did not seek re-election in 1975&lt;/li&gt;
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