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Richard Arrington
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Mayor Arrington served a record-setting five terms as
Birmingham’s chief executive. He bridged the gap in a city
determined to move forward to a new future. Birmingham
flourished under his leadership. When Arrington left office, the
city had its lowest unemployment rate in its history, crime had
been reduced to its lowest levels in 25 years, and the city had
funded a $260 million school construction program. Richard Arrington holds a Ph.D. in zoology and biochemistry and did postdoctoral work in higher education administration at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. During his two decades as Birmingham’s mayor, he served on dozens of community service boards and on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Democratic Party, and was chair of the National Democratic Party’s Platform Committee for the 1980 Convention. He was selected as one of the Top 20 City Officials in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report. |
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