| 词条 | John Rousakis |
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John Paul Rousakis (January 14, 1929 – December 11, 2000) was a politician from Georgia, United States and was the first Greek-American to become Mayor of Savannah. He was a Democrat. BackgroundHe was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 14, 1929 and was a member of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church. After graduating from Savannah High School, he earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Kentucky. After a career-ending injury, he transferred to the University of Georgia, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1952.[1] While a student, he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.[2] He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. In 1953, Rousakis married Irene Fotopoulos (1933-1985), and they later had four children. Prior to entering politics, he was an insurance agent. Electoral historyRousakis was elected to the Chatham County Commission in 1965 and eventually became Vice-Chairperson of that institution. He ran for Mayor of Savannah in 1970. He won the Democratic nomination and defeated one-term incumbent and Republican nominee Julius Curtis Lewis, Jr. with 55% of the vote.[3] He won re-election in 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986. His fifth term was extended by a year by the Georgia General Assembly, but Rousakis was defeated by Republican contestant Susan Weiner in 1991 with 46% of the vote.[4] He attempted a political comeback in 1995, but finished third with only 23% of the vote.[5] His AchievementsUnder Rousakis' mayorship, River Street was revitalized, the police department and public work activities were modernized and the unpolluting of the Savannah River was undertaken. However, the situation of public housing worsened and the local crime and murder rates increased. In 1976, he played the role of a hotel clerk in a scene in the movie "Gator." Later Life and DeathAfter his wife's death in 1985, Rousakis married Elizabeth Lattimore Sparks (b. 1948). Rousakis died on December 10, 2000.[6] Footnotes1. ^{{cite web|title=John P. Rousakis Papers|url=http://ghs.galileo.usg.edu/ghs/view?docId=ead/MS%201678-ead.xml|website=Georgia Historical Society Finding Aids|publisher=Georgia Historical Society|accessdate=16 March 2018}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=Pandora|date=1949|publisher=University of Georgia|location=Athens, Georgia|page=288}} 3. ^Savannah Morning News, August 5, 1970 4. ^Savannah Morning News, November 6, 1991 5. ^Savannah Morning News, November 8, 1995 6. ^Savannah Morning News, December 11, 2000 External links
before=Julius Curtis Lewis, Jr., Republican| years=1970-1992| after=Susan Weiner, Republican| title=Mayor of Savannah }}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rousakis, John}} 5 : 1929 births|2000 deaths|American people of Greek descent|Mayors of Savannah, Georgia|20th-century American politicians |
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