By DYLAN T. LOVAN, Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Craig Greenberg has won the Louisville mayor’s race after surviving a shooting at his campaign office earlier this yr.
Greenberg, a businessman and political newcomer, defeated Republican Bill Dieruf, the mayor of a small city incorporated contained in the boundaries of Louisville’s Metro area.
Greenberg, 49, escaped the attempt on his life unharmed, but a bullet grazed his sweater. A neighborhood social justice activist was charged within the shooting and stays in federal custody. He has been charged with attempted murder.
In a victory speech Tuesday night, he alluded to the shooting while thanking his campaign team, a few of whom were with Greenberg when the suspect opened fire with a handgun.
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“We as a team have been through a lot together,” Greenberg said. “Way over most campaign teams ever need to undergo together. To every of you, thanks for what you’ve given every single day to this campaign.”
He said the attempt on his life in February strengthened his determination to scale back gun violence in Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city.
Greenberg also pledged to construct inexpensive housing units, improve public safety and restore transparency and confidence in government after the March 2020 Louisville police shooting of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, prompted months of racial justice protests.
Through the campaign he announced a plan to have guns seized by police rendered inoperable before they’re given to Kentucky State Police for auction. State law requires confiscated guns to be sold at auction, and the proceeds are used to purchase equipment for police. Greenberg said taxpayers spend thousands and thousands to take illegal guns off the road but many find yourself back within the hands of criminals.
Greenberg also secured an endorsement from Gov. Andy Beshear, a fellow Democrat.
As a businessman, Greenberg helped start the Louisville-based 21c Museum Hotels, which now have locations in several states.
Louisville and Jefferson County merged governments in 2000. Since then, there have been two Democratic mayors, outgoing Mayor Greg Fischer and Jerry Abramson.
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