Jerry Abramson
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"Jerry Edwin Abramson" is a Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic politician who was the 55th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. On November 6, 2014, Governor Steve Beshear announced that Abramson would step down from his position as Lieutenant Governor to accept the job of Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Presidency of Barack Obama/Obama White House. He was replaced by former State Auditor Crit Luallen.

Abramson previously served as the longest serving List of mayors of Louisville, Kentucky/Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky/Louisville, serving as the only three-term mayor of the old city of Louisville (1986-1999) and two terms as the first mayor of the consolidated city-county of Government of Louisville, Kentucky/Louisville Metro (2003-2011).

Abramson's long period of service to Louisville as its mayor, as well as the fact that he never faced strong opposition in mayoral elections, led to the nickname of "mayor for life" being used locally, including by Louisville's own popular radio personality Terry Meiners. Abramson's popularity resulted in Bluegrass Poll approval ratings ranging from a 91 percent high in 1990 to a 73 percent low in 1994.

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When you see the ripple effect of dollars, there's a dollar coming to Louisville, but there's six to eight dollars going to the state.

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This event positions our city and state as a place that nurtures its creative culture, opens itself to new knowledge and connects to cutting-edge thinkers.

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[It's] a very special area, ... wants to make sure the infrastructure supports it.

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Fun way to remind folks in our community about the importance of recycling.

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When darkness fell on our country.

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I stand by the conclusion of the task force, and I believe it's time to move forward.

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I know he will continue to help us turn the vision of a Louisville arena into a reality.

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At a price for the arena at $350 million, this community -- without raising taxes, through the economic benefit that will occur from the building of this facility, fund a third of that cost, ... You have expanded opportunities for restaurants, entertainment facilities, housing as well as parking.

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