Tom Schwedhelm is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the mayor of Santa Rosa, California since December 2018.[1]
Tom Schwedhelm | |
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| Mayor of Santa Rosa, California | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Coursey |
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| Education | Santa Rosa Junior College (AA) Saint Mary's College of California (BS) Sonoma State University (MA) |
Education
editSchwedhelm an associate degree from Santa Rosa Junior College in administration of justice, followed by a Bachelor of Science in business management from Saint Mary's College of California. He then earned a Master of Arts in psychology from Sonoma State University.[2]
Career
editSchwedhelm began his career as an officer for the Santa Rosa Police Department in 1983, retiring in 2013. He was also an adjunct faculty member at Sonoma State University from 1985 to 2002. In 2014, He was elected to the Santa Rosa City Council. He was selected as mayor by the council in 2018, replacing Chris Coursey after then end of his two-year term.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "A California wine country mayor counts on collaboration and data to help solve his city's toughest problems". The Renewal Project. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "Santa Rosa, CA". srcity.org. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "Coursey looks back on tenure as Santa Rosa mayor, the best job he says he's ever had". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "Tom Schwedhelm Candidate Statement | Santa Rosa, CA". srcity.org. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
