Terry Tornek
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Terry Tornek
| image = Terry_Eliot_Tornek_and_Anthony_J._Portantino.jpg
| caption = Tornek (left) with Anthony Portantino, California State Senator, in 2018
| order =
| office = 55th Mayor of Pasadena
| term_start = May 4, 2015
| term_end = December 7, 2020
| predecessor = Bill Bogaard
| successor = Victor Gordo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|11|23}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Maria Elizabeth Mascoli
| alma_mater = Princeton University
Columbia University
| profession = Planning director
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Terry Eliot Tornek (born November 23, 1945) is an American politician who was the mayor of Pasadena, California from 2015 to 2020. He previously served on the Pasadena City Council. On April 21, 2015, he defeated City Councilmember Jacque Robinson in the general election to replace Bill Bogaard, the longest-serving mayor in Pasadena's history. Tornek is the second longest-serving mayor in Pasadena's history.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=31 December 2015|title=Keep track of the flors|page=8|work=Los Angeles Times|url=|access-date=}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=21 August 2015|title=High Speed Rail Officials|page=7|work=Los Angeles Times|url=|access-date=}}
Tornek was born to Allen Vernon Tornek and Gertrude Slotkin Tornek in New York City. He was an urban renewal representative with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in New York City from 1968 to 1969.
Electoral history
=2015=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Terry Tornek
|votes = 8,549
|percentage = 54.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jacque Robinson
|votes = 7,170
|percentage = 45.6
}}
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|votes = 15,719
|percentage = 100.0
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=2020=
{{Election box begin no change | title= Pasadena general election, 2020}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Victor Gordo
|votes = 37,187
|percentage = 54.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Terry Tornek
|votes = 30,650
|percentage = 45.18
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 67,837
|percentage = 100.0
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Early life
On November 23, 1945, Tornek was born in New York City, New York.
Education
Tornek graduated from Princeton University with a degree in international affairs and from Columbia University with a degree in urban planning.
Career
In the late 1970s, Tornek's political career started on the city council of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Tornek served in the City of Pasadena planning department from 1982 to 1985, where he was involved in the revitalization of Old Pasadena, which included remodeling historic buildings and transforming it into a tourist destination with eateries and shops. It is now a National Landmark. He also worked in the private sector as a developer and planning director. Tornek was elected to the City Council from the 7th District in 2009 and reelected in 2013.
Tornek served on the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, the group that operates Hollywood Burbank Airport, representing Pasadena, as well as on the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. He gave his seat to Pasadena council member John Kennedy in 2019.
Personal life
In 1967, Tornek married Maria. They have three children. In the 1970s, they lived in Massachusetts. In 1982, the Torneks moved to Pasadena. Tornek has seven grandchildren.
References
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/CityClerk/Election/electionResults.aspx |title=City of Pasadena - April 21, 2015 - General Municipal Election |author= |date=21 Apr 2015 |website= |publisher=City of Pasadena, California |access-date=22 Apr 2015}}
- "[https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/gordo-takes-oath-as-pasadena-mayor/ Gordo Takes Oath as Pasadena Mayor]". Pasadena Now. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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Category:20th-century American Jews
Category:Politicians from Springfield, Massachusetts
Category:Politicians from New York City
Category:Mayors of Pasadena, California
Category:California city council members
Category:21st-century mayors of places in California
Category:United States Department of Housing and Urban Development officials
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