William J. Healy II (born ) is the former Mayor of the City of Canton, Ohio.
He was elected to his first term as Mayor of the City of Canton on November 6, 2007, Since his first term crime in the city has gone down 25 percent and the city's unemployment has hit a 30-year low at 5.1% recorded in November 2014. Before becoming Mayor, he was elected in 2004 and 2006 to represent the 52nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives, which includes all of Canton and parts of Stark County.
Healy is a 1981 graduate of Canton McKinley Senior High School. He earned his associate degree from the Stark Campus of
Kent State University
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in As ...
in Canton, a bachelor's degree from
Rowan University
Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents.
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in New Jersey, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the NYU
Stern School of Business
The New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business (commonly referred to as NYU Stern, The Stern School of Business, or simply Stern) is the business school of New York University, a private research university based in New York City. I ...
in New York City.
He is the son of the late William J. Healy, a former Democratic city councilman and long-time state lawmaker in the Ohio House of Representatives.
References
External links
* http://www.cantonohio.gov/mayor/?pg=mayor
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1960s births
Mayors of Canton, Ohio
Ohio Democrats
Living people
Kent State University alumni
Rowan University alumni
New York University Stern School of Business alumni
2012 United States presidential electors
21st-century American politicians