Neil Michael O'Leary (born October 10, 1958) is an American politician and retired police chief currently serving as the 46th mayor of the City of

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. He is a member of the

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Chief of police

In 1980, O'Leary joined the Waterbury Police Department. In 2004, he became Waterbury

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. In the summer of 2009, O'Leary left his position in Waterbury to become the chief of police of Wolcott, Connecticut.

Politics

In 2011, O'Leary stepped down as Wolcott Chief of Police to run for mayor of Waterbury.

Elections

2011

The mayoral elections were held on November 8, 2011, and O'Leary won with 45.97% of the votes, beating former mayor of Waterbury, Michael Jarjura.The election turnout was estimated at 30.92%.
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2013

On November 5, 2013, O'Leary was re-elected for a second term, defeating board of education commissioner Jason Van Stone and perennial Independent Party candidate Larry De Pillo. The turnout for the election was 23%.2013 Waterbury mayoral election turnout statistics
waterburyct.org; accessed May 5, 2014.

2015

On November 3, 2015, O'Leary was re-elected for a third term, soundly defeating all challengers. The voter turnout for the election was 21%. As a result of a change to the city charter following the 2014 charter referendum, O'Leary became the first mayor of Waterbury to win a four-year term.

2019

References

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