Jerry E. Abramson is the longest serving Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. Before his current term as the mayor of the merged city-county government Louisville Metro, Abramson was the only person to have served three terms as Mayor of the City of Louisville, serving out the full extent that term limits allowed.

Abramson's tenure as mayor from 1985-1998 was marked by historic growth and economic progress. Abramson led the $700 million expansion of Louisville International Airport, revitalized the city’s waterfront with the creation of Waterfront Park and expanded the local economy by recruiting the international headquarters for Tricon Global Restaurants (known as Yum! Brands, Inc. today), Presbyterian Church (USA) and UPS Air Hub 2000.

After the merger of Louisville and Jefferson County was approved, the previous term limits no longer applied and Abramson was elected again in 2002. He has recently announced that he will run again for Mayor in 2006. Despite many attempts to get him to run statewide, he refuses to do so.

See also

• List of Jewish American political figures

External links

• Mayor's webpage on Louisville Metro Government website