Gus Morrison

Gus Morrison (born ?) is an American politician and engineer. Morrison has served as the Mayor of Fremont, California, for three different tenures: 1985 to 1989, 1994 to 2004, and 2012. On January 30, 2012, Morrison was appointed Mayor by the Fremont City Council following the death of his predecessor, the late Bob Wasserman, effective immediately. He was inaugurated into office to complete the remainder of Wasserman's unexpired term (ending in December 2012) on January 31, 2012.[2][3]

Gus Morrison
Mayor of Fremont, California
In office
January 30, 2012[1]  2013
Preceded byBob Wasserman
Succeeded byBill Harrison
Mayor of Fremont, California
In office
1994  December 2004
Preceded byBill Ball
Succeeded byBob Wasserman
Mayor of Fremont, California
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byLeon Mezzetti
Succeeded byBill Ball
Personal details
BornBuffalo, New York
Spouse(s)Joy
ChildrenThree
ResidenceFremont, California
Alma materSan Jose State University

In 1994, Morrison defeated incumbent Mayor Bill Ball in a rematch of the 1989 mayoral election.[4] Morrison narrowly won with 20,811 votes to Ball's 20,376 votes.[4]

Between 2004 and 2012, Morrison worked as a political consultant.[2]

References

  1. "Gus Morrison, Mayor". City of Fremont, California. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  2. "Fremont Appoints Former Mayor Gus Morrison as New Mayor". KNTV. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  3. Dennis, Rob (2012-02-05). "Interim Fremont mayor has no shortage of experience". The Argus (Fremont). Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  4. "Morrison Edges Out Ball in Upset". San Jose Mercury News. 1994-11-09. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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