Jerry Abramson is the longest serving Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. Before his term as the Metro Mayor of the merged city-county government , Louisville Metro, Abramson was the only person to have served three terms as Mayor of Louisville. As a young man Jerry worked at Abramson's Grocery , then owned by his father Roy and founded by his grandparents. He later gained a background in legal practice in the firm Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, PLLC. Before his first run for mayor, Abramson also served as alderman and general counsel to the governor.
Abramson's tenure as mayor from 1985 to 1998 was marked by historic growth and economic progress.
Abramson is currently running with Governor Steve Beshear as Lt. Governor. |