East Liverpool mayor sworn in for third term

EAST LIVERPOOL - Family members packed Judge Melissa Byers Emmerling's courtroom at East Liverpool Municipal Court on Tuesday afternoon to watch as Mayor Jim Swoger was sworn in for his third four-year term as mayor of East Liverpool.

Swoger's term officially begins Jan. 2. He believes at that time he will have the longest term of any city mayor.

Swoger took his oath with his wife Amy by his side.

Amy Swoger said her husband took the oath with his hand on a Bible that belonged to his late father-in-law, Dean DeLong. She said DeLong attended the ceremony when Swoger was sworn in for his second term four years ago.

Looking on were many family members who drove in for the occasion, including the Swoger's eldest son Jim, daughter-in-law Bridget, and granddaughters Daphne, Lily, Audrey, Felicity and Charlotte, who arrived from Springfield, Va., in time for the ceremony and ahead of the predicted weather change from a cold rain to a wintry mix of ice and snow.

With no Republican or independent candidates opposing him in November, Swoger, a Democrat, won re-election by defeating Councilman Brian Kerr in the primary. Primary voters selected Swoger with a vote count of 494 to 443.

Source: http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/536873.html

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