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Craig Greenberg
2023 - Present
2027
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Craig Greenberg (Democratic Party) is the Mayor of Louisville in Kentucky. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Greenberg (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Louisville in Kentucky. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Greenberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Greenberg earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government from the University of Michigan in 1995 and a J.D. from Harvard University Law School in 1998. Greenberg's career experience includes founding the Greenberg Group, co-owning Ohio Valley Wrestling, and working as an attorney, a president, and a CEO.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Mayoral election in Louisville, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Louisville
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Louisville on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Craig Greenberg (D)  | 51.7 | 143,779 |
 | William Dieruf (R) | 46.3 | 128,690 | |
 | Martina Nichols Kunnecke (Independent) | 0.6 | 1,689 | |
| Isaac Marion Thacker IV (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.4 | 1,215 | ||
| Taylor Everett (Independent) | 0.2 | 584 | ||
| Manetta Lemkheitir (Independent) | 0.2 | 493 | ||
| David Ellenberger (Independent) | 0.2 | 448 | ||
| Robert Eberenz (Independent) | 0.1 | 265 | ||
| John Mace (Independent) | 0.1 | 259 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 431 | ||
| Total votes: 277,853 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Louisville
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Greenberg | 41.3 | 35,341 |
 | Shameka Parrish-Wright | 21.6 | 18,493 | |
| David Nicholson | 17.1 | 14,631 | ||
 | Timothy Findley Jr. | 15.5 | 13,245 | |
| Sergio Lopez | 1.6 | 1,359 | ||
 | Colin Hardin | 1.3 | 1,104 | |
| Skylar Graudick | 1.2 | 1,067 | ||
| Anthony Oxendine | 0.4 | 380 | ||
| Total votes: 85,620 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Louisville
William Dieruf defeated Chartrael Hall, Rob Reishman Jr., and Philip Molestina in the Republican primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Dieruf | 78.2 | 30,088 |
| Chartrael Hall | 11.2 | 4,291 | ||
 | Rob Reishman Jr. | 5.7 | 2,190 | |
| Philip Molestina | 5.0 | 1,905 | ||
| Total votes: 38,474 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Craig Greenberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Greenberg's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Craig is a longtime advocate for transparency and government reform. Serving as a member of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees, Craig led the effort to hold the former University President accountable for inappropriate financial dealings. While on the University Board of Trustees, Craig also spearheaded a successful effort to stop a proposed 5% tuition increase on students.
Craig is a strong supporter of Louisville’s labor unions. His campaign has been endorsed by 14 local unions representing more than 100,000 hardworking union families across the city. He has also been endorsed by Planned Parenthood and a number of local and statewide elected officials, including Governor Andy Beshear.
Craig has been married to his wife, Rachel, for 21 years and they have two sons, Daniel and Benjamin.- As mayor Craig will stop studying the crime crisis and take action to move us in a New Direction by cracking down on illegal guns, providing better training for police, and working together to make our city safer for everyone.
- Craig will stand up for a woman's right to choose, fight for better pay and lower costs, and invest in our community.
- As mayor, Craig will bring Universal Pre-K to Louisville so that every three and four year old in the city will have the same opportunity for success with their educational journey.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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