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John DeStefano Jr. was born on 11 May, 1955 in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., is an American mayor. Discover John DeStefano Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 11 May, 1955
Birthday 11 May
Birthplace New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1955

John DeStefano Jr. (born May 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 49th mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, from 1994 until 2014.

1989

A high-level aide under mayor Biagio DiLieto, DeStefano first ran for the mayor's office in 1989, after DiLieto announced he would not seek re-election.

DeStefano won the endorsement of the New Haven Democratic Party, but was defeated in a Democratic primary by John Daniels.

1993

DeStefano successfully ran again in 1993.

1995

In 1995, DeStefano launched a 15-year, $1.5 billion School Construction Program, already half finished, to replace or renovate every New Haven public school.

DeStefano was President of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and President of the National League of Cities.

1996

Notable initiatives included the Livable City Initiative, begun in 1996, which promoted homeownership and removed blight, and the Citywide Youth Initiative.

2002

DeStefano closed the aging New Haven Coliseum in 2002, and started demolition on it three years later (finishing the demolition in 2007).

2006

He was the Democratic nominee in 2006 for Governor of Connecticut, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Republican Governor M. Jodi Rell.

DeStefano was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.

He had to deal with public perceptions that violent crime was on the rise in New Haven.

In 2006 Destefano ran for governor.

On August 8, 2006, DeStefano defeated Stamford mayor Dannel Malloy in the Democratic Primary for governor, thereby becoming the Democratic Party's nominee, with running Lieutenant Governor running mate Mary Messina Glassman.

DeStefano and Glassman were defeated by the very popular incumbent governor Jodi Rell and her runningmate Michael Fedele in the general election by one of the largest majorities in state history and conceded that night.

Following his defeat by Rell, DeStefano focused his attention on a controversial plan to issue official city ID cards to city residents, including undocumented immigrants.

Proponents called the cards a way for undocumented aliens to gain access to city services and bank accounts (reducing undocumented immigrants' potential to avoid bank fees and interest, while also providing that they don't have to hold large amounts of cash, which made them and people who looked to criminals like undocumented immigrants targets for theft), while critics considered the cards an encouragement to illegal immigration.

Proponents pointed out that the undocumented immigrants are already living in the city, and are the responsibility of the federal government, and that these cards would serve to bring people out of the shadows and under a small degree of government supervision.

2007

The city began issuing the cards, dubbed the "Elm City Resident Card", on July 24, 2007.

DeStefano focused his tenure as mayor on improving education and public safety in New Haven, as well as on economic development.

2008

In 2008, DeStefano announced massive budget cuts to balance the city's $456 million budget, including the potential closures of an elementary school, police substations, and senior centers.

2009

He was also the named defendant in the landmark 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case of Ricci v. DeStefano.

John DeStefano is the son of a New Haven police officer.

John and his wife Kathy DeStefano met at the University of Connecticut as undergraduates, where he also earned a Masters in Public Administration.

Kathy DeStefano is a first grade teacher in West Haven, Connecticut, and they are the parents of two adult sons.

In 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against DeStefano in the discrimination case of Ricci v. DeStefano.

The city had been under a court order to promote 19 white and one Hispanic firefighters who had been denied promotions on the basis that the civil service test they took had been biased.

Justice Samuel Alito's concurring opinion suggested that DeStefano had been motivated by improper political considerations in denying the promotions.

DeStefano currently teaches an undergraduate seminar, entitled "Making Public Choices in New Haven", at Yale University.

2010

DeStefano was New Haven's longest-serving mayor; after 10 terms in office, he announced that he would not seek an 11th term.

2011

He served ten consecutive terms, (posting his tenth mayoral election victory in November 2011) during which his efforts included a massive overhaul of New Haven's public schools, based principally on the magnet school model, and New Haven's selection as a federal "Empowerment Zone".