Scott Avedisian
Mayor of Warwick
In office
2000–2018
Preceded byLincoln Chafee
Succeeded byJoe Solomon
Personal details
Born (1965-01-16) January 16, 1965
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materProvidence College
Roger Williams University
WebsiteOfficial website

Scott Avedisian (born January 16, 1965)[1] is an American politician and the former Republican mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island, the third largest city in the state after Providence and Cranston.[2]

Avedisian represented Ward 1 in the Warwick City Council from 1990 to 2000, being reelected four times.[1][2] He was first elected mayor in 2000, and served until 2018.[3] He is the youngest person ever elected as Mayor of Warwick and was the youngest person ever elected to the Warwick City Council.[3] In April 2018, Avedisian announced that he was stepping down from office to become the head of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, better known as RIPTA.[4]

Avedisian holds an undergraduate degree from Providence College and a Master of Public Administration degree from Roger Williams University.[3] He also received an honorary degree from the New England Institute of Technology.[3] He is of Armenian descent.[2]


References

  1. 1 2 "Special election today; voters to choose form 5 mayoral candidates". Cranston Herald. 15 February 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Vartabedian, Tom (17 April 2011). "Sixth Term a Charm for Mayor Scott Avedisian". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Get to Know Scott". Scott Avedisian Website. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Hill, John (April 25, 2018). "RIPTA to hire Warwick Mayor Avedisian as its new CEO". The Providence Journal.
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