March 3, 2010
President Barack Obama
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama:
Six months ago, Mayors Against Illegal Guns submitted to you and key members of your
Administration a “Blueprint for Federal Action on Illegal Guns,” which set out 40
recommendations to improve enforcement of existing gun laws – without any change in existing
statutes. If implemented, these recommendations would dramatically improve efforts to cut down
on gun trafficking and reduce the crime and murder that it fuels. Representatives of the coalition
subsequently met with officials from the Department of Justice and have learned that the
Department and its subdivisions are reviewing the recommendations highlighted in the Blueprint.
We appreciate the Department’s consideration of the report, but this is an urgent matter: further
delay will almost certainly result in the needless loss of innocent lives, including many children.
Mr. President, the time has come for action.
Over the past six months, approximately 6,000 Americans have been gunned down in intentional
acts of violence. The 40 recommendations in our Blueprint, many of which could be enacted
immediately, offer the best hope we have for making our country safer over the next six months –
and the years ahead.
Lack of Data Sharing: In 2005, 67,713 prohibited purchasers attempted to buy guns, yet only 135
or less than 1% were ever prosecuted. If the status quo prevails, the next six months will see
more than 50,000 prohibited purchasers – including murderers, rapists, and car-jackers – attempt
to buy guns, yet face no legal consequences. Most of these rejected applicants will commit a
felony by knowingly lying on their Form 4473 in order to purchase the firearm. Even more
disturbing is the fact that there is no system in place to share this information with state and local
law enforcement. In Colorado alone, over the most recent six months, rejected applicants
included 6 murderers, 14 sex criminals, and 295 fugitives. Had Recommendations 1 and 2 been
implemented, the FBI would have shared information with state and local police on all
prohibited purchasers who attempted to purchase guns, and the Justice Department would
have investigated and prosecuted the most dangerous of these people for their illegal
attempts to purchase guns.
Gun Show Lawlessness: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has
identified gun shows as one of the top two sources of guns trafficked illegally in the United States
and into Mexico. In the last six months, there were roughly 2,500 gun shows around the country
where hundreds of thousands of guns were available for sale without background checks. And
while most Americans who participate in gun shows are responsible law-abiding citizens, an
undercover investigation by the City of New York of seven gun shows in three states showed a
disturbing disregard for existing firearms laws. Thirty-five out of 47 sellers (74 percent)
approached by undercover investigators illegally completed sales to people who appeared to be
criminals or straw purchasers. Had Recommendations 10, 11, 12 and 13 been implemented,
ATF would have undertaken proactive enforcement and undercover operations to identify
problematic gun shows and the sellers who break the law at those shows.
If the status quo prevails, crime gun trace analysis and sharing among law enforcement will
remain weak, joint enforcement operations by ATF and local police will remain understaffed,
Mexican gun-running will remain rampant, and the federal government will continue to risk
failing to connect the dots about terror suspects who purchase guns. The 40 recommendations
made by our bi-partisan coalition offer constructive steps forward in each of these areas – and all
of the steps can be taken administratively, without any change in existing statutes.
In your recent State of the Union Address, you reminded Congress, rightly, that the American
people sent you to Washington to take on the tough issues – to worry about the next generation,
not the next election. But not all issues that are controversial in Washington are controversial in
the rest of the country. As a recent poll of gun owners and NRA members confirms, taking basic
steps to crack down on illegal guns is both good politics and good policy. For example, 96% of
NRA members and 94% of gun owners agree that criminals who possess, use and traffic in illegal
guns should be punished to the maximum extent of the law.
We recognize that even the strongest law enforcement cannot stop every murder, but we also see
– every day – how lax enforcement of existing gun laws contributes to the murder of innocent
Americans, many of them children. We are asking for your help to tackle illegal trafficking and
gun crime. The federal government must enforce the laws on the books, and give ATF and state
and local law enforcement the resources they need to ensure public safety.
We respectfully request a meeting with you and the Attorney General to discuss how these
reforms can be implemented over the next several months.
Sincerely,
Thomas M. Menino Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor of Boston Mayor of New York City
Coalition Co-Chair Coalition Co-Chair
Enclosures
cc: The Honorable Joseph Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States
The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff to the President of the United States
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, United States
Department of State
The Honorable Eric Holder, Jr., Attorney General, United States Department of Justice
The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary, United States Department of
Homeland Security
The Honorable Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigations
The Honorable Kenneth Melson, Acting Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives
The Honorable Peter Orszag, Director, Office of Management and Budget
The Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States
The Honorable Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Adviser to the President of the United
States and Director of the Domestic Policy Council
The Honorable Cecilia Munoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House
The Honorable Gary Grindler, Acting Deputy Attorney General, United States
Department of Justice
The Honorable John Morton, Assistant Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Honorable Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security
The Honorable Cass Sunstein, Administrator, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs
Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns:
Mayor Samuel L. Jones, Mobile, Alabama Mayor James L. Ford III, Lewes, Delaware
Mayor Ron Davis, Prichard, Alabama Mayor Kenneth Branner, Middletown, Delaware
Mayor Omar Neal, Tuskegee, Alabama Mayor Donald Minyon, Millville, Delaware
Mayor Carolyn Floyd, Kodiak, Alaska Mayor John Klingmeyer, New Castle, Delaware
Mayor Patrick Hays, North Little Rock, Arkansas Mayor James M. Baker, Wilmington, Delaware
Mayor Carl A. Redus, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Mayor John S. Meserve, Atlantic Beach, Florida
Mayor Jane P. Kennedy, Campbell, California Mayor Manny Fernandez, Atlantis, Florida
Mayor Cheryl Cox, Chula Vista, California Mayor Susan Gottlieb, Aventura, Florida
Mayor Robert Wasserman, Fremont, California Mayor Perry Knight, Bowling Green, Florida
Mayor Ashley Swearengin, Fresno, California Mayor Debby Eisinger, Cooper City, Florida
Mayor Roosevelt F. Dorn, Inglewood, California Mayor Scott J. Brook, Coral Springs, Florida
Mayor Sukhee Kang, Irvine, California Mayor Joyce A. Davis, El Portal, Florida
Mayor Larry Burrola, Irwindale, California Mayor Bruce Malcolm, Fernandina Beach, Florida
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California Mayor Charles Sanders, Greenwood, Florida
Mayor Rob Schroder, Martinez, California Mayor Joy Cooper, Hallandale Beach, Florida
Mayor Paul Eaton, Montclair, California Mayor Roland Via, Holly Hill, Florida
Mayor Ronald V. Dellums, Oakland, California Mayor Peter Bober, Hollywood, Florida
Mayor Sue Severson, Orinda, California Mayor Kenneth M. Shultz, Hypoluxo, Florida
Mayor Pamela Torliatt, Petaluma, California Mayor John Peyton, Jacksonville, Florida
Mayor Jennifer Hosterman, Pleasanton, California Mayor Muriel H. Whitman, Kenneth City, Florida
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, Richmond, California Mayor Mary Lou Hildreth, Keystone Heights, Florida
Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento, California Mayor Patricia Gerard, Largo, Florida
Mayor Dennis Donohue, Salinas, California Mayor Barrington Russell, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Mayor Patrick J. Morris, San Bernardino, California Mayor Richard Kaplan, Lauderhill, Florida
Mayor Jerry Sanders, San Diego, California Mayor Roseann Minnet, Lauderdale By the Sea, Florida
Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, California Mayor Matti H. Bower, Miami Beach, Florida
Mayor Chuck Reed, San Jose, California Mayor Bill Barnett, Naples, Florida
Mayor Miguel Pulido, Santa Ana, California Mayor Harriet Pruette, Neptune Beach, Florida
Mayor Helene Schneider, Santa Barbara, California Mayor Andre Pierre, North Miami, Florida
Mayor Susan Gorin, Santa Rosa, California Mayor Raymond Marin, North Miami Beach, Florida
Mayor Ann Johnston, Stockton, California Mayor David Norris, North Palm Beach, Florida
Mayor Melinda Hamilton, Sunnyvale, California Mayor Darla Lauer, Oak Hill, Florida
Mayor Morris Vance, Vista, California Mayor Joseph L. Kelley, Opa-Locka, Florida
Mayor Abbe Land, West Hollywood, California Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando, Florida
Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, West Sacramento, California Mayor Fred Costello, Ormond Beach, Florida
Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado Mayor Frank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines, Florida
Mayor Bill Finch, Bridgeport, Connecticut Mayor Patricia Christensen, Port St. Lucie, Florida
Mayor April Capone Almon, East Haven, Connecticut Mayor Robert Wishner, Sunrise, Florida
Mayor Eddie Perez, Hartford, Connecticut Mayor John Marks, III, Tallahassee, Florida
Mayor John DeStefano, New Haven, Connecticut Mayor Beth Talabisco, Tamarac, Florida
Mayor Richard A. Moccia, Norwalk, Connecticut Mayor Pam Iorio, Tampa, Florida
Mayor Scott Slifka, West Hartford, Connecticut Mayor Lois Frankel, West Palm Beach, Florida
Mayor John M. Picard, West Haven, Connecticut Mayor Heidi Davison, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Mayor Adrian Fenty, Washington, DC Mayor Kasim Reed, Atlanta, Georgia
Mayor Michael J. Smith, Blades, Delaware Mayor Earnestine D. Pittman, East Point, Georgia
Mayor Wayne Baker, Dagsboro, Delaware Mayor James Thomas, Jr., Hinesville, Georgia
Mayor John W. Martin, Delaware City, Delaware Mayor Jere Wood, Roswell, Georgia
Mayor Otis Johnson, Savannah, Georgia Mayor Chris Coleman, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Mayor John Fretti, Valdosta, Georgia Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jackson, Mississippi
Mayor Donnie Henriques, Woodstock, Georgia Mayor Johnny DuPree, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Honolulu, Hawaii Mayor Michael Pembleton Jr, Sunflower, Mississippi
Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, Illinois Mayor Mark Funkhouser, Kansas City, Missouri
Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, Evanston, Illinois Mayor Francis Slay, St. Louis, Missouri
Mayor Henderson Yarbrough, Sr., Maywood, Illinois Mayor Chris Beutler, Lincoln, Nebraska
Mayor Christopher Koos, Normal, Illinois Mayor Jim Suttle, Omaha, Nebraska
Mayor John A. Spring, Quincy, Illinois Mayor Donald A. Groesser, Ralston, Nebraska
Mayor Lawrence J. Morrissey, Rockford, Illinois Mayor Kevin G. Sanders, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Mayor Richard Hickman, Angola, Indiana Mayor Ronald Jones, Beachwood, New Jersey
Mayor Fred L. Armstrong, Columbus, Indiana Mayor Jason J. Varano, Berkeley Township, New Jersey
Mayor Tom C. Henry, Fort Wayne, Indiana Mayor Dana L. Redd, Camden, New Jersey
Mayor Allan Kauffman, Goshen, Indiana Mayor Sophie Heymann, Borough of Closter, New Jersey
Mayor Tom Jones, Linton, Indiana Mayor Carol Foster, Corbin City, New Jersey
Mayor Stephen Luecke, South Bend, Indiana Mayor James Carroll, Demarest, New Jersey
Mayor T.M. Franklin Cownie, Des Moines, Iowa Mayor Joseph R. Smith, East Newark, New Jersey
Mayor Clausie W. Smith, Bonner Springs City, Kansas Mayor Robert L. Bowser, East Orange, New Jersey
Mayor Joe Reardon, Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Antonia Ricigliano, Edison, New Jersey
Mayor Larry G. Meeker, Lake Quivira, Kansas Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Mayor Kenneth W. Bernard, Lansing, Kansas Mayor Steven Weinstein, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Mayor Elaine Walker, Bowling Green, Kentucky Mayor John F. Bencivengo, Hamilton, New Jersey
Mayor Jerry Abramson, Louisville, Kentucky Mayor Meryl Frank, Highland Park, New Jersey
Mayor Melvin "Kip" Holden, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mayor Paul Anzano, Hopewell, New Jersey
Mayor Ray Nagin, New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Wayne Smith, Irvington, New Jersey
Mayor Cedric B. Glover, Shreveport, Louisiana Mayor Jerramiah Healy, Jersey City, New Jersey
Mayor Arthur Verow, Brewer, Maine Mayor Frank W. Minor, Logan Township, New Jersey
Mayor Laurent F. Gilbert Sr., Lewiston, Maine Mayor Nicholas Russo, Longport, New Jersey
Mayor Nick Mavodones Jr., Portland, Maine Mayor Michael Fressola, Manchester Twnshp, New Jersey
Mayor Roland Michaud, Saco, Maine Mayor Frank M. North, Merchantville, New Jersey
Mayor Thomas Blake, South Portland, Maine Mayor James A. Gallos, Borough of Milford, New Jersey
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore, Maryland Mayor Jerry Fried, Montclair, New Jersey
Mayor Craig A. Moe, Laurel, Maryland Mayor Donald Cresitello, Morristown, New Jersey
Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, Rockville, Maryland Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, New Jersey
Mayor James Ireton, Jr, Salisbury, Maryland Mayor Peter C. Massa, North Arlington, New Jersey
Mayor Thatcher W. Kezer, III, Amesbury, Massachusetts Mayor Francis M. Womack, III, N. Brunswick, New Jersey
Mayor Thomas Menino, Boston, Massachusetts Mayor Randy George, North Haledon, New Jersey
Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Cambridge, Massachusetts Mayor James R. Barberio, Parsippany-Troy Hills, New
Mayor Lisa A. Wong, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Jersey
Mayor Jim Fiorentini, Haverhill, Massachusetts Mayor Samuel Rivera, Passaic, New Jersey
Mayor Edward C. Caulfield, Lowell, Massachusetts Mayor Jose Torres, Paterson, New Jersey
Mayor Richard C. Howard, Malden, Massachusetts Mayor Wilda Diaz, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Mayor Scott Lang, New Bedford, Massachusetts Mayor Harry L. Wyant, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Mayor Clare Higgins, Northampton, Massachusetts Mayor Gary Giberson, Port Republic, New Jersey
Mayor Thomas G. Ambrosino, Revere, Massachusetts Mayor Pasquale Menna, Borough of Red Bank, New Jersey
Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, Salem, Massachusetts Mayor Earl Gage, Salem, New Jersey
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Somerville, Massachusetts Mayor Douglas Palmer, Trenton, New Jersey
Mayor Domenic Sarno, Springfield, Massachusetts Mayor Betty Simmons, Victory Gardens, New Jersey
Mayor Susan M. Kay, Weymouth, Massachusetts Mayor Robert Romano, Vineland, New Jersey
Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit, Michigan Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh, West Windsor, New Jersey
Mayor Karen Majewski, Hamtramck, Michigan Mayor John E. McCormac, Woodbridge, New Jersey
Mayor Brenda L. Lawrence, Southfield, Michigan Mayor David Coss, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mayor Steve Lampi, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Mayor Gerald Jennings, Albany, New York
Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville, Minnesota Mayor James Gaughan, Altamont, New York
Mayor Don Ness, Duluth, Minnesota Mayor Jeff Roderick, Arkport, New York
Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, Minnesota Mayor Ann Thane, Amsterdam, New York
Mayor Steve Gold, Beacon, New York Mayor Lawrence Soos, North Tonawanda, New York
Mayor Donna Sherrer, Bellerose, New York Mayor Joseph Maiurano, Norwich, New York
Mayor Matthew T. Ryan, Binghamton, New York Mayor Richard P. Miller, Jr., Oneonta, New York
Mayor Eugene Christopher, Broadalbin, New York Mayor Brian Wona, Otisville, New York
Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo, New York Mayor Victoria W. Daly, Palmyra, New York
Mayor Leigh Fuller, Canandaigua, New York Mayor Mary Foster, Peekskill, New York
Mayor Todd Rouse, Canastota, New York Mayor Christopher Sanders, Piermont, New York
Mayor Jerome Kobre, Chestnut Ridge, New York Mayor John Tkazyik, Poughkeepsie, New York
Mayor Robert Goering, Clinton, New York Mayor Robert Weitzner, Port Washington, New York
Mayor John McDonald, Cohoes, New York Mayor George Motz, Quogue, New York
Mayor Sally E. Burns, Delanson, New York Mayor John Bruno, Ravena, New York
Mayor Barbara Alberti, Depew, New York Mayor Daniel J. Dwyer, Rensselaer, New York
Mayor Paul Rickenbach, East Hampton, New York Mayor Kevin Neary, Richmondville, New York
Mayor Daniel Liedka, East Syracuse, New York Mayor Robert Duffy, Rochester, New York
Mayor Jeffrey Kaplan, Ellenville, New York Mayor Susan Ben-Moshe, Roslyn Estates, New York
Mayor Mark Olson, Fayetteville, New York Mayor Leonard Wurzel, Sands Point, New York
Mayor Charles Weiss, Flower Hill, New York Mayor Carolyn Stevens, Scarsdale, New York
Mayor Andrew Hardwick, Freeport, New York Mayor Brian U. Stratton, Schenectady, New York
Mayor John Diamond, Glens Falls, New York Mayor Diana Smith, Seneca Falls, New York
Mayor Dorothy Vorce, Gouverneur, New York Mayor John Patterson, Sherman, New York
Mayor Barbara Moore, Greenwood Lake, New York Mayor Joseph P. Shay, Sherrill, New York
Mayor Martin Natoli, Hagaman, New York Mayor Carl Wright, Sloatsburg, New York
Mayor Emery Cummings Jr, Hammondsport, New York Mayor Karen Strickland, South Dayton, New York
Mayor Michael Kohut, Haverstraw, New York Mayor Patricia DuBow, South Nyack, New York
Mayor Wayne J. Hall Sr., Hempstead, New York Mayor Mark Epley, Southampton, New York
Mayor Bernard Jackson, Hillburn, New York Mayor Noramie F. Jasmin, Spring Valley, New York
Mayor Michael McDermott, Homer, New York Mayor John Keegan, Suffern, New York
Mayor Shawn Hogan, Hornell, New York Mayor Edward Stewert III, Sylvan Beach, New York
Mayor Richard Scalera, Hudson, New York Mayor Stephanie A. Miner, Syracuse, New York
Mayor Carolyn Peterson, Ithaca, New York Mayor Ronald Pilozzi, Tonawanda, New York
Mayor Samuel Teresi, Jamestown, New York Mayor John Fitzpatrick, Tuckahoe, New York
Mayor James Sottile, Kingston, New York Mayor Beth Greenwood, Tully, New York
Mayor Robert Blais, Lake George, New York Mayor David R. Roefaro, Utica, New York
Mayor Anthony Caprino, Lakewood, New York Mayor Michael P. Manning, Watervliet, New York
Mayor Elizabeth Feld, Larchmont, New York Mayor David Carr, Westfield, New York
Mayor Carl Luft, Lima, New York Mayor John Ramundo Jr, West Haverstraw, New York
Mayor Robert Peters, Little Falls, New York Mayor David Goldsmith, Wesley Hills, New York
Mayor Corrine Kleisle, Lyons, New York Mayor Scott M. Burto, West Carthage, New York
Mayor Barbara Clark, Madison, New York Mayor Adam T. Bradley, White Plains, New York
Mayor Patricia McDonald, Malverne, New York Mayor Ludwig Odierna, Williston Park, New York
Mayor Dennis Leahy, Maybrook, New York Mayor John W. Monson, Wolcott, New York
Mayor Anthony Sylvester, Mechanicville, New York Mayor Philip Amicone, Yonkers, New York
Mayor Marlinda Duncanson, Middletown, New York Mayor Bruno Petruccione, Yorkville, New York
Mayor Elizabeth Schrader, Middleville, New York Mayor Terry Bellamy, Asheville, North Carolina
Mayor John Karl, Monroe, New York Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mayor Jeffrey Oppenheim, Montebello, New York Mayor John R. Bost, Clemmons, North Carolina
Mayor Gordon Jenkins, Monticello, New York Mayor Bill Bell, Durham, North Carolina
Mayor Clinton Young, Mount Vernon, New York Mayor Patricia C. Dunn, Greensville, North Carolina
Mayor Don Braun, Naples, New York Mayor Charles Meeker, Raleigh, North Carolina
Mayor Peter M. Blandino, Newark, New York Mayor Victor Varela, Ronda, North Carolina
Mayor Nicholas Valentine, Newburgh, New York Mayor Dennis Walaker, Fargo, North Dakota
Mayor Noam Bramson, New Rochelle, New York Mayor Dan Pillow, Addyston, Ohio
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York Mayor Donald Plusquellic, Akron, Ohio
Mayor Robert M. Maciol, New York Mills, New York Mayor Merle S. Gorden, Beachwood, Ohio
Mayor Marvin Natiss, North Hills, New York Mayor Daniel Pocek, Bedford, Ohio
Mayor John Heindorf, North Syracuse, New York Mayor Fletcher Berger, Bedford Heights, Ohio
Mayor John Licastro, Bratenahl, Ohio Mayor David Wonderling, Brookville, Pennsylvania
Mayor Samuel J. Alai, Broadview Heights, Ohio Mayor Lester J. Ward, Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Mayor William J. Healy II, Canton, Ohio Mayor Margaret Stock, Butler, Pennsylvania
Mayor Mark Mallory, Cincinnati, Ohio Mayor John Henicheck, Callery, Pennsylvania
Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland, Ohio Mayor Kirk R. Wilson, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Mayor Edward Kelley, Cleveland Heights, Ohio Mayor Donald Baumgarten, Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Mayor Michael Coleman, Columbus, Ohio Mayor Barbara A. Schlegel, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Mayor Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher, Dublin, Ohio Mayor Wendell N. Butler, Jr., Chester, Pennsylvania
Mayor Gary Norton, East Cleveland, Ohio Mayor Ronald W. Lockwood, Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania
Mayor Bill Cervenik, Euclid, Ohio Mayor Paul H. McKenna, Churchill, Pennsylvania
Mayor Theodore Shannon, Fairfax, Ohio Mayor Richard L. Lattanzi, Clairton, Pennsylvania
Mayor Joseph C. Hubbard, Glendale, Ohio Mayor John Hartman, Cleona, Pennsylvania
Mayor Alan Zaffiro, Golf Manor, Ohio Mayor Frank C. Kelly, Collingdale, Pennsylvania
Mayor William A. Currin, Hudson, Ohio Mayor Allen Gyorko, Confluence, Pennsylvania
Mayor Deborah Neale, Lakeline, Ohio Mayor Richard P. Corkery, Coaldale, Pennsylvania
Mayor Michael A. Kolomichuk, Lakemore, Ohio Mayor John Haberland, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Mayor Jo Ann Toczek, Linndale, Ohio Mayor Helen Thomas, Darby, Pennsylvania
Mayor Joseph M. Cicero Jr., Lyndhurst, Ohio Mayor Michael Cooper, Deer Lake, Pennsylvania
Mayor Donald Kuchta, Macedonia, Ohio Mayor Thomas R. Lloyd, Dormont, Pennsylvania
Mayor Bruce G. Rinker, Mayfield Village, Ohio Mayor Libby White, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Mayor Gary Starr, Middleburg Heights, Ohio Mayor Philip Krivacek, Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Mayor Susan Renda, Moreland Hills, Ohio Mayor Betty M. Hays, Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania
Mayor Kathy Mulcahy, Orange Village, Ohio Mayor Salvatore J. Panto, Jr., Easton, Pennsylvania
Mayor Daniel J. Ursu, Richmond Heights, Ohio Mayor Wayne T. Murphy, Edgeworth, Pennsylvania
Mayor Martin Zanotti, Parma Heights, Ohio Mayor Joseph J. Cisco, Ellport, Pennsylvania
Mayor Bruce H. Akers, Pepper Pike, Ohio Mayor Winfield Iobst, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Mayor Earl M. Leiken, Shaker Heights, Ohio Mayor Dorothy H. Quinn, Emsworth, Pennsylvania
Mayor John Smith, Silverton, Ohio Mayor Joseph Sinnott, Erie, Pennsylvania
Mayor Georgine Welo, South Euclid, Ohio Mayor Gary Foster, Evans City, Pennsylvania
Mayor Matthew Brett, South Russell, Ohio Mayor Charles Moore, Falls Creek, Pennsylvania
Mayor Michael P. Bell, Toledo, Ohio Mayor Olive McKeithan, Farrell, Pennsylvania
Mayor Darreyl D. Davis, Trotwood, Ohio Mayor Harry W. McLaughlin Jr., Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
Mayor Michael J. O’Brien, Warren, Ohio Mayor Fred C. Moyer, Jr., Freeburg, Pennsylvania
Mayor Barry Porter, Wyoming, Ohio Mayor Gerald C. Yob, Freemansburg, Pennsylvania
Mayor Jay Williams, Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Arnie Bowser, Greensboro, Pennsylvania
Mayor Kitty Piercy, Eugene, Oregon Mayor Roy Del Rosario, Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Mayor Sam Adams, Portland, Oregon Mayor Linda Thompson, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mayor James Hopely, Aldan, Pennsylvania Mayor Norm Hawkes, Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Mayor Ed Pawlowski, Allentown, Pennsylvania Mayor John Hoerner, Highspire, Pennsylvania
Mayor Anthony Battalini, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Mayor Joseph R. Dodson, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Mayor Charles T. Wahl, Ambler, Pennsylvania Mayor Betty Esper, Homestead, Pennsylvania
Mayor Gretchen Dosch, Applewold, Pennsylvania Mayor Nicholas Yanosich, Industry, Pennsylvania
Mayor Bernard Killian, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania Mayor Charles Ritter, Ivyland, Pennsylvania
Mayor Alexander Bennett, Jr, Baldwin, Pennsylvania Mayor James C. Sanders, Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Mayor Phillip Ferrizzi, Bally, Pennsylvania Mayor Bruce Smallacombe, Jermyn, Pennsylvania
Mayor Cloyd W. Wagner, Beavertown, Pennsylvania Mayor Donald Bosh, Knoxville, Pennsylvania
Mayor David E. Orr, Beech Creek, Pennsylvania Mayor Sandra Green, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Mayor Stanley Goldman, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Mayor Joseph Legnasky, Lake City, Pennsylvania
Mayor Robin J. Gochenauer, Bendersville, Pennsylvania Mayor J. Richard Gray, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mayor John B. Callahan, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Mayor Christopher Blaydon, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Mayor Gail Stoudt, Bernville, Pennsylvania Mayor Robert P. Carpenter, Laporte, Pennsylvania
Mayor Robert M. Myers, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania Mayor Fred Feltenberger, Laureldale, Pennsylvania
Mayor Thomas M. Smith, Blawnox, Pennsylvania Mayor Peter Poninsky, Leetsdale, Pennsylvania
Mayor Vincent H. Liebel, Boswell, Pennsylvania Mayor Donald L. Rehrig, Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Mayor Marianne Deery, Boyertown, Pennsylvania Mayor Nick Vay, Lincoln, Pennsylvania
Mayor Kenneth Lockhart, Brentwood, Pennsylvania Mayor John L. Mark, Liverpool, Pennsylvania
Mayor Randy Schlegel, Lyons, Pennsylvania Mayor William Goldsworthy, West Pittston, Pennsylvania
Mayor Thomas A. Bell, Mahaffey, Pennsylvania Mayor John Henry, West View, Pennsylvania
Mayor Gerard J. McGlone, Jr., Malvern, Pennsylvania Mayor Thomas M. Leighton, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Mayor David Sturgess, Manor, Pennsylvania Mayor John A. Thompson, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Mayor James D. Schiliro, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania Mayor David Perruso, Wilson, Pennsylvania
Mayor Russell LaRew, Marianna, Pennsylvania Mayor Larry Markel, Windsor, Pennsylvania
Mayor Oliver C. Overlander, II, Marietta, Pennsylvania Mayor John Sanford, Yoe, Pennsylvania
Mayor Weslee A. Clapper-Krepps, McKean, Pennsylvania Mayor C. Kim Bracey, York, Pennsylvania
Mayor John Christopher Soff, Meadville, Pennsylvania Mayor Alford Shull, York Springs, Pennsylvania
Mayor Richard C. Trostle, Mohnton, Pennsylvania Mayor Joan Derco, Youngwood, Pennsylvania
Mayor John P. Antoline, Monaca, Pennsylvania Mayor David Cicilline, Providence, Rhode Island
Mayor John Dorin, Montoursville, Pennsylvania Mayor Joseph Riley, Charleston, South Carolina
Mayor Raymond Bodnar, Munhall, Pennsylvania Mayor Robert D. Coble, Columbia, South Carolina
Mayor Thomas Lush, Myerstown, Pennsylvania Mayor Joseph T. McElveen, Jr., Sumter, South Carolina
Mayor Stephen Szymusiak, Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania Mayor A C Wharton, Memphis, Tennessee
Mayor Joseph Taylor, New Milford, Pennsylvania Mayor Tom Beehan, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Mayor Frances Tkach, New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor Richard Ward, Hurst, Texas
Mayor Mary M. Hetrick, Newport, Pennsylvania Mayor Bob Kiss, Burlington, Vermont
Mayor Thomas Reenock, Northampton, Pennsylvania Mayor Christopher C. Louras, Rutland City, Vermont
Mayor Michele Petrini Avvisato, Old Forge, Pennsylvania Mayor William B. Euille, Alexandria, Virginia
Mayor Geoffrey L. Henry, Oxford, Pennsylvania Mayor Faye Prichard, Ashland, Virginia
Mayor Austin Scandiber, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania Mayor Dave Norris, Charlottesville, Virginia
Mayor Ardele R. Gordon, Parkside, Pennsylvania Mayor Robin S. Gardner, Falls Church, Virginia
Mayor Richard Pegg, Patterson Heights, Pennsylvania Mayor James P. Councill III, Franklin, Virginia
Mayor Robert Winkler, Penndel, Pennsylvania Mayor Brenda Pelham, Hopewell, Virginia
Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor Joe Frank, Newport News, Virginia
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mayor Paul D. Fraim, Norfolk, Virginia
Mayor John D.W. Reiley, Pottsville, Pennsylvania Mayor Annie M. Mickens, Petersburg, Virginia
Mayor Dave Urner, Royersford, Pennsylvania Mayor James W. Holley III, Portsmouth, Virginia
Mayor Tom McMahon, Reading, Pennsylvania Mayor Iris Tharp, Quantico, Virginia
Mayor Gary J. Hess, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania Mayor Dwight C. Jones, Richmond, Virginia
Mayor Anthony Hajjar, Seward, Pennsylvania Mayor William D. Sessoms Jr, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mayor Joseph McGranghan, Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania Mayor Peter B. Lewis, Auburn, Washington
Mayor Bruce Hockersmith, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Mayor H. Clarence Bauman, Chewelah, Washington
Mayor Robert Prah, Smithton, Pennsylvania Mayor Garland D. Walton, Connell, Washington
Mayor William Meyer, Somerset, Pennsylvania Mayor Robert F. Sheckler, Des Moines, Washington
Mayor John Reynolds, Souderton, Pennsylvania Mayor Tamara Jenkins, DuPont, Washington
Mayor James C. Kennedy, South Coatesville, Pennsylvania Mayor Will Ibershof, Duvall, Washington
Mayor Boyd Paul, Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania Mayor Gary S. Jensen, Ferndale, Washington
Mayor Sherman Metzgar, Stockertown, Pennsylvania Mayor Ron (Pete) Poulson, Kalama, Washington
Mayor Charles Baughman, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Mayor David M. Ferguson, Mesa, Washington
Mayor Warren Lubenow, St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania Mayor Daniel N. Mork, Millwood, Washington
Mayor Paul R. McArdle, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania Mayor James F. Gerwig, Morton, Washington
Mayor Richard H. Lowe, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Mayor Russ Rickett, Oakesdale, Washington
Mayor Luke Duignam, Tatamy, Pennsylvania Mayor Spencer Nichols, Pe Ell, Washington
Mayor Jay R. Stover, Telford, Pennsylvania Mayor Paul Warden, Prosser, Washington
Mayor Kenneth Danser, Timblin, Pennsylvania Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle, Washington
Mayor Charles Harper, Three Springs, Pennsylvania Mayor Mary B. Verner, Spokane, Washington
Mayor Adam R. Forgie, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania Mayor Charlotte L. Mackner, Skykomish, Washington
Mayor William Allar, Tremont, Pennsylvania Mayor Dianne W. White, Stanwood, Washington
Mayor Thomas Micozzie, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Madison, Wisconsin
Mayor Jeffrey Steffler, Wampum, Pennsylvania Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mayor Ester Cotner, Washingtonville, Pennsylvania Mayor Richard Johns, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Mayor Carolyn T. Comitta, West Chester, Pennsylvania Mayor Al Richards, Saint Francis, Wisconsin
Mayor Ralph Harrington, West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania Mayor Kristine M. Deiss, West Bend, Wisconsin
Mayor Frank Schmidt, West Hazleton, Pennsylvania Mayor Larry Nelson, Waukesha, Wisconsin