Eddie Perez Politician
Eduardo Alberto "Eddie" Perez (born 1957) is a politician of Puerto Rican origin and served as Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut from 2001-2010. Prior to entering politics, Perez worked as a community organizer. Perez served as the first Mayor who was also the CEO of the city and was widely credited with reducing crime, reforming the school system and sparking economic revitalization in the city. Perez's investment in educational reform and appointment of new leadership at the Board of Education led to significant increases in high school graduation rates in the city.On December 9, 2013 the Connecticut Appellate Court overturned Perez's state court conviction on bribery, fabricating evidence, and conspiracy to fabricate evidence in connection with the failed development of a vacant site and improvements to his home by a city contractor, and vacated his sentence.
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