Gus Morrison Explained

Gus Morrison
Office:Mayor of Fremont, California
Term Start:January 30, 2012[1]
Term End:2013
Predecessor:Bob Wasserman
Successor:Bill Harrison
Office2:Mayor of Fremont, California
Term Start2:1994
Term End2:December 2004
Predecessor2:Bill Ball
Successor2:Bob Wasserman
Office3:Mayor of Fremont, California
Term Start3:1985
Term End3:1989
Predecessor3:Leon Mezzetti
Successor3:Bill Ball
Birth Date:1934/1935
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Alma Mater:San Jose State University
Residence:Fremont, California
Spouse:Joy
Children:Three

Gus Morrison (1934/1935 – December 14, 2023) was an American politician and engineer. Morrison served as the Mayor of Fremont, California, for three different tenures: 1985 to 1989, 1994 to 2004, and 2012. On January 30, 2012, Morrison was appointed Mayor by the Fremont City Council following the death of his predecessor, the late Bob Wasserman, effective immediately. He was inaugurated into office to complete the remainder of Wasserman's unexpired term (ending in December 2012) on January 31, 2012.[2] [3]

Life and career

Morrison was first elected to the Fremont City Council in 1978. He ran for Fremont mayor in 1980, losing to Leon Mezzetti. He defeated Mezzetti in a rematch in 1985, serving for two electoral cycles before being defeated by Bill Ball in 1989, narrowly losing with 10,436 votes to Ball's 10,868 votes. In 1994, Morrison defeated incumbent Mayor Bill Ball in a rematch of the 1989 mayoral election. Morrison narrowly won with 20,811 votes to Ball's 20,376 votes.[4]

Between 2004 and 2012, Morrison worked as a political consultant.[2]

Morrison died on December 14, 2023, at the age of 88.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gus Morrison, Mayor . City of Fremont, California . 2012-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161446/http://www.fremont.gov/index.aspx?nid=698 . 2012-05-13 . dead .
  2. News: Fremont Appoints Former Mayor Gus Morrison as New Mayor . . 2012-02-01 . 2012-02-19.
  3. News: Rob. Dennis. Interim Fremont mayor has no shortage of experience . . 2012-02-05 . 2012-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235124/http://www.mercurynews.com/fremont/ci_19896310. 2016-03-03 . live.
  4. News: Morrison Edges Out Ball in Upset . . 1994-11-09 . 2012-02-19.
  5. https://www.fremont.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/14649 Angus Hugh Morrison