Leo Pando Explained

Leo Pando
Office:53rd Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming
Term Start:1993
Term End:2001
Predecessor:Gary Schaeffer
Successor:Jack R. Spiker
Office2:Member of the Cheyenne, Wyoming city council from Ward 2
Term Start2:1989
Term End2:1993
Death Date:March 30, 2023

Leo Pando (died March 30, 2023) was an American politician who was active in local politics in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He served in the Cheyenne city council and as the 53rd Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Early life

Leo Pando was one of eleven children. He was a member of the Cheyenne sanitation crew while in high school. In 1985, a hail storm and flash flooding killed twelve people in Cheynne, including Pando's daughter.

Career

Pando served as a police detective in the Cheyenne, Wyoming police department.[1] In 1988, Pando was elected to the city council in Cheyenne from Ward 2 alongside Joseph C. Dougherty.[2] Pando was selected to serve as the vice-president of the city council.[3]

In 1992, Pando ran in Cheyenne's mayoral election against incumbent Mayor Gary Schaeffer. He placed second in the primary behind Schaeffer and defeated Schaeffer in the general election.[4] [5] Pando ran for reelection in 1996, placed first out of eight candidates in the primary, and defeated Rod Miller in the general election.[6] [7]

Pando ran for reelection in 2000, placed first in the primary, but was defeated in the general election by Jack Spiker.[8] [9] Pando had spent $20,386 against Spiker's $13,449, and he had outraised Spiker.[10]

Pando appointed Mark Moran to replace Bernard Pitts, who had served since March 1986, as municipal court judge starting on July 1. 1999, and Moran served until 2019.[11] [12] In 2000, Pando successfully requested the resignation of Frederika Barlea, the Cheyenne city treasurer, after Barela admitted to knowing about up to $600,000 in unreconciled bank statements and not sending the statements to Pando.[13] The city's general fund had more than $11 million at the end of Pando's term.

Death

Pando died on March 30, 2023.[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: January 6, 1999 . Mayor gives city judge 6-month reprieve . 9 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227173833/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59205727/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: November 10, 1988 . 1988 election results . 31 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227174120/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59202739/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: July 4, 1989 . City Council Vice President . 13 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227174236/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59202887/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: August 20, 1992 . Schaeffer, Pando in mayoral race . 31 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227174402/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette/59202997/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: November 5, 1992 . Cheyenne councilman beats incumbent in mayoral race . 13 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227174640/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59203175/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: August 22, 1996 . Cheyenne mayor tops field of 7 . 8 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227174825/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette/59204455/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: November 6, 1996 . Pando earns second term . 11 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227174941/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59204532/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: August 23, 2000 . Spiker, Pando advance in Cheyenne . 13 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227175048/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59202309/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: November 8, 2000 . Spiker ousts incumbent Pando . 1 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227175202/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59205646/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: December 12, 2000 . Cheyenne mayor outspent foe, lost . 11 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227175312/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59205571/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: June 24, 1999 . Moran named municipal judge . 15 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227175603/https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/59205017/ . December 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: December 29, 2019 . "An exceptional man": Moran retires as senior municipal court judge . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227175810/https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/an-exceptional-man-moran-retires-as-senior-municipal-court-judge/article_27294a14-7872-5189-9581-236a98bc744f.html . December 27, 2023.
  13. News: September 22, 2000 . Resignation . The Bond Buyer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227180236/https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/wyoming-bb128550 . December 27, 2023.
  14. News: April 5, 2023 . Leo Pando, former Cheyenne mayor, remembered fondly . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227173632/https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/leo-pando-former-cheyenne-mayor-remembered-fondly/article_a5310362-d338-11ed-8d5f-9b50972416f8.html . December 27, 2023.

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