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Name |
Abel, David W. |
Spouse |
Rosemary (Bilskie) Abel |
Children |
Andria (Abel) McCarty Laura (Abel) Truelove |
Occupation |
David W. Abel, a Republican, was elected Mayor of Washington, Indiana in 1983 defeating the Democratic incumbent, Leo J. Sullivan. He was defeated by the Democratic Mayoral candidate Charles "Tom" Baumert in 1987. Mr. Abel ran again for Mayor in 2003 defeating Mr. Baumert. The Democractic Mayoral candidate in 2007 was Larry J. Haag who defeated Mr. Abel. Mr. Abel was Chief Daviess County Probation officer in the 1970s. Later he was an insurance broker with Shelter Insurance. |
Education |
David W. Abel graduated from Washington High School in 1971 and Purdue University in 1975. |
Places of residence |
David W. Abel and his wife, Rosemary Abel, lived at 8 E. Hefron Street in Washington, Indiana. |
Caption |
David W. Abel |
Othernames |
Dave Abel David William Abel |
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