Samuel Teresi is an American politician. He was the 24th mayor of

Jamestown, New York Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamesto ...

, from 2000 to 2020 after defeating incumbent Republican mayor Richard Kimball Jr. Teresi earned a BA in Political Science from

State University of New York, Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo (commonly referred to as UB, University at Buffalo, and sometimes SUNY Buffalo) is a public research university in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States. The university was founded in 1846 as ...

in 1982, and an MA in Public Affairs/Administration from

State University of New York, Albany The State University of New York at Albany (University at Albany, UAlbany, or SUNY Albany) is a public research university in Albany, New York, United States. Founded in 1844, it is one of four "university centers" of the State University of N ...

in 1984. On February 4, 2019, he announced he would not seek re-election. He was succeeded by Eddie Sundquist.

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Living people Politicians from Jamestown, New York New York (state) Democrats University at Buffalo alumni {{newYork-mayor-stub