Phil Hardberger

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Phil Hardberger (2008)

Phillip Duane Hardberger (born July 27, 1934 in Morton , Texas ) is an American politician ( Democratic Party ). From June 7, 2005 to June 1, 2009 he was Mayor of the City of San Antonio .

Life

Philhard Berger in 1934 as the son of Homer Reeves Hard Berger (1908-1986) and Bess Scott was born (1913-2008) in the small town of Morton in northwest Texas and grew up to the age of nine there and then in O'Donnell in Lynn County on . He's a Baptist . Hardberger studied at Baylor University , where he graduated in 1955. He then joined the United States Air Force , where he achieved the rank of captain . Hardenberger later served in the Office of Economic Opportunity under President Lyndon B. Johnson and worked as a lawyer. Since 1968 he was Chief Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals.

From 2004, Hardberger ran for mayor of the city of San Antonio. In a runoff election on June 7, 2005, he prevailed against Julián Castro , and Hardberger was sworn in on the same day. He replaced Ed Garza , who was no longer allowed to run after two terms. During his tenure, Hardberger is said to have tried, among other things, to permanently settle the American football team New Orleans Saints in San Antonio, but this did not succeed. In May 2007 he was confirmed in office with 77 percent of the vote. Before the 2009 election, Hardberger still achieved an approval rate of 86 percent in the population, but was no longer allowed to run due to the limited term of office. His successor was Julian Castro. In December 2009, a park in San Antonio was named after Hardberger. Phil Hardberger has been working as a lawyer again since September 2016.

Phil Hardberger has been married to Linda Morgan (* 1942) since 1968, who survived the sinking of Andrea Doria in 1956 . He has at least one daughter and two grandchildren.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Phil Hardberger Park. In: sanantonio.gov , accessed April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Take Tagliabue to court. In: San Antonio Express-News , September 29, 2007, accessed April 14, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Hardberger, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hardberger, Phillip Duane (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, Mayor of San Antonio (2005–2009)
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Morton (Texas) , United States