predecessor successor birth_place party profession birth_date term_start order spouse article_title term_end
robert beaudin gary doty duluth , minnesota democratic-farmer-labor development consultant / developer 1950 1979 35th mayor of duluth lory john fedo
 1992
john fedo

john fedo -lrb- born 1950 -rrb- is an american politician from duluth , minnesota , and a former mayor of that city .
prior to becoming the city 's youngest mayor , he served on the duluth city council during the 1970s and owned a gas station in duluth .
as mayor , fedo is widely credited with launching the renaissance of duluth 's lakefront and the development of canal park in the 1980s .
he was also active in the design and beautification of downtown duluth .
in march 1988 , fedo was indicted on state charges of theft and falsification of records .
after a trial , fedo was acquitted on all counts , and served out his third term before retiring as mayor in january 1992 .
after he retired as mayor of duluth , fedo became city administrator -lrb- 1992 -- 1995 -rrb- in hibbing , minnesota .
in 1994 fedo founded john a fedo and associates , an economic development consulting firm .
in 2011 the firm merged with jpj engineering and development .
fedo is a partner .
