Joe Schember
Joe Schember | |
|---|---|
| 48th Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 2, 2018 – January 5, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Sinnott |
| Succeeded by | Daria Devlin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1950 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Rhonda Mahoney (m. 1979) |
| Education | Gannon University (BA, MBA) University of Dayton (MA) |
| Website | Office website Campaign website |
Joseph Schember (born November 13, 1950) is an American banker and politician who served as the 48th mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania from 2018 to 2026. Schember previously served as a vice president of PNC Bank and as a member of the Erie City Council between 2006 and 2012.
On November 7, 2017, the people of Erie voted for the next Mayor and Schember won 53% of the vote to his Republican challenger John Persinger who gained 47% of the vote. The previous Mayor, Joseph E. Sinnott, served for three consecutive terms from 2006 to 2018 and ran unopposed in the latest election. Erie was at a decisive moment in its history as under Sinnott, Erie was kept out of Act 47 which is reserved for financially distressed cities.