Paul Helmke
W. Paul Helmke, Jr. | |
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| 33rd Mayor of Fort Wayne | |
| In office January 1, 1988 – January 1, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Winfield Moses |
| Succeeded by | Graham Richard |
| 55th President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
| In office 1997–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Daley |
| Succeeded by | Deedee Corradini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1948 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Deborah Andrews Helmke |
| Alma mater | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) Yale University (JD) |
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Walter Paul Helmke Jr. (born 1948) is an American politician, and the former president of the Washington, DC–based Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. He held this position from July 2006 to July 10, 2011. He is a former mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana and a former president of The United States Conference of Mayors. As of 2024, he is the last Republican to hold the office of mayor.