Tom McMahon

Tom McMahon is the current mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania. He is up for reelection in 2007.

McMahon was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University with degrees in engineering. He taught in Bangladesh with the Peace Corps before founding his own electrical engineering firm in Reading.

Illegal Aliens

Tom McMahon is a strong supporter of Illegal Aliens where he was quoted as them being "welcome with open arms". McMahon's more famous quote was at a Latino rally where he was quoted as saying, "It's wonderful to hear Spanish spoken through the city".

Fighting Crime

Mayor Tom McMahon's ideas to curb crime have not gone well. His main proposal was to create an art gallery known as The Goggle Works, a 9 million dollar pork project paid with state taxpayer money. Most recently, The Goggle Works was the site of criminal activity where a Pennsylvania State Trooper was caught fondling a 15 year old girl while a member of her family was taking a dance class.

Exploiting Officer Scott Wertz

After Reading Police Officer Scott Wertz was murdered in cold blood by Cletus Rivera, Mayor McMahon chose to exploit Officer Wertz and his family to justify a property tax increase to "fight crime." Voters rejected it, knowing it would continue to go into the pockets of Mayor McMahon who would say to give a criminal a hug to make him feel better.

The Great Trash Collection Debate

On November, 2006 Mayor McMahon was struck a stinging defeat by city voters, when his trash bill was defeated. The main reason for the defeat was when Mayor McMahon tore down signs in a window that were against his trash bill. All of this happened right in front of Reading Police Chief Bill Heim. While it is illegal to do what the Mayor did, Chief Heim refused to enforce the law and arrest him.

The Anti-American Mayor

Mayor McMahon to this day blames the misery around the world on America's greatness, and our free market as stated in a USA Today article. [1]