EPISODE · Apr 19, 2021 · 44 MIN
Bart Peterson: I Wanted to Do Something That Mattered
from Business & Beyond with Gerry Dick · host IBJ Media
He was a political novice who knew full well that Indianapolis had not elected a Democrat mayor in more than three decades. But Bart Peterson says he was driven to run by the belief that he could do a good job if given the chance to lead his hometown. He talks about his two terms in office, lessons learned from a stunning upset loss in 2007 and his obsession with dishwashers in a wide-ranging conversation.
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He was a political novice who knew full well that Indianapolis had not elected a Democrat mayor in more than three decades. But Bart Peterson says he was driven to run by the belief that he could do a good job if given the chance to lead his hometown. He talks about his two terms in office, lessons learned from a stunning upset loss in 2007 and his obsession with dishwashers in a wide-ranging conversation.
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