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              <text>Kenneth O. "K.O." LaVergne&#13;
Former Mayor of Derby&#13;
Former Derby City Council Member Ward II</text>
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              <text>Term as Mayor&lt;br /&gt;Apr. 16, 1991 - Apr. 20, 1999&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;elected Apr. 02, 1991 defeating incumbent Mayor Mark Butterfield and Don Storck as a write-in candidate&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;sworn in Apr. 16, 1991&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kenneth "K. O." LaVergne and Gary Tibbetts defeated Matt Orsman in the primary Feb. 28, 1995 to run in the general election for mayor Apr. 04, 1995&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;re-elected Apr. 04, 1995 defeating Gary Tibbetts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kenneth "K. O." LaVergne and Richard "Rich" Standrich defeated Eric Fisher in the primary Mar. 02, 1999 to run in the general election for mayor Apr. 06, 1999&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;defeated Apr. 06, 1999 and lost the position of mayor to Richard "Rich" Standrich&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;Term as City Council Ward II&lt;br /&gt;1988 - Apr. 16, 1991&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Jeffrey K. Ray and Kenneth "K. O." LaVerge defeated Richard Ballinger and John Rayburn in the primary Mar. 03, 1987 to run in the general election Apr. 07, 1987&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;defeated Apr. 07, 1987 by Jeffrey K. Ray for the Ward II seat vacated by Jack Everson&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;appointed in Jul. 21, 1988 to fill the unexpired term of Jeffrey Ray&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;sworn in 1988&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;did not seek re-election in 1991&lt;/li&gt;
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