Scott Avedisian (born January 16, 1965)[1] is an American politician and the former Republican mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island, the third largest city in the state after Providence and Cranston.[2]
Avedisian represented Ward 1 in the Warwick City Council from 1990 to 2000, being reelected four times.[1][2] He was first elected mayor in 2000, and served until 2018.[3] He is the youngest person ever elected as Mayor of Warwick and was the youngest person ever elected to the Warwick City Council.[3] In April 2018, Avedisian announced that he was stepping down from office to become the head of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, better known as RIPTA.[4]
Avedisian holds an undergraduate degree from Providence College and a Master of Public Administration degree from Roger Williams University.[3] He also received an honorary degree from the New England Institute of Technology.[3] He is of Armenian descent.[2]
In 2024, Avedisian pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident with damage. Witnesses said Avedisian got out of his car after the accident and he seemed “a little intoxicated.” [5]
In 2022, Avedisian allegedly lost control of his vehicle and swerved off the road in a one-car accident, hitting a telephone pole in Warwick. He was not charged or cited in that incident. [6]
References
- ^ a b "Special election today; voters to choose form 5 mayoral candidates". Cranston Herald. 15 February 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b c Vartabedian, Tom (17 April 2011). "Sixth Term a Charm for Mayor Scott Avedisian". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Get to Know Scott". Scott Avedisian Website. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Hill, John (April 25, 2018). "RIPTA to hire Warwick Mayor Avedisian as its new CEO". The Providence Journal.
- ^ https://www.wpri.com/target-12/avedisian-pleads-not-guilty-to-leaving-the-scene-of-a-drive-thru-fender-bender/
- ^ https://www.wpri.com/target-12/avedisian-pleads-not-guilty-to-leaving-the-scene-of-a-drive-thru-fender-bender/