Bill Courtright

William L. Courtright (born December 1, 1957) was the former mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is currently incarcerated after a multi year FBI investigation. He was convicted in 2020 on bribery, extortion and criminal conspiracy charges and sentenced to 7 years in priosn.[1] He was elected on November 5, 2013, defeating Republican Jim Mulligan, 55%-45%. He was re-elected on November 7, 2017, again defeating Republican nominee, Jim Mulligan, 52%-48%. On July 1, 2019, Courtright resigned as mayor, following FBI raids of his home and Scranton City Hall on January 10th, 2019.

Bill Courtright
30th Mayor of Scranton
In office
January 6, 2014 – July 1, 2019
Preceded byChristopher Doherty
Succeeded byPaige Cognetti
Personal details
Born (1957-12-01) December 1, 1957
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Kim Courtright
ResidenceScranton, Pennsylvania

Political career

First elected mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania in 2013.

Prior to running for mayor, Courtright served on the Scranton City Council for six years. He was also elected Scranton Tax Collector on November 3, 2009, and served a four year term.

He resigned on July 1, 2019 due to a multi year FBI investigation into Courtright involving bribery and extortion.

Personal life

Courtright and his wife, Kim, have three children, William, Jr., Patrick, and Lindsey.[1]

FBI agents raided his home on January 9, 2019. The FBI did not immediately disclose what crimes Bill Courtright was suspected of committing. As a result of these raids, he resigned from his position as mayor. Less than 24 hours after resigning as the Mayor of Scranton, Bill Courtright was in federal court pleading guilty to public corruption charges. Federal prosecutors say Courtright extorted and bribed business people looking to work in the city the entire time he was in office. [2] [3]

On October 2 2020, Bill Courtright was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment and ordered to pay a 25,000 dollar fine. He plead guilty to the charge of bribery, extortion and conspiracy.[4] He is currently serving his sentence at FCI Morgantown. Courtright is scheduled for release on 15 October 2026.

Electoral history
Scranton Mayoral Democratic Primary, 2013 [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bill Courtright 6,091 50.9%
Democratic Elizabeth Randol 5,068 42.3%
Democratic Others 812 6.7%
Total votes 11,971 100.0%
Scranton Mayoral Election, 2013 [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bill Courtright 8,782 54.8%
Republican Jim Mulligan 7,229 45.2%
Total votes 16,011 100.0%
Scranton Mayoral Democratic Primary, 2017 [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bill Courtright (inc.) 4,864 100.0%
Total votes 4,864 100.0%
Scranton Mayoral Election, 2017 [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bill Courtright (inc.) 7,452 51.8%
Republican Jim Mulligan 6,939 48.2%
Total votes 14,391 100.0%

References
  1. "Scranton Pennsylvania". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. WNEP-16
  3. "FBI raids Scranton City Hall, mayor's house; reason unknown". WJAC. Scranton, PA. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. "Former Scranton Mayor Sentenced To Seven Years Imprisonment on Public Corruption Charges". justice.gov. October 2, 2020.
  5. "2013 Primary Results". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. "2013 Election Results". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. "2017 Primary Results". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. "2017 Election Results". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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