Gordon Joseloff
Gordon F. Joseloff | |
|---|---|
| First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut | |
| In office 2005–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Diane G. Farrell |
| Succeeded by | Jim Marpe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1945 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 2020 (aged 75) Westport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Connecticut |
| Education | McBurney School Syracuse University |
| Awards | Emmy Award |
Gordon F. Joseloff (May 13, 1945 – November 9, 2020) was an American Emmy Award-winning journalist and First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut. A former foreign correspondent for CBS News in New York, Tokyo, and Moscow, and United Press International, he was also the founding editor and publisher of WestportNow, a local news and information website he established in 2003.
Joseloff was elected as First Selectman of Westport in 2005 with almost 60 percent of the vote and re-elected in 2009 with almost 52 percent. He earlier served 14 years on the Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM), the town's legislative body, including 10 as its moderator, or president.