Few mayors in the State of Connecticut have held office as long as Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr., a veteran in the role since 1984. Dickinson, who was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Wallingford, says he's driven by his interest in the processes of government, where there are always "things at issue."
He earned a law degree from George Washington University and is proud to govern a place that has a small-town feel but also its own water, sewer and electric divisions, similar to a large city. Dickinson oversees an annual budget of more than $140 million.