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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox Officeholder
| name                = Skip Rimsza
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| order               = 57th
| office              = Mayor of Phoenix
| term_start          = November 4, 1994
| term_end            = November 2, 2004
| predecessor         = [[Thelda Williams]]
| successor           = [[Phil Gordon (politician)|Phil Gordon]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1955|03|31}}
| birth_place         = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
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| spouse              = 
| profession          = [[Politician]]
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| birth_name          = Anton Rimsza
}}
'''Anton''' "'''Skip'''" '''Rimsza''' (born March 31, 1955) is an American [[politician]] and was the [[mayor]] of [[Phoenix, Arizona]], from 1994 to 2004.

== Biography ==
Skip Rimsza was born March 31, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Anton Vincent Rimsza and Elizabeth Marie Rimsza, born Kenny. He was the 4th of 8 children.  His family moved to Phoenix shortly after his birth. He attended Camelback High School and Phoenix College. He worked as a realtor in his father's company Tony Rimsza Realty prior to his election as mayor. Skip is an avid hunter and fisherman. He has 5 children: Brian, Jennifer, Nicole, Taylor and Alex.  He was sworn in as mayor on November 4, 1994, following a special [[election]] held on October 25 to replace outgoing interim mayor [[Thelda Williams]].  Rimsza won reelection to a full term the following year during normal elections on October 3, and a second term on September 7, 1999.  [[Term limits|Limited]] to two full terms, Rimsza left office on January 2, 2004.<ref>Josh Fecht, [http://www.citymayors.com/usa/phoenix.html "Skip Rimsza former Mayor of Phoenix"] City Mayors, official website. Retrieved December 25, 2010</ref>

== References ==
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{{Mayors of Phoenix}}

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[[Category:Mayors of Phoenix, Arizona]]
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