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Wikipedia : "Carty Finkbeiner":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carty_Finkbeiner

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During his long career in public service, Carty has been a member of multiple parties. At various times and for various offices he has run as a *Republican, a Democrat and an Independent.* Finkbeiner served eight years as a city councilman and two years as deputy mayor.
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In 2010, Carty "joined":http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2010/12/13/Finkbeiner-to-help-launch-centrist-group.html the "No Labels" party or   "movement.":http://toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/tt.pl/article/74242/Carty_resurfaces_as_member_of_no-nothing_party

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No Labels encompasses politicians, commentators, and strategists of both major political parties who fear that extremists are keeping the nation from making the tough changes necessary to keep the economy and the republic strong.

*"I think the voice of the +reasonable+ has become diminished,"* said Mr. Finkbeiner.
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Digest that. Carty, the Reasonable, joined a group to combat extremists.

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Participants such as Mr. Finkbeiner say No Labels is not aiming to be a third party. 

"We are not being asked to abandon our parties. What we are working to do is to work vigorously in support of centrist Democrats and centrist Republicans gaining strength and those persons continuing to reach across the aisle and work with the centrists on the other side of the aisle," Mr. Finkbeiner said.
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But Carty has always been a member of the Carty Party.


Recent Toledo mayors:

1971–1976	Harry W. Kessler	1927-2007	Democratic
1977–1983	Douglas DeGood	1947-	Democratic
1983–1989	Donna Owens	1937-	Republican
1990–1993	John McHugh	1930-2015	Democratic
1994–2002	Carleton S. "Carty" Finkbeiner	1939-	Democratic
2002–2006	Jack Ford	1947-2015	Democratic
2006–2010	Carleton S. "Carty" Finkbeiner (2)	1939-	Democratic
2010–2014	Michael P. Bell	1955-	Independent
2014-2015	D. Michael Collins (died in office)	1944-2015	Independent
2015-present	Paula Hicks-Hudson [2]	1952-	Democratic