Meet Wade.

As Mayor, Wade Kapszukiewicz has worked hard to move our city forward. You can see it and you can feel it. Toledo is moving forward.

From creating jobs to improving roads to taking critical steps to make our city safe, the City has made real steps forward in the past eight years. The story of the last eight years can be found on this website. It is a story written by a City that believes in itself again. It is also a City that Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz has called home for his entire life.

Prior to serving as Mayor, he was Lucas County Treasurer from 2005–2018, and also served on Toledo City Council. Wade received recognition in 2006 as a “20 Under 40” community leader, and in 2014, he was honored by The Toledo City Paper as one of its “Big Idea Toledoans” for his work creating and leading the Lucas County Land Bank.

Wade graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Marquette University in 1994 and was named the valedictorian of the College of Communication, Journalism and Performing Arts. He received a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan in 1996.

Wade and his wife, Sarah, will celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary in 2025. They live in the Old Orchard neighborhood of Toledo and have two children: Emma, 21, and Will, 19.