Miro Weinberger

The City of Burlington became the first city in the country to source 100 percent of its energy from renewable generation during Weinberger's tenure as Mayor in 2014. Weinberger and his administration have set a goal of becoming a net zero energy city within the next 10–15 years. In coordination with the City's Electric Department, Weinberger has overseen an expansion in solar installations in the City of Burlington – from 25 solar arrays pre-2012 to about 160 in 2017 – as well as in electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle purchasing incentives.

Weinberger was elected mayor of Burlington on March 6, 2012. In the election for mayor, Weinberger won the closely contested party primary against Tim Ashe and faced Republican Party opposition in the general election from Kurt Wright. Weinberger won final with 57.7% of the vote. He was re-elected to a second term on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, Town Meeting Day with 68% of the vote over former Burlington Public Works Director Steve Goodkind. On March 6, 2018, Weinberger defeated Carina Driscoll (I) (the stepdaughter of Bernie Sanders) and Infinite Culcleasure (I) in a highly publicized election to win his third term in office with 48% of the vote.

In 2002, Weinberger returned home to Vermont and co-founded the Hartland Group in Burlington. In less than nine years, his company built over 200 affordable and market rate homes in Vermont and New Hampshire, consisting of over $40 million of development. His work has won a smart growth and a green building award, LEED certifications, and has involved the clean-up of environmentally contaminated sites.

Weinberger married Stacy Sherwat in 2000, and they have two daughters. Stacy is the Early Education Director at the King Street Center. He plays catcher for the Burlington Cardinals in an over-35 men's baseball league. Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee is also on the team.

Miro Weinberger (born February 25, 1970) is an American politician and the 42nd and current mayor of Burlington, Vermont. He is the city's first Democratic Party mayor since Gordon Paquette was defeated by future U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in 1981. Weinberger was the Democratic Party chair for Chittenden County during the 2004 election cycle. He also served on the Burlington Airport Commission for nine years, as board president of the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County, a drug addiction recovery organization, and on the board of the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.