Editing Hellertown, Pennsylvania (section)

===Mayors===
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! No.
! Name
! Term
! Party
! Notes
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| Howard Hess
| 1946-1949
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| Descendant of Thomas R. Laubach, Northampton county commissioner, restored and preserved the original borough jail.<ref>{{cite web |title=HELLERTOWN SOCIETY TO BE GIVEN OLD JAIL HISTORIANS ELECT OFFICERS |url=https://www.mcall.com/1984/02/02/hellertown-society-to-be-given-old-jail-historians-elect-officers/ |website=[[The Morning Call]] |access-date=18 October 2023}}</ref>
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| Emerson Mills
| 1969-1981
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| Served three terms until his defeat in 1981.<ref name="Zimpfer" />
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| Donald C. Zimpfer
| 1985-1993
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Spent eight years on the borough council before becoming mayor.<ref>{{cite web |title=AN ELECTION PREVIEW |url=https://www.mcall.com/1985/08/01/an-election-preview/ |website=[[The Morning Call]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> Defeated in the Democratic primaries.<ref name="Zimpfer">{{cite web |title=HELLERTOWN MAYOR SEEKS RE-ELECTION ELECTION 89 |url=https://www.mcall.com/1989/03/02/hellertown-mayor-seeks-re-election-election-89/ |website=[[The Morning Call]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>
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|Ben Muschlitz
| 1993-1997
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Longtime borough councilmen, engaged in a corruption scandal at the end of his term.<ref>{{cite web |title=HELLERTOWN COUNCILMAN: QUIT, MAYOR * BEN MUSCHLITZ’S ‘I’M SORRY’ WON’T BE ENOUGH, JERRY DONNELLY SAYS. |url=https://www.mcall.com/1997/10/09/hellertown-councilman-quit-mayor-ben-muschlitzs-im-sorry-wont-be-enough-jerry-donnelly-says/ |website=[[The Morning Call]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> Attempted to merge Hellertown and [[Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Saucon Township]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HELLERTOWN MAYOR WILL INVITE MERGER OPPONENT TO JOIN PANEL * BEN MUSCHLITZ SAID HE’LL ASK LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP’S BARRY GEBHART TO BE ON STUDY COMMITTEE. |url=https://www.mcall.com/1996/11/25/hellertown-mayor-will-invite-merger-opponent-to-join-panel-ben-muschlitz-said-hell-ask-lower-saucon-townships-barry-gebhart-to-be-on-study-committee/ |website=[[The Morning Call]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>
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| Richard Fluck
| 1997-2017
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Spent 28 years on the borough council, and 20 years as mayor.<ref name="Heintzelman" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Popichak |first1=Josh |title=Long-time Hellertown Mayor Won’t Seek Re-Election |url=https://sauconsource.com/2017/02/20/long-time-hellertown-mayor-wont-seek-re-election/ |website=Saucon Source |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>
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| David Heintzelman
| 2017-present
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Local [[funeral home]] owner and prominent local businessman.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Popichak |first1=Josh |title=Hellertown Mayor David Heintzelman Announces Re-election Bid |url=https://sauconsource.com/2021/03/14/hellertown-mayor-david-heintzelman-announces-re-election-bid/ |website=Saucon Source |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="Heintzelman">{{cite web |last1=Popichak |first1=Josh |title=Hellertown Borough Elects First New Mayor in 20 Years |url=https://sauconsource.com/2017/11/08/hellertown-borough-elects-first-new-mayor-20-years/ |website=Saucon Source |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>
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