Bristol Borough Appoints New Mayor

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA — There's a new mayor in town in Bristol Borough.

After the recent death of longtime mayor Joseph Saxton, borough council appointed Democrat Ralph DiGuiseppe III, a real estate leader and the son of the borough council president, as the town's new mayor Tuesday night.

DiGuiseppe III's father, Ralph DiGuiseppe, has been the acting mayor since Saxton's death. DiGuiseppe abstained in the vote that appointed his son as mayor.

During Tuesday's meeting, DiGuiseppe III said that he had supported every member of the current council in previous re-election bids.

"So I couldn't be more thankful and humbled that they're now showing me their support," he said during his public remarks.

The new mayor also praised Saxton for his service to the community.

This mayoral term will run through Jan. 2024.

DiGuiseppe III currently serves as a Senior Vice President/Regional Manager at Long and Foster Real Estate in Media. He graduated in 1998 from St. Joseph's University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

Watch the full appointment hearing and borough council meeting online here.

Saxton, who served Bristol and Bucks County for more than half a century, was 72 when he passed on July 8.