Steve Schewel | |
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| Mayor of Durham, North Carolina | |
| In office December 4, 2017 – December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Bell |
| Succeeded by | Elaine O'Neal |
| Member of Durham City Council | |
| In office 2011–2017 | |
| Vice Chair of the Durham Public School Board | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lao Rubert |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Duke University (BA) Columbia University (MA) Duke University (PhD) |
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Stephen M. Schewel (born 1951) is an American politician, businessman, and academic. A Democrat, he is the former Mayor of Durham, North Carolina and formerly served on the Durham City Council and as the Vice Chair of the Durham Public School Board. Schewel is also a faculty member at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and a former faculty member at North Carolina Central University. He founded the weekly newspaper Indy Week in 1983, and served as its president until he sold the paper in 2012. In 2010 he co-founded the Hopscotch Music Festival.