• Elected in November 1981 to Borough Council. Took office in January 1982.
• Served as Pubic Safety Chair for 8 years (1982–1990)
• Served as Finance Chair for 2 years (1990–1992)
• Served as Mayor February 18, 1992 to present
• Worked closely with the Media Police Department, Mayor Frank Daly and Borough Council to reduce the crime rate in Media.

Mayor of Media
February 1992 to present:

• Worked with Council to raise more than $6 million for improvements for Media.
• Recruited businesses to media that include Trader Joes, Iron Hill and Fellinis.
• Events in media draw more than 10 million views per year on local TV newscasts.
• Immediate challenges on the pending closure of Media Elementary School and the Media Theatre.
• Media Elementary School – For the third time in eight years the residents of Media rallied to save our walking school.
• Media Borough Council conducted extensive research and developed a plan with much input from residents to save the school. Mayor Bob’s role was to approach each member of the school board, especially the finance committee and present the plan.
• Media Theatre: As decisions were being made on Media Elementary School they were also being made on the Media Theatre. The theatre was not surviving as a movie theatre. Walter Strine Sr., owner of the theatre, had an interest in buying Media Elementary School and starting a Musical Theatre similar to what he had done in his hometown Milton, Pennsylvania.
  
  After many discussions, Walter decided to invest $1 million into the Media Theatre and establish a Musical Theatre fulfilling the vision of he and his wife Elizabeth. The Theatre reopened on February 18, 1994 with the production of “My Fair Lady.”