Jean Stothert. Jean Louise Stothert (n??e Wolf; born February 7, 1954) is an American politician and former nurse serving as the 51st mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. She is the first woman to hold the office and was sworn in as Mayor on June 10, 2013. She was re-elected on May 10, 2017, and May 11, 2021. Early life and career Jean Stothert was born on February 7, 1954, in Wood River, Illinois. She earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Seattle Pacific University. Stothert began her career in nursing. Her 12 years as a critical care nurse and nursing manager included serving as head nurse at St. Louis University in Missouri. She was responsible for her department budgeting, hiring and staff management. Political career In 1997, Stothert was elected to the Millard Board of Education. She was re-elected for three terms, including 3 years as president...
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Jean Stothert. Jean Louise Stothert (n??e Wolf; born February 7, 1954) is an American politician and former nurse serving as the 51st mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. She is the first woman to hold the office and was sworn in as Mayor on June 10, 2013. She was re-elected on May 10, 2017, and May 11, 2021.
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Philip Braat. Bailie Philip Braat (born 1976) is a Scottish Labour politician serving as the Lord Provost of Glasgow from 2020 until 2022. He previously served as Deputy Lord Provost from 2017 to 2020. He has represented the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward since May 2007.
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Philip Braat. Bailie Philip Braat (born 1976) is a Scottish Labour politician who served as the Lord Provost of Glasgow from 2020 until 2022. He previously served as Deputy Lord Provost from 2017 to 2020. He has represented the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward since May 2007. Private life Braat grew up in Essen, Belgium, and is a native speaker of both English and Dutch. In November 2024 it was reported that he was arrested and charged with stalking offences. A Police Scotland spokesperson at the time said: ???A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, 23 October, 2024, in connection with stalking offences." A report was submitted to the procurator fiscal and he was expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date. Career Law career Braat is a graduate of law from the University of Glasgow, specialising in Commercial...
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Shelley Berkley. Rochelle Berkley (n??e Levine; born January 20, 1951) is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who has served as Mayor of Las Vegas since 2024. She also previously served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2013. In 2012, she was the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Berkley ran for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2024. On November 7, 2024, Berkley became the Mayor-Elect of Las Vegas as her opponent, Las Vegas Councilwoman Victoria Seaman, conceded the race. Berkley was then sworn into office on December 4, 2024. Early life, education, and legal career Berkley was born Rochelle Levine in New York City, the daughter of Estelle (n??e Colonomos ??? see...
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Shelley Berkley. Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley (n??e Levine; born January 20, 1951) is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who served as U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2013. In 2012, she was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Carolyn Goodman. Carolyn Goodman (n??e Goldmark; born March 25, 1939) is an American politician who has served as mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, since 2011. She is the second female mayor of Las Vegas and is married to former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman. She is the founder, president and trustee emerita of The Meadows School.
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Carolyn Goodman. Carolyn Goodman (n??e Goldmark; born March 25, 1939) is an American politician who served as mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2011 until 2024. She is the second female mayor of Las Vegas and is married to former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman. She is the founder, president and trustee emerita of The Meadows School. Education Born in New York City in 1939 to a Jewish family, Goodman attended the Brearley School, then earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Bryn Mawr College in 1961. She and Oscar Goodman moved to Las Vegas from Philadelphia in 1964. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1973 with a master's degree in counseling. Career Goodman is the founder, president and trustee emerita of The Meadows School. She and her husband moved to Las Vegas in 1964 and soon became active in the local...
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Bart De Wever. Bart Albert Liliane De Wever (Dutch: [??b??r d?? ????e??v??r]; born 21 December 1970) is a Belgian politician. Since 2004, De Wever has been the leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), a political party advocating for the transformation of Belgium into a confederal state. He is also a member of the Chamber of Representatives. De Wever presided over his party's victory in the 2010 federal elections when N-VA became the largest party in both Flanders and in Belgium as a whole. He accomplished this again in the subsequent 3 elections, eventually being tasked with forming a new government by King Philippe following the 2024 elections. Since January 2013, he has been Mayor of Antwerp, following the 2012 municipal elections. Biography De Wever was born in Mortsel and grew up in Kontich, where his parents Irene and Henri owned a small supermarket. His father had...
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Bart De Wever. Bart Albert Liliane De Wever (Dutch: [??b??rt d?? ????e??v??r] born 21 December 1970) is a Belgian politician. Since 2004 De Wever has been the leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), a political party advocating for the independence of Flanders. He is also a member of the Chamber of Representatives. De Wever played a prominent role in the 2007 Belgian government formation and presided over his party's victory in the 2010 federal elections when N-VA became the largest party in both Flanders and in Belgium as a whole.
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Sheng Thao. Sheng Thao (born 1985) is an American politician serving as the District 4 councilmember and the president pro tempore of the Oakland City Council. She is also the Mayor-elect of Oakland. She was the first Hmong woman to be elected as a member of the city council in the state of California and the first Hmong person elected to the Oakland City Council, and is the first Hmong American woman to become mayor of a major city in the United States.
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Sheng Thao. Sheng Thao (RPA: Seeb Thoj, Pahawh:
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John Whitmire. John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who is the longest-serving current member of the Texas State Senate. Since 1983, he has represented District 15, which includes much of northern Houston, Texas. His tenure earns him the title of Dean of the Senate. Previously he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 through 1982. He also served as the Acting Governor of Texas in 1993 as part of the Governor for A Day tradition.
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John Whitmire. John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 63rd mayor of Houston, the most populous city in Texas, since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, Whitmire was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 until 1983, and the Texas State Senate from 1983 to 2023. In the state senate, he represented District 15, which included much of northern Houston. In November 2021, Whitmire announced his candidacy for mayor of Houston in the 2023 election. In November 2023, he advanced to a runoff with Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. He won the runoff in a landslide on December 9, 2023. Early life and education Whitmire was born in Hillsboro, Texas, north of Waco, to James Madison Whitmire, the Hill County clerk, and the former Ruth Marie Harris, a nurse. His parents divorced when he was seven years old, and the...
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Sylvester Turner. Sylvester Turner (born September 27, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who was the 62nd mayor of Houston, Texas and is currently a U.S. representative-elect for Texas's 18th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Turner was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 until 2016. He attended the University of Houston and Harvard Law School. Turner ran for mayor of Houston in 1991, losing in the runoff election to Bob Lanier. He lost again in 2003, coming in third and thus missing the runoff. Turner won the 2015 election, defeating Bill King in the runoff by 4,082 votes out of 212,696 votes cast in the closest mayoral election in Houston history by percentage. On December 14, 2019, Turner won his second term as mayor over the more conservative Tony Buzbee, 56-44 percent in a turn out of less than 20 percent of registered voters. In 2024, after the death of Sheila...
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Sylvester Turner. Sylvester Turner (born September 27, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who is serving as the 62nd mayor of Houston, Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, Turner was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 until 2016. He attended the University of Houston and Harvard Law School. Turner ran for mayor of Houston in 1991, losing in the runoff election to Bob Lanier. He lost again in 2003, coming in third and thus missing the runoff.
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Andre Dickens. Andre Dickens (born 1974) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who is the 61st and current mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He was a member of the Atlanta City Council and defeated council president Felicia Moore in the second round of Atlanta's 2021 mayoral election. He is the chief development officer at TechBridge, a nonprofit technology organization. He served as the chairperson of the transportation committee and chaired on the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee. Personal life Mayor Andre Dickens was the chief development officer for Tech Bridge; this non-profit offers affordable technology and business expertise to other nonprofits in underserved areas. In 2018, Dickens co-founded a Technology Career Program for the unemployed to be able to learn new tech skills and other IT training to take advantage of the booming tech jobs market. Mayor Andre Dickens also serves on the...
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Andre Dickens. Andre DeShawn Dickens (born June 17, 1974) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who is the 61st and current mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the Atlanta City Council and defeated council president Felicia Moore in the second round of Atlanta's 2021 mayoral election. He is the chief development officer at TechBridge, a nonprofit technology organization. He served as the chairperson of the transportation committee and chaired on the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee.
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Berry Vrbanovic. Canadian politician
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Karen Bass. Karen Ruth Bass (/??b??s/; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician, social worker, and the mayor-elect of Los Angeles; she is the first woman elected to the office. She has been serving as the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2011. The district, numbered as the 33rd district for her first term, covers several areas south and west of downtown Los Angeles. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served for six years in the California State Assembly, the last two as speaker. Bass won the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election to become the first woman and second black mayor of Los Angeles.
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Karen Bass. Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician, social worker and former physician assistant who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010, serving as speaker during her final Assembly term. A Los Angeles native, Bass attended college at California State University, Dominguez Hills and the University of Southern California. She spent her career as a physician assistant and community activist before seeking public office. Before her election to Congress, Bass represented the 47th district in the California State Assembly for six years. In 2008, she was elected to serve as the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African-American woman in United States history to serve as a speaker of a state legislative...
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Eric Garcetti. Eric Michael Garcetti (born February 4, 1971) is an American politician serving as the 42nd and current mayor of Los Angeles since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in the 2013 election, and reelected in 2017. A former member of the Los Angeles City Council, Garcetti served as City Council President from 2006 to 2012. He is the city's first elected Jewish mayor, and its second consecutive Mexican American mayor. He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years, having been 42 at the time of his inauguration. In July 2021, Joe Biden nominated Garcetti as the United States Ambassador to India, but by May 2022 it was acknowledged Garcetti would not have the required votes in the Senate for confirmation.
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