Politicians
Joshua J. Wright II (1929-2017)
Joshua J. Wright II was a dentist and politician in Anchorage, Alaska. In 1970 he was one of the first...
Ada Belle Evans (1932-2011)
Ada Belle Huff Evans was the first African American elected mayor in Colorado. She was born on June 9, 1932...
Jo Ann Hardesty (1957- )
Jo Ann Hardesty is the first African American woman to serve on Portland’s City Council and the third black woman...
Claudia B. Thomas (1930-2018)
Claudia Bonds Thomas, an educator, activist, and civic leader, was the first black woman to be elected mayor in Washington...
Carl Brewer (1957-2020)
Carl Brewer served as the 100th Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, only the second African American elected to that office. Brewer...
Kevin Maurice Johnson (1966- )
Kevin Maurice Johnson served as Mayor of Sacramento, California, from December 2, 2008 to December 13, 2016. Johnson, the son...
Mark Mallory (1962- )
On December 1, 2005, Mark Mallory was sworn in as the first black mayor elected by popular vote in Cincinnati,...
Aja Brown (1982- )
Image Ownership: Public Domain Aja Brown serves as the youngest and first female mayor of Compton, California. Brown was born...
Chica da Silva (1731/1735-1796)
Francisca da Silva de Oliveira, better known as Chica da Silva (or spelled Xica da Silva), was a Brazilian woman...
