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State Sen. John Whitmire Defeats Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to Be Elected Houston Mayor
Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, giving him a victory over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in a runoff.
How an Immigrant From a Village in Italy Surpassed All Odds To Become Mayor of New York City in 1950
A writer remembers his great-uncle, who came a family of shoe cobblers in the Italian countryside and eventually became New York City mayor.
In Deep Red Tennessee, Voters in Nashville Stick With Progressive in Mayoral Race
Winner Freddie O’Connell will be the fourth mayor in five years after turmoil in the past several administrations.
