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Lyda Krewson (born November 14, 1953) is an American retired politician who was the 46th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She is a member of the Democratic Party and St. Louis's first female mayor, serving from 2017 to 2021.
In 2017, then-St. Louis alderwoman Lyda Krewson was elected mayor, becoming the first woman to do so. However, in late 2020, she announced that she would not seek re-election to a second term, despite being eligible to run. Krewson cited her age as the primary reason for her retirement, saying: "I am now pushing 70.
The 2017 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 4, 2017, to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. Incumbent Mayor Francis Slay chose not to run for reelection. Slay, who was serving his fourth term as mayor, indicated in March 2016 that he would run for reelection, [2] but announced in April 2016 that he would not run for a fifth term. [3]
The first female mayor was Lyda Krewson, who served from 2017 to 2021. Duties and powers. St. Louis was incorporated as a city on December 9, 1822, ...
On June 28, 2020, about 500 Black Lives Matter protestors entered Portland Place, a private gated neighborhood, in an attempt to walk to the home of St. Louis mayor Lyda Krewson on an adjacent neighborhood street.
Lyda Krewson first woman elected mayor of Saint Louis, Missouri. Montana. 1932. June G. Olsen, first woman elected mayor of Ekalaka, Montana [233] 1936.
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