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Todd Rex Gloria (born May 10, 1978) [1] [2] is an American politician serving as the 37th mayor of San Diego since 2020. As mayor, he is the chief executive officer of the City of San Diego. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Gloria was first elected to public office representing District 3 of the San Diego City Council. He was president ...
The primary election was held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, after which incumbent mayor Todd Gloria and police officer Larry Turner advanced to the general election. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference.
Todd Gloria is the first mayor of color, with Filipino, Latino, and Native American heritage. Gloria is also the first elected mayor to be openly gay. [26] This list includes people who served as acting mayor or interim mayor due to a vacancy in the office of the mayor, but who were not officially elected or appointed as mayor.
Incumbent Todd Gloria, a Democrat, and Larry Turner, an independent, defeated three other candidates and advanced from the primary on March 5, 2024. Gloria went on to defeat Turner in the general election.
The top two finishers, California State Assembly member and former acting mayor Todd Gloria and San Diego City Council president pro tem Barbara Bry advanced to the general election. This guaranteed that a Democrat would be elected mayor of San Diego for only the third time since 1971 .
In some states, mayors are officially elected on a nonpartisan basis; however, their party affiliation or preference is generally known, and where it is known it is shown in the list below. The breakdown of mayoral political parties is 38 Democrats , 9 Republicans , and 3 Independents (two elected with state Democratic support).
Chuck Todd: As Yogi Berra was once accused of saying, it’s getting late early. Specifically, it’s getting late early in the world of third-party alternatives.
Todd Gloria (born 1978) Democratic: California: Mayor of San Diego (2020–present) First openly gay and first Person of Color to serve as mayor of San Diego [158] Jim Gray (born 1953) Democratic: Kentucky: Mayor of Lexington (2011-2019) First openly gay mayor of Lexington [159] Reed Gusciora (born 1960) Democratic: New Jersey: Mayor of Trenton ...