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Lily Wu (born 1984) is an American politician and former television news anchor, currently serving as the 103rd and first Asian-American, mayor of Wichita, Kansas, since 2024. Although the position is non-partisan , and the party made no election endorsements, she is a registered voting member of the Libertarian Party .
First woman commissioner and first woman mayor [7] 82 (66) James M. Donnell (2nd term) 1976–1977 83 69 Antonio F. "Tony" Casado (1st term) 1977–1978 First Latino (Cuban) mayor of Wichita 84 (68) Connie Ames Peters Kennard (2nd term) 1978–1979 85 (69) Antonio F. "Tony" Casado (2nd term) 1979–1980 86 70 Robert G. Knight (1st term) 1980 ...
Lily Wu has defeated Mayor Brandon Whipple. Wu is the second woman to win a citywide election for mayor and will be the first person of Asian descent to hold the office. ... Former Wichita mayor ...
Of Chinese descent, Wu was born in Guatemala to Chinese-speaking parents and came to Kansas with them as a young child. She quickly spoke fluent English along with her native Chinese and Spanish.
The 2023 Wichita mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Wichita, Kansas. The election is required to be non-partisan , but most candidates are known to be affiliated with political parties.
Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson (also a subsidiary of Koch Industries) was at Wu’s campaign party, comparing her to Donald Trump. In mayoral debates, Wu expressed her pride in being ...
This category is for persons who have held the position of mayor in the U.S. state of Kansas ... Women mayors of places in Kansas ... Mayors of Wichita, Kansas (12 P)
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