Victoria Woodards | |
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| 39th Mayor of Tacoma | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Strickland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16,1965 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
Victoria R. Woodards (born July 16,1965) [1] is an American politician serving as the 39th mayor of Tacoma,Washington. [2] [3] A Democrat,she formerly served for seven years as an at-large member of the Tacoma City Council. [4] [1]
During Woodards' tenure on the Tacoma City Council,she worked to establish the city of Tacoma's Office of Equity and Human Rights. Woodards was also a member of the board of Metro Parks Tacoma,and served as president of the Tacoma Urban League. [5] Woodards was first elected as mayor in 2017,and won a second term in 2021. [6] She serves on the advisory board of the United States Conference of Mayors and is vice-chair of the organization's Committee on Jobs,Education,and the Workforce.
In the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries,Woodards initially supported former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg before endorsing Joe Biden. [7]
In 2022,Woodards was elected as president of the National League of Cities. [8]
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