Lydia Reid

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Lydia J. Reid
Mayor of Mansfield, Ohio
In office
1993–2007
Succeeded by Donald Culliver
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Residence Mansfield, Ohio
ProfessionPolitician

Lydia J. Reid is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the first female and longest-serving mayor of Mansfield, Ohio encompassing three four-year terms from 1993 to 2007. [1]

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Reid retired due to term limits, after serving her last day in office on November 30, 2007; [1] her successor Donald Culliver, the city's first black mayor, assumed office on December 1, 2007.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Tribute Dinner Held For Mayor Lydia Reid". WMFD TV . November 29, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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References

  1. ^ Mansfield News Journal , November 30, 2007. Adieu, Lydia: Mansfield Mayor Reid given grand sendoff before leaving office today, editorial.