Heather Fargo is an American politician who served as mayor and was a former City Council Member of Sacramento,California. She was sworn in as mayor in November 2000,replacing Jimmie R. Yee,and served until December 2008,when she was defeated for reelection by Kevin Johnson.
William Michael Daley is an American lawyer,politician and former banker. He served as White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama,from January 2011 to January 2012. He also served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce,from 1997 to 2000,under President Bill Clinton. He has also served on the executive committee of JPMorgan Chase &Co. Daley was a candidate for Governor of Illinois in the 2014 gubernatorial election,until dropping out of the race on September 16,2013. He ran in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election but came in third in the first-round voting,and did not advance to the runoff. He served as the Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon from June through October 2019. Since November 13,2019,Daley has served as the Vice Chairman of Public Affairs for Wells Fargo.
Richard Joseph Riordan is an American investment banker,businessman,lawyer,and former Republican politician who was the 39th Mayor of Los Angeles,from 1993 to 2001. Born in New York City and raised in New Rochelle,New York,he served in the United States Army during the Korean War before becoming a lawyer and investor in Los Angeles,eventually specializing in private equity.
Lionel Rivera is an American politician who served as the mayor of Colorado Springs,Colorado from 2003 to 2011. Elected in April 2003 and re-elected in 2007 on a mail ballot only election,he is the first Hispanic Mayor in the city's history.
John William Suthers is an American attorney and politician serving as the mayor of Colorado Springs,Colorado. He previously served as the Attorney General of Colorado,U.S. Attorney for Colorado,Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections,and Fourth Judicial District Attorney. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government. The officeholder has the duty to enforce city laws,and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms. Because of San Francisco's status as a consolidated city-county,the mayor also serves as the head of government of the county;both entities have been governed together by a combined set of governing bodies since 1856.
The New Orleans mayoral election of 2002 was an election for Mayor of New Orleans;the primary round of voting was held on February 2,2002,followed by a runoff on March 2. It resulted in the election of Ray Nagin as mayor.
Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is a ranked voting system being used in some states and cities in the United States in which voters may prioritize (rank) their choice of candidates among many,and a procedure exists to count lower ranked candidates if and after higher ranked candidates have been eliminated,usually in a succession of counting rounds. In practice,there are several ways this can be implemented and variations exist;instant-runoff voting (IRV) and single transferable vote (STV) are the general types of ranked-choice voting systems used in the United States.
Instant-runoff voting (IRV) is a type of ranked preferential vote counting method used in single-seat elections with more than two candidates. In Australia,where it has seen the widest adoption,it is most commonly referred to as preferential voting;in the United Kingdom,where its use in general elections was rejected in a referendum,it is generally called alternative vote (AV);and in the United States it is known as ranked-choice voting (RCV),although all these names are sometimes used interchangeably.
Michael B. Hancock is an American author and politician serving as the 45th and current Mayor of Denver,Colorado since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2012 were held November 6,2012 to select the nine officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This election coincided with the U.S. presidential election,U.S. House elections,the gubernatorial election and the statewide judicial elections. Primary elections were held on May 8,2012;for races in which no candidate received 40 percent of the vote in the primary,runoff elections were held on July 17.
Nicholas Joel Sarwark is an American attorney and businessman who served as the 19th chair of the Libertarian National Committee,the governing body of the Libertarian Party. Prior to his election in 2014,he served on several LP national committees and as chair of the Libertarian Party of Maryland State Committee and vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado State Committee. As of 2020,he is the only LP chair to have served three consecutive terms.
On May 9,2015,the city of San Antonio,Texas,held an election to choose the next Mayor of San Antonio. Interim mayor Ivy Taylor ran for election to a full term and narrowly defeated former state senator Leticia Van de Putte in the runoff election on June 13,2015,to become the first African American elected to the position.
The 2015 Colorado Springs mayoral election took place on April 7 and May 19,2015,to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs,Colorado. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. The election was officially nonpartisan.
The 2017 Albuquerque mayoral election was a nonpartisan election,held on October 3 and November 14 2017,to choose the next mayor of Albuquerque,New Mexico. Richard J. Berry,the incumbent mayor,did not seek reelection. This was the first mayoral election in Albuquerque without an incumbent candidate in twenty years. All candidates ran on the same ballot. No candidate reached 50% of the vote in the initial round held on October 3,and so a runoff election was held November 14 between the top two finishers.
The 2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election was held to elect the new Mayor of Phoenix,Arizona. The election was officially nonpartisan;candidates ran on the same ballot. In the initial round of the election,since no candidate reached 50 percent plus one vote,a runoff election was held between the top two finishers.
Chicago has held regularly-scheduled popular elections to select the city's mayor ever since it was incorporated as a city in 1837.
The 2019 Colorado Springs mayoral election was held on April 2,2019,to elect the Mayor of Colorado Springs,Colorado. The election was officially nonpartisan.
The 2011 Colorado Springs mayoral election took place on May 17 and April 5,2011,to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs,Colorado. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. The election was officially nonpartisan.
Daniel Rickenmann is an American businessman and politician,serving as the current Mayor of Columbia,South Carolina. Born in Spartanburg,South Carolina,he is the son of immigrants from Switzerland. He attended the University of South Carolina in 1987.
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