Kate Gallego
Kate Gallego | |
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| Democratic candidate for mayor of Phoenix | |
| Election date March 12, 2019 | |
| Opponent(s) | Daniel Valenzuela |
| Incumbent | Thelda Williams |
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| Political party | Democratic |
Kate Gallego is an American politician from the state of Arizona. She served on the Phoenix City Council and is a candidate for mayor in the ongoing special election.
Gallego earned a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Harvard University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Gallego worked on economic development and strategic planning for the Salt River Project. In 2013, Gallego was elected to the Phoenix City Council for District 8. She was reelected in 2017. With Greg Stanton, the mayor of Phoenix, running for the United States House of Representatives in the 2018 elections, Gallego announced she would run in a special election to succeed him.[2] She resigned from the city council effective August 7, 2018.[3] She and Daniel Valenzuela advanced to a runoff election.[4]
Gallego married Ruben Gallego in 2010. They announced their impending divorce in 2016, while she was pregnant.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Get to know the Phoenix mayoral candidates". KNXV-TV. October 27, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Councilwoman Kate Gallego enters Phoenix mayoral race". Azcentral.com. October 9, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Phoenix Councilwoman Kate Gallego to resign Aug. 7 to run for mayor". Azcentral.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ The Associated Press (November 6, 2018). "AP: Phoenix mayor will be a runoff between Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela | Arizona Politics". azfamily.com. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ Gardiner, Dustin (December 21, 2016). "Phoenix Vice Mayor Kate Gallego and Rep. Ruben Gallego to divorce". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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