Lovely A. Warren
Lovely A. Warren | |
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| 67th Mayor of Rochester | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Richards |
| Rochester City Council President | |
| In office January 2010 – November 2013 | |
| Member of the Rochester City Council from the Northeast District | |
| In office 2007–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1, 1977 Rochester, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Timothy Granison |
| Children | Taylor |
| Residence | Northeast District of Rochester |
| Alma mater | John Jay College of Criminal Justice (BA) Albany Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Mayor of Rochester |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
Lovely Ann Warren (born July 1, 1977) is the currently the Mayor of Rochester, New York. She was previously the President of the Rochester City Council. Warren was sworn in as Rochester's 67th mayor on January 1st, 2014 at 12:01 am at the University of Rochester Medical Center by the bed of her grandfather Cecil.[1] She is the first woman to serve as mayor of Rochester.
Warren graduated from Wilson Magnet High School. She graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and from Albany Law School of Union University with a Juris Doctorate. In 2000, Warren served as a legislative assistant, deputy counsel, lead counsel and chief of staff to New York Assemblyman David Gantt. In 2001, she was a summer judicial clerk to Honorable Teresa Johnson who is the Presiding Judge of the Rochester City Court. She was also a summer law clerk to New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in 2002. In February of 2004, Warren was admitted to the bar.[2]
Beginning in 2007 Warren was a councilwoman in Rochester’s City Council and was elected as the fifth President of the Rochester City Council in 2010, making her the youngest president in Rochester’s history. She resigned her council seat and the presidency in November 2013 when she was elected mayor.
In 2011, she was a participant in the We Live NY Summit at Cornell University, She has appeared on panels sponsored by Rochester Downtown Development Corporation and the Rochester Chapter of the League of Women Voters. She also hosts a youth event at City Hall for students of the Rochester City School District and she is a frequent guest speaker at events for young people in the Rochester City School District and colleges including, the University of Rochester, Albany Law School of Union University, Towson University and Howard University.
2013 Mayoral election[edit]
The Primary[edit]
Warren began her campaign for mayor of Rochester as a severe underdog to incumbent mayor Tom Richards. Warren created a grass roots campaign composed of door to door campaigning. She pulled off what was called the largest upset in upstate New York political history when she defeated the heavily favored Richards in the 2013 democratic primary by a margin of 57 percent to 42 percent.[3]
The General Election[edit]
While Richards officially stepped out from the race he continued to be a candidate on the Independence and Working Families lines. After endorsing Warren he ended his active campaign But the Independence party created the grass roots Turn Out for Tom campaign in an effort to get Richards re-elected mayor on the independence party and Working families party line. Richards lost the election to Warren 55 to 39 percent. Lovely Warren became the second African-American and first Female Mayor of Rochester, New York.
Personal[edit]
Lovely is a native of Rochester. Her grandfather named Cecil McClary, a former security guard at Wegmans Food Markets, former West Ave location, was a victim of gunfire while working in 1984. Although he lived through the incident, he was seriously wounded. This incident gave Warren the motivation she needed to pursue a career as an attorney to in her opinion to right wrongs and make Rochester a safer, better city. McClary died at age 87 on January 2nd, 2014, a day after Warren was sworn in as mayor at his bedside.[4] Her parents worked for Eastman Kodak Company and Xerox.[5]
Lovely lives in the North East section of the City with husband Timothy Granison and their daughter Taylor. Lovely and her family are active members of the Westside Church of Christ.
References[edit]
- ↑ "City of Rochester | News Release - Lovely A. Warren Sworn-In as Rochester Mayor". Cityofrochester.gov. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ "An Inside Look at Rochester's Next Mayor, Lovely Warren". Minorityreporter.net. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ Louis, Tim. "Major upset: Lovely Warren wins mayor's race | News". Rochester City Newspaper. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ Brian Sharp, ROC 6:21 p.m. EST January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02). "Lovely Warren's grandfather dies as administration begins". Democratandchronicle.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Lovely Warren's hard-scrabble life resonates with Rochester voters - World & Nation". The Buffalo News. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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| Preceded by Tom Richards |
Mayor of Rochester, NY January 1, 2014 - future |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Mayors of cities with populations exceeding 100,000 in New York | ||
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