Sheng Thao | |
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.jpg) Thao in 2022 | |
| 51st Mayor of Oakland | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Libby Schaaf |
| President pro tempore of the Oakland City Council | |
| In office January 4, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Kalb |
| Succeeded by | Dan Kalb |
| Member of the Oakland City Council from 4th district | |
| In office January 2019 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Annie Campbell Washington |
| Succeeded by | Janani Ramachandran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1985 Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Merritt College (AA) University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
Sheng Thao (born July 18, 1985) is an American politician and the 51st mayor of Oakland, California. She is the first Hmong American mayor of a major city in the United States.[1][2]
- ^ Singh, Maanvi (November 24, 2022). "From homeless to city hall: the Hmong American mayor making history in Oakland". The Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Sheng Thao vies to be the 1st Hmong Am woman to lead a big city – AsAmNews". Asamnews.com. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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