User:Reesemclellan/Kate Gallego

Early life and education[edit]
Gallego grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her parents are attorneys who moved to Albuquerque from Chicago after the 1979 Chicago blizzard. She grew up with asthma, which made air quality important to her.

Gallego graduated from Albuquerque Academy, where she served as student body vice president. She earned a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. As a result the Wharton School of Business added her to their "40 Under 40" list.

A graduate of Harvard University, she earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

She got married to Ruben Gallego in 2010 and is a mother to one child, Michael Gallego, later divorced in 2017 and has not been married sense.

Mayoral Powers of the City of Phoenix Arizona
The City of Phoenix has a weak mayor in which much of the appointment and administrative power resides in the city manager of Phoenix who is currently Jeff Barton.

The mayor has power in being the dedicated chief executive of the city tasked with enforcing the laws and ordinances of the City of Phoenix.

Mayor has the duty to inform the city council of information about city and can propose budget suggestions.

With proposal during the election of 11-9-1971 the mayor of Phoenix was given the right to a personal secretary without the Individual being subject to the Civil Service provisions of the City of Phoenix.

Mayor has emergency powers in which proclamations when ignored or neglected by individuals can be charged with misdemeanor.

First and Second Term Election Results
The city of Phoenix has nonpartisan elections. Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela advanced to a runoff in November of 2018. They defeated Moses Sanchez and Nicholas Sarwark. Although the election was nonpartisan, both candidates were Democrats. Previously on the city council, they had voted similarly. In 2018 the election was a special general runoff election, because former Mayor Greg Stanton resigned to run for Congress. Kate Gallego defeated Daniel Valenzuela in the special general runoff election for the mayor of Phoenix in 2019. She received 58.6% of votes. She assumed office on March 21, 2019 inaugurated as the 61st mayor of Phoenix. Gallego became the first woman elected to the office in more than three decades. She is only the second female mayor in Phenix and one of the youngest big city mayors in the United States. She was backed by progressives, labor unions, the Arizona Republic editorial board, and liberal advocacy organizations. Examples of these include Emily's List, Sierra Club, and the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona.

In 2020 Kate Gallego ran for reelection. In November 2020, she was returned to office with the highest number of votes cast in a mayoral candidate in Phoenix. Merissa Hamilton, a Libertarian write in candidate, was Gallego's closest opponent. Hamilton received 26.29% of votes. Gallego won the election receiving 60.7% of the votes.

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She took position in office as mayor on March 21, 2019; her current term ends on April 21, 2025.

Gallego ran for re-election for Mayor of Phoenix in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

In November of 2020, she returned to office granted the highest number of votes ever cast for a mayoral candidate in Phoenix.

Mayoral elections in Phoenix are nonpartisan and Gallego is affiliated with the Democratic Party.

Gallego was the District 8 representative on the Phoenix City Council from 2013 to 2018. She resigned effective August 7, 2018, to run for mayor of Phoenix.