Mary Moore (mayor)
Mary Moore is a former mayor of Pearsall, Texas. Moore was the first woman as well as the first African American to be elected Mayor of Pearsall.
Elections
On May 9, 2015, Moore became the first African American woman[citation needed] to be elected Mayor of Pearsall, Texas, US[1] with 66% of the vote.[citation needed] Her campaign was centered on bringing change to a corrupt city government that had been overwhelmed with lawsuits and grand jury indictments of its officials.[citation needed] She said that there was a "history of dysfunction at City Hall" and that she would run under the banner of "Honest Leadership".[2]
Moore was re-elected in 2017.[3]
In 2022 she stood for Frio County judge.
Covid
During the Covid pandemic Moore issued an executive order on June 12, 2020, declaring a state of local disaster.[4]
Personal life
Moore was born November 17, 1957, in Bonita, Louisiana, the daughter of Thomas and Annie Lumpkin, and grew up on a cotton farm.[citation needed] Before becoming Mayor of Pearsall, Moore was a physician assistant for 15 years.[citation needed] She is a mother of two, and a grandmother of two.[5]
Education
Moore holds a Bachelor of Science in physician assistant studies from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Texas.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Linde, Barbara M (2017). African Americans in Political Office: From the Civil War to the White House. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. ISBN 9781534560758. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
Other women who have served as mayor include: [...] and Mary Moore (Pearsall, Texas, 2015).
- ^ MacCormack, Zeke (31 January 2015). "Investigation snags Frio County, Pearsall officials". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Mary Moore | Pearsall, TX".
- ^ https://www.cityofpearsall.org/DocumentCenter/View/771/Executive-Order-Mayor-Mary-Moore---6-12-2020-June-2020
- ^ "Mary Moore | Pearsall, TX".
External links
- City of Pearsall City of Pearsall Texas
- Frio-Nueces Current Pearsall City Council
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