List of mayors of Lynwood, California
Mayor of Lynwood | |
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Term length | 1 year |
Formation | 1921 |
Following is a list of mayors of Lynwood, California
Image | Mayor | Term | Notes/Citation | Mayor pro tem | Other Council members |
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? | 1921–1984 | ||||
John Byork | 1984–1985 | ||||
Robert Henning | 1985–Dec 1986 | First African-American mayor | Evelyn Wells | ||
Evelyn Wells
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Dec 1986 | Acting mayor, first female mayor and second African-American mayor[1] | x | Robert Henning Paul Richards John Byork E.L. Morris | |
Paul Richards | Dec 1986–Jan 1989 | Evelyn Wells Paul Richards John Byork E.L. Morris | |||
Evelyn Wells (2nd term) |
1989–1990 | [2] | Paul Richards | ||
Robert Henning (2nd term) |
1990–1991 | ||||
Louis J. Heine | 1991–1992 | Henning stepped down prematurely in November 1991 The three incumbent members on the council voted for Heine in a special meeting as mayor (incoming councilmember Louis Byrd did not take part)[3][4][5] |
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Paul Richards (2nd term) |
1992–1997 | [6] | |||
Armando Rea | 1997–1998 | [7] | |||
Ricardo Sanchez | 1998–1999 | [8] | |||
Louis Byrd | 1999–2000 | [9][10] | |||
Paul Richards (3rd term) |
2000–2001 | ||||
Arturo Reyes | 2001–2003 | [11] | |||
Fernando Pedroza | 2003–2004 | Long Beach.[13]
Pedroza was elected to the Lynwood City Council in November 2001 and was the city's mayor in 2003.[13] On September 25, 2007, he was ousted from the City Council in a recall election which also resulted in the removal of mayor Louis Byrd and fellow council members Leticia Vasquez and Alfreddie Johnson Jr.[14][15][16][17] Mayor Pro Tem Maria Teresa Santillan, the only council member to not face a recall vote, served as mayor in the interim. |
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Ramon Rodriguez | 2004–2005 | Rodriguez was born in the town of Valparaíso, Zacatecas, Mexico. His family migrated to the United States in 1964, and he grew up in Hawaiian Gardens, California, where he graduated from Artesia High School in Lakewood, California.
Rodriguez was elected to the Lynwood City Council in 2001. In 2003, eight members of his family were charged with voter fraud after registering at a fictitious address to vote for his re-election. |
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Leticia Vasquez | 2005–2006 | Vasquez was born and raised in Lynwood, the daughter of immigrants from Mexico.[23] She graduated with a B.A. in criminal justice and a M.A. in public policy & administration from California State University, Long Beach and with a M.A. in education from Pepperdine University.[24]
Vasquez was elected to the Lynwood City Council in November 2003 and made history as the first Latina to serve as mayor of the city when she was appointed by the City Council in December 2005. Mayor Pro Tem Maria Teresa Santillan, the only council member to not face a recall vote, served as interim mayor. While mayor, Vazquez faced criticism for not more aggressively representing Latino interests in a town that was roughly 80% Latino with a declining, although influential, Black population.[31] In 2003, she had nominated Louis Byrd for mayor over the Latino candidate.[32] On June 5, 2012, Vasquez was elected to the Central Basin Municipal Water District[33] and is a professor of political science at El Camino College in Compton, California.[24] |
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Louis Byrd (2nd term) |
2006–2007 | ||||
Maria Teresa Santillan | 2007–2010 | Santillan was elected to the Lynwood City Council in 2003 after winning a recall election which ousted | |||
Aide Castro | 2010–2011 | ||||
Jim Morton | 2011–2012 | ||||
Salvador Alatorre | 2012–2013 | ||||
Edwin Hernandez | 2014–2015 | ||||
Maria Teresa Santillan (2nd term) |
2016–2017 | Second term.[44] | |||
José Luis Solache | 2018–2019 | ||||
Aide Castro | 2019–2020 | [45] | Jorge Casanova[45] | Salvador Alatorre José Luis Solache Marisela Santana[45] | |
Marisela Santana | 2020–2021 | ||||
Jorge Casanova | 2021–2022 | [46] | José Luis Solache | ||
Oscar Flores | 2022–Present |
References
- The Los Angeles Times. December 4, 1986.
- The Los Angeles Times. January 12, 1989.
Wells, 42, is the first Black woman....
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- The Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1997.
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- The Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1999.
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- ^ "Elected Officials: Mayor Pro-Tem Fernando Pedroza". City of Lynwood, California. August 12, 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007.
Councilman Pedroza, 42, is bilingual English / Spanish
- ^ a b c "Elected Officials: Mayor Pro-Tem Fernando Pedroza". City of Lynwood, California. August 12, 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007.
Councilman Pedroza, 42, is bilingual English / Spanish
- ^ "Los Angeles County, CA Ballot - Special Recall Election, City of Lynwood - Shall Fernando Pedroza Be Recalled (Removed) From the Office of City Council Member?". smartvoter.org. September 28, 2007.
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- ^ "Councilmember Ramon Rodriguez". City of Lynwood, California. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Los Angeles County, CA Ballot".
- The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Los Angeles County, CA Ballot - Special Recall Election, City of Lynwood - Shall Leticia Vasquez Be Recalled (Removed) From the Office of City Council Member; City of Lynwood". smartvoter.org. September 28, 2007.
- ^ "Lynwood - Elected Officials". 2006-06-19. Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ a b "Meet Leticia". leticiavasquez.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "Leticia Vasquez - Councilmember". 2007-09-18. Archived from the original on September 18, 2007. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "Los Angeles County, CA Ballot". Smartvoter.org. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Lynwood. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2006.
- ^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Lynwood. April 3, 2007. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.
- The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Los Angeles County, CA Ballot - Special Recall Election, City of Lynwood - Shall Leticia Vasquez Be Recalled (Removed) From the Office of City Council Member; City of Lynwood". smartvoter.org. September 28, 2007.
- The Los Angeles Times.
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- ^ "Two incumbents defeated in Central Basin Municipal Water District". Whittierdailynews.com. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Ofgang, Kenneth (January 13, 2009). "Ex-Lynwood Mayor is Target of 'Vendetta', Lawyer Tells Ninth Circuit". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Lynwood Voters Recall Councilman Richards". Los Angeles Sentinel. August 10, 2003. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mayor Maria Teresa Santillan". City of Lynwood. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Lynwood, CA City Council 2005". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
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- patch.com.
- ^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Lynwood. April 3, 2007. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.
- ^ "Lynwood, CA City Council 2009". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Lynwood, CA City Council 2013". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ Diaz Barraga, Nanette (December 5, 2017). "CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HONORING THE YEARS OF SERVICE OF MARIA TERESA SANTILLAN-BEAS TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD" (PDF). govinfo.go.
- ^ Diaz Barraga, Nanette (December 5, 2017). "CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HONORING THE YEARS OF SERVICE OF MARIA TERESA SANTILLAN-BEAS TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD" (PDF). govinfo.go.
- ^ a b c "Lynwood City Council Meeting - Regular Minutes - September 15, 2020". Lynwood, California website.
- ^ "Lynwood Welcomes New Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem". Lynwood, California website. December 9, 2021.
External links
- "City Council minutes by year". City of Lynwood official documents.