Carlos Mayans

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Carlos Mayans became mayor of the city of Wichita, Kansas in April 2003.^[1] He was born in Havana, Cuba in 1948 and emigrated to the United States shortly after the Cuban Revolution of 1959.^[2] In addition to serving as mayor, Mayans also served as a Republican representative for Wichita's 100th district in the Kansas House of Representatives for five terms^[1] and ran an insurance agency before becoming mayor.^[3] He lost a re-election bid to Carl Brewer by 61% to 37%.^[4]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mayans is new Wichita mayor". Associated Press. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
↑ "The 42 most influential latino politicians - Hispanic Power". Retrieved 3 May 2011.
↑ Dinell, David (12 July 2005). "Mayor chosen for national board". Wichita Business Journal. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
↑ "Brewer easily defeats Mayans for mayor". Wichita Business Journal. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

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Name	Mayans, Carlos
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1948
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