Ivy Taylor
| Ivy Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of San Antonio | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 22, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Julian Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rodney Taylor |
| Children | Morgan Taylor |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Yale University |
Ivy Ruth Taylor is the current mayor of San Antonio and the first African-American to hold the position. She was elected by the city council to serve in the interim following Julian Castro's departure to the Obama administration.
Election
Ivy Taylor was first elected to San Antonio City Council in 2009 representing District 2, and was subsequently re-elected in 2011 and 2013.[1][2] When mayor Julian Castro was selected by President Barack Obama in May 2014,[3] to serve as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development he was obliged to vacate his position as mayor of San Antonio.[4] The charter of San Antonio requires that the replacement mayor be elected by and from the other ten members of the City Council with a majority of six votes.[5] On July 22, 2014, the members of the San Antonio City Council held a special election to fill the vacant position. After Taylor and fellow councilman Ray Lopez split the vote 5-3 in favor of Taylor, Lopez withdrew from consideration, and Taylor was elected with a 9-0 vote.[6] Once Taylor was elected, Castro immediately resigned as mayor.
Although Taylor initially was repeatedly cited as saying that she would not run for mayor when her current term expires in 2015,[1][6][7] on February 16, 2015, she declared her candidacy for re-election.[8]
Personal life
Taylor is married to Rodney Taylor and has one daughter, Morgan.[7] She obtained a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Yale University in 1992 and a master's degree in City and Regional Planning from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998.[2][1]
Taylor was initiated into Delta Sigma Theta during her time at New Haven, Connecticut.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Baugh, Josh (July 22, 2014). "San Antonio chooses Ivy Taylor as new mayor". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mayor Ivy R. Taylor". sanantonio.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ Superville, Darlene (May 23, 2014). "Obama to announce Julian Castro for housing secretary post". PBS. Associated Press. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Mayor Castro Goes to Washington". sanantoniomag.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ↑ Baker, Jeremy (July 22, 2014). "How Tuesday's interim mayoral vote will work". KENS. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Baugh, Josh (July 22, 2014). "Ivy Taylor becomes mayor". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Rivard, Robert (July 30, 2014). "San Antonio's New Mayor, Ivy Taylor". therivardreport.com. Rivard Report. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ Baugh, Josh (February 16, 2015). "Mayor Ivy Taylor declares candidacy". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation.
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