Mary Moore (mayor)
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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[edit]
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[edit]
During the Covid pandemic Moore issued an executive order on June 12, 2020, declaring a state of local disaster.[4]
Personal life[edit]
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[edit]
Moore holds a Bachelor of Science in physician assistant studies from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Texas.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Linde, Barbara M (2017). African Americans in Political Office: From the Civil War to the White House. 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.
- ^ https://www.cityofpearsall.org/155/Mary-Moore
- ^ https://www.cityofpearsall.org/DocumentCenter/View/771/Executive-Order-Mayor-Mary-Moore---6-12-2020-June-2020
- ^ https://www.cityofpearsall.org/155/Mary-Moore
External links[edit]
- City of Pearsall City of Pearsall Texas
- Frio-Nueces Current Pearsall City Council