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U.S. NEWS Friday 8 November 2019

People of color make gains in mayoral races across the U.S.

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS father, Mike Miyagishima, no leadership for decades
Associated Press and forced them into the to come," Moran told sup-
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) internment camp in Poston, porters after unofficial re-
— People of color made Arizona. sults showed him winning.
history this week by winning "I know my father was Voters in Boston, the site
municipal races in places proud of me, because I was nearly 50 years ago of the
their families were once proud of him," Miyagishima nation's most violent race
ignored or prevented from told The Associated Press riots over busing, elected
voting, including a New after his first election since the most diverse council
Mexico mayor whose fa- his dad died last year. in city history and the first
ther was forced into a Jap- In Tucson, Arizona, voters with a majority of women.
anese internment camp elected Regina Romero, In Lawrence, Kansas, resi-
during World War II. the daughter of farmwork- dents filled seats on the city
From Arizona to Massachu- ers, as the first Latina mayor school board with Carole
setts, the gains highlight in the city's history. Cadue-Blackwood, a citi-
the ongoing demographic Political newcomer Frank zen of the Kickapoo tribe,
changes in the nation but Whitfield, a former CEO and Paula Smith, a citizen In this Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 photo, Las Cruces Mayor Ken
Miyagishima, center, looks at results with supporters at an
also the growing political of Lorain County Urban of the Sisseton Wahpeton election night watch party at Las Trancas restaurant in Las
power of black, Latino and League, was elected the Oyate Nation. Cruces, N.M.
Native American voters first black mayor of Elyria, Sylvester Turner, Houston's Associated Press
ahead of the 2020 presi- Ohio. And in Reading, second black mayor, won Shabazz, the granddaugh- and younger people," Bar-
dential election. Pennsylvania, the state's the plurality of votes and ter of the first president of reto said. "And we are see-
Ken Miyagishima's election fifth-most populous city, appeared to be heading the historically black col- ing the effects of these
Tuesday to a fourth term as Democrat Eddie Moran de- into a runoff against Tony lege, Prairie View A&M Uni- more diverse voices."
mayor of Las Cruces, New clared victory Tuesday in a Buzbee, a candidate who versity. Barreto said the often
Mexico, will extend his dis- municipality where almost has raised money for Re- Matt A. Barreto, a political overlook local races were
tinction as one of the lon- two-thirds of the residents publican Donald Trump. science and Chicano stud- important because they
gest-serving Asian Ameri- are Latino. Brad "Scarface" Jordan, ies professor at UCLA, said set up a "bench" for future
cans in history to lead a U.S. "Tonight, we become pio- a former member of the the victories are a result of candidates seeking higher
city. His re-election came neers, and by standing on Geto Boys hip-hop group, new grassroots campaigns offices. "These folks are to-
more than 75 years after FBI the shoulders of others be- also appeared to be head- that focus on local races. morrow's state legislator,
agents rounded up fam- fore me, we are setting a ed to a City Council runoff "These campaigns are be- governors and members of
ily members including his new path forward for Lati- against Carolyn Evans- ing led by people of color Congress," he said.q