Sheng Thao
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Sheng Thao is an American politician who became the first Hmong mayor of a major U.S. city when she was elected to lead Oakland, California.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | bachelor’s degree in legal studies ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
affordable housing
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environmental justice ⓘ public safety reform ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Merritt College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| electedIn | 2022 Oakland mayoral election ⓘ |
| electionOutcome | elected mayor of Oakland ⓘ |
| endTimeForPosition_OaklandCityCouncilDistrict4 | 2023 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hmong Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Thao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Sheng ⓘ |
| hasChild | 1 son ⓘ |
| hasExperienceOf | homelessness ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Hmong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being formerly unhoused and a single mother
ⓘ
progressive politics in Oakland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hmong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| notableFor |
first Hmong American mayor of Oakland
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first Hmong mayor of a major U.S. city ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Mayor of Oakland ⓘ |
| partOf | Oakland City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stockton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Oakland
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member of the Oakland City Council ⓘ |
| precededBy | Libby Schaaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkPosition | chief of staff to Oakland councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| representedDistrict | Oakland City Council District 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2023-01-09 ⓘ |
| startTimeForPosition_OaklandCityCouncilDistrict4 | 2018 ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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