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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instanceOf human
mayor
politician
academicDegree bachelor’s degree in legal studies
advocatesFor affordable housing
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
Hmong NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
notableFor first Hmong American mayor of Oakland
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
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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Mayor of Oakland officeHolder Sheng Thao