Victoria Woodards

Victoria Woodards is an American politician serving as the 39th mayor of Tacoma, Washington.[2][3] She formerly served for seven years as an at-large member of the Tacoma City Council.[4][1]

Victoria Woodards
39th Mayor of Tacoma
Assumed office
January 2, 2018
Preceded byMarilyn Strickland
Personal details
Born (1965-07-16) July 16, 1965[1]
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army

Early life

Woodards was born and raised in Tacoma and attended Lincoln High School. She was later stationed at Fort Lewis while serving in the United States Army.

Career

During Woodards' tenure on the Tacoma City Council, she worked to establish the city of Tacoma's Office of Equity and Human Rights. Woodards was also a member of the board of Metro Parks Tacoma, and served as president of the Tacoma Urban League.[5] Woodards was elected as mayor in 2017, and her term expires in 2021. Woodards serves on the advisory board of the United States Conference of Mayors and is vice-chair of the organization's Committee on Jobs, Education, and the Workforce.

In the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Woodards initially supported former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg before endorsing Joe Biden.[6]

Personal life

Woodards lives in the South End neighborhood of Tacoma.

References
  1. Ruud, Candace (October 27, 2017). "Tacoma is about to vote for a new mayor. Who are we deciding between?". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  2. "Woodards to Host State of the City Address April 11". Tacoma Weekly. March 20, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  3. Chronology of Tacoma Mayors
  4. "Office of Mayor Victoria Woodards". City of Tacoma. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. Ruud, Candice (December 14, 2016). "Tacoma councilwoman resigning to run for mayor". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  6. Budryk, Zack (March 10, 2020). "More than 50 mayors who once backed Bloomberg throw support behind Biden". TheHill. Retrieved May 31, 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.