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First Hispanic councilman
In 1952, Phoenix elected its first Hispanic city councilman, Adam Diaz, who served four years.—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024 Smith named Everardo Zamora, an Uvalde city councilman, as mayor pro tempore until the next mayor is elected in November.—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024 Phil Heimlich, a former Cincinnati councilman and Hamilton County commissioner, has run in recent years as an anti-Trump Republican.—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024 Pierluigi Oliverio is a member of the San Jose Planning Commission and a former San Jose city councilman.—Pierluigi Oliverio, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 At the same time, the mayor ruled out that the councilman’s eventual departure or his decision to stay within Hialeah government for the time being would affect his administration.—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024 So far, the councilman has not started a committee to raise money for his legal funds.—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024 The councilman serves on the stakeholder committee and was an early advocate of flat-rate fees.—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024 But a town councilman with close connections to local restaurant owners turned their world upside down.—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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