Adam Graham
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{for|the transgender rapist|Isla Bryson case}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Adam Graham
|image =
|office = Mayor of The Village
|term_start = May 2022
|term_end = July 18, 2022
|predecessor =
|successor = Sonny Wilkinson
|office2 = City Councilor for Ward 3 of The Village
|term_start2 =2019
|term_end2 = July 18, 2022
|predecessor2 =
|successor2 =
|birth_date ={{birth based on age as of date|29|2022|5|13}}{{cite news |last1=Oesch |first1=Eric |title=Graham Is Named Mayor Of The Village |url=https://okcfriday.com/graham-is-named-mayor-of-the-village-p17089-92.htm |access-date=22 July 2022 |publisher=OKC Friday |date=13 May 2022}}
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic Party
|relatives =
|education =
}}
Adam Graham is an American politician who served as a city councilor and mayor of The Village, Oklahoma, until his resignation on July 18, 2022. Graham was the first openly-gay and youngest mayor of The Village, Oklahoma.
Career
Graham was first elected to serve on The Village, Oklahoma's city council in 2019. In May 2022, he was elected mayor of The Village by the city council,{{efn|The mayor and vice mayor of The Village are selected by the city council from among its membership.{{Cite web |title=City Council – The City of the Village: Section 5 — Mayor and Vice Mayor |url=http://www.thevillageok.org/government-city-councils/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |language=en-US}}}} becoming at 29 the youngest mayor in the town's history.{{cite news |last1=Wakefield |first1=Lily |title=Town’s first openly gay mayor resigns after harassment, abuse and threats from residents |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/07/22/oklahoma-the-village-adam-graham-gay-mayor-resigns/ |access-date=22 July 2022 |publisher=Pink News |date=22 July 2022}}
=Resignation=
He resigned on July 18, 2022, citing harassment, including being followed home from meetings, being threatened while walking his dog, being harassed at Starbucks, and having his car tires slashed.{{cite news |title=First openly gay mayor of small Oklahoma town resigns, cites harassment |url=https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/first-openly-gay-mayor-of-small-oklahoma-town-resigns-cites-harassment |access-date=22 July 2022 |publisher=KJRH 2 |date=19 July 2022}} Graham blamed the harassment on an incident with police from the neighboring city of Nichols Hills, where body camera footage showed Graham telling officers they had no jurisdiction to issue traffic tickets in The Village. While some reporting after his resignation identified Graham as the first openly-gay mayor in Oklahoma,{{cite news |last1=Reberkenny |first1=Joseph |title=Oklahoma Gay Mayor Resigns, Citing Harassment, Threats |url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2022/07/oklahoma-gay-mayor-resigns-citing-harassment-threats/ |access-date=22 July 2022 |publisher=MetroWeekly |date=21 July 2022}} Graham is at least the second openly-gay mayor after Achille, Oklahoma, mayor David Northcutt.{{cite news |last1=Diez |first1=Benjamin |title=Achille mayor says he was called homophobic slurs, then viciously attacked |url=https://www.kxii.com/content/news/Achille-mayor-says-he-was-called-homophobic-slurs-then-viciously-attacked.html |access-date=22 July 2022 |publisher=KXII |date=2 March 2019}}
Notes
{{notelist}}