Mary Verner
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox Politician
| name = Mary Verner
| image = mary_verner.jpg
| order = 45th
| office = Mayor of Spokane
| term_start = December 30, 2007
| term_end = December 30, 2011
| predecessor = Dennis P. Hession
| successor = David Condon
| party = Democrat
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|08|13}}
| birth_place= Fitzgerald, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place=
| education = Davidson College (BA)
Yale University (MA)
Gonzaga University (JD)
| footnotes =
}}
Mary B. Verner (born August 13, 1956) is an American politician who served as the 45th Mayor of Spokane, Washington from 2007 to 2011.{{Cite web |title=What's happening with former Mayor Mary Verner {{!}} Spokane Journal of Business |url=https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/17103-whats-happening-with-former-mayor-mary-verner |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.spokanejournal.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Walters |first=Daniel |title=Former Mayor Mary Verner on why a mayor's success depends on building trust with city employees |url=https://www.inlander.com/news/former-mayor-mary-verner-on-why-a-mayors-success-depends-on-building-trust-with-city-employees-18043419 |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Inlander |language=en}}
Early life and education
Originally from Fitzgerald, Georgia, Verner received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Davidson College, earned her Master of Arts degree in environmental management from Yale University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law.
Career
She has served as Executive Director of the Upper Columbia United Tribes.{{Cite web
| title = President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
| access-date = 2013-03-30
| date = 2011-09-06
| via = National Archives
| work = whitehouse.gov
| url = https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/06/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-0
}} She was the third woman to become mayor of Spokane and the first woman since a mayor–council government program was instituted in the place of a previous council–manager government system. {{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
A Democrat, Verner served on the City Council for four years before becoming mayor. Originally appointed to the council, Verner was subsequently elected to the position from which she ran for Mayor against an incumbent, Dennis Hession in 2007. Verner won with 53% of the vote, becoming Spokane's 43rd mayor on November 27, 2007.
Verner was defeated for reelection in the 2011 Spokane mayoral election.
References
External links
- [http://www.spokanecity.org/government/mayor/ Office of the Mayor]
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before=Dennis P. Hession |
title=Mayor of Spokane, Washington |
years=2007–2011 |
after=David Condon
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Category:Mayors of Spokane, Washington
Category:Davidson College alumni
Category:Gonzaga University alumni