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#REDIRECT [[List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana]] |
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{{Short description|American politician (born 1972)}} |
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| office = Mayor-Elect of Fort Wayne |
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| succeeding = Karl Bandemer |
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| term_start = April 2024 |
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| birth_date = January 1972 (age 52) |
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| birth_place = Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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'''Sharon Tucker''' is an American politician who is the [[List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana|Mayor]]-Elect of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=Councilwoman chosen as new Fort Wayne mayor, its 1st Black leader, in caucus to replace late mayor |url=https://apnews.com/article/fort-wayne-mayoral-caucus-sharon-tucker-20557e48ae7fab488067e0a9742e09be |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> She has served as a Fort Wayne City Councilwoman from the 6th District since 2020, and previously served as a member of the [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen County]] Council from 2015 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharon Tucker – 6th District - City of Fort Wayne |url=https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/sharon-tucker-6th-district.html |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=www.cityoffortwayne.org}}</ref> A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], she previously served as Treasurer of the Allen County Democratic Party, and Vice Chair in 2016. On 20 April 2024, she was selected by her party in a caucus to serve the remainder of the term of [[Tom Henry]], who died on 28 March 2024. Tucker will be the city’s first African-American Mayor, and the city’s second female mayor in its history. Tucker will succeed Acting Mayor Karl Bandemer. |
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