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'''Regina Romero''' (born September 20, 1974) is an American politician. She is the current mayor of [[Tucson, Arizona]], first elected in 2019. Romero previously served on the [[city council]]. She is the first woman and first person of [[Mexican Americans|Mexican descent]] to hold the office of Tucson's mayor since the 1870s.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Andrew|last=Oxford |authorlink= |title= Tucson elects 1st female mayor in three-term Councilwoman Regina Romero |newspaper=[[azcentral.com]]|date= November 5, 2019|url= https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/11/05/tucson-mayor-race-councilwoman-regina-romero-become-first-latina/4173283002/|accessdate=}}</ref>
"Romero's additional roles are also listed in this reference.", to the reference "Mayor Regina Romero". www.tucsonaz.gov.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Romero was raised in [[Somerton, Arizona]]. Her parents were [[farmworker]]s. She graduated from [[Kofa High School]] in [[Yuma, Arizona]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kawc.org/post/tucson-mayor-elect-regina-romero-was-raised-somerton-s-la-mesa-neighborhood|title=Tucson Mayor-Elect Regina Romero Was Raised in Somerton's La Mesa Neighborhood|first=Victor|last=Calderón|website=KAWC|date=November 5, 2019 }}</ref> and earned a B.A. in Communications at the [[University of Arizona]].<ref name=azcentral>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/11/05/tucson-mayor-race-councilwoman-regina-romero-become-first-latina/4173283002/ |title=Tucson elects 1st female mayor in Councilwoman Regina Romero |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=October 20, 2016 |access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Named SBS Alumna of the Year {{!}} College of Social & Behavioral Sciences |url=https://sbs.arizona.edu/news/tucson-mayor-regina-romero-named-sbs-alumna-year |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=sbs.arizona.edu}}</ref> She earned a postgraduate certificate at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]].<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/06/regina-romero-becomes-first-latina-mayor-of-tucson-arizona.html |title=Regina Romero becomes first Latina mayor of Tucson, Arizona |publisher=CNBC |date=November 6, 2019 |access-date=November 7, 2019}}</ref>
Romero was raised in [[Somerton, Arizona]]. Her parents were [[farmworker]]s. She graduated from [[Kofa High School]] in [[Yuma, Arizona]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kawc.org/post/tucson-mayor-elect-regina-romero-was-raised-somerton-s-la-mesa-neighborhood|title=Tucson Mayor-Elect Regina Romero Was Raised in Somerton's La Mesa Neighborhood|first=Victor|last=Calderón|website=KAWC|date=November 5, 2019 }}</ref> and earned a B.A. in Communications at the [[University of Arizona]].<ref name=azcentral>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/11/05/tucson-mayor-race-councilwoman-regina-romero-become-first-latina/4173283002/ |title=Tucson elects 1st female mayor in Councilwoman Regina Romero |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=October 20, 2016 |access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Named SBS Alumna of the Year {{!}} College of Social & Behavioral Sciences |url=https://sbs.arizona.edu/news/tucson-mayor-regina-romero-named-sbs-alumna-year |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=sbs.arizona.edu}}</ref> She earned a postgraduate certificate at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/06/regina-romero-becomes-first-latina-mayor-of-tucson-arizona.html |title=Regina Romero becomes first Latina mayor of Tucson, Arizona |publisher=CNBC |date=November 6, 2019 |access-date=November 7, 2019}}</ref>


Romero has a history of public service which started as a youth internship coordinator from 1995 to 2005.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=About Regina |url=https://www.votereginaromero.com/about-regina-romero |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Mayor Regina Romero |language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2023}}
Romero has a history of public service which started as a youth internship coordinator from 1995 to 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Regina |url=https://www.votereginaromero.com/about-regina-romero |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Mayor Regina Romero |language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2023}}


Romero worked as the Latino outreach director for the [[Center for Biological Diversity]].<ref name=Aoxford1/> Prior to her election as mayor, Romero served three terms as a Tucson city councilwoman, having first been elected to the city council in 2007.<ref name=Aoxford1>{{cite web |last1=Oxford |first1=Andrew |title=Tucson elects 1st female mayor in three-term Councilwoman Regina Romero |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/11/05/tucson-mayor-race-councilwoman-regina-romero-become-first-latina/4173283002/ |publisher=AZ Central |access-date=November 6, 2019 |date=November 5, 2019}}</ref>
Romero worked as the Latino outreach director for the [[Center for Biological Diversity]].<ref name=Aoxford1/> Prior to her election as mayor, Romero served three terms as a Tucson city councilwoman, having first been elected to the city council in 2007.<ref name=Aoxford1>{{cite web |last1=Oxford |first1=Andrew |title=Tucson elects 1st female mayor in three-term Councilwoman Regina Romero |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/11/05/tucson-mayor-race-councilwoman-regina-romero-become-first-latina/4173283002/ |publisher=AZ Central |access-date=November 6, 2019 |date=November 5, 2019}}</ref>


== Mayor of Tucson ==
== Mayor of Tucson ==
Romero ran in the [[2019 Tucson mayoral election]]. She won the Democratic primary in August 2019, defeating state senator [[Steve Farley]] and developer Randi Dorman.<ref name="primary">{{cite web |title=City of Tucson Primary Election August 27, 2019 STATISTICS |url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/electionReports/Primary_2019_Pct_Canvass.pdf |publisher=City of Tucson |access-date=October 1, 2019 |date=September 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |last1=Ferguson |first1=Joe |title=Poll: More than a third of voters undecided in race to be Tucson's next mayor |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/poll-more-than-a-third-of-voters-undecided-in-race/article_ece820ac-f341-5927-b152-43401d684154.html |publisher=Tucson.com |access-date=November 4, 2019 |date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> After winning the mayoral primary, her main general election opponent was Ed Ackerley, who was a longtime Democrat running as an independent in hopes of receiving conservative votes. She defeated Ackerley in the general election.<ref name=Aoxford1/> Romero became the first-ever female and first-ever Latina mayor of Tucson,<ref name=winsdempoised>{{cite web |last1=Nuño-Pérez |first1=Stephen |last2=Gamboa |first2=Suzanne |title=Regina Romero wins Democratic primary in Tucson, poised to be city's first woman, first Latina mayor |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/regina-romero-wins-democratic-primary-tucson-poised-be-first-woman-n1047356 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=October 27, 2019 |date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> and the first [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] mayor of the city since [[Estevan Ochoa]], who was mayor from 1875 to 1876.<ref name=winsdempoised/>
Romero ran in the [[2019 Tucson mayoral election]]. She won the Democratic primary in August 2019, defeating state senator [[Steve Farley]] and developer Randi Dorman.<ref name="primary">{{cite web |title=City of Tucson Primary Election August 27, 2019 STATISTICS |url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/electionReports/Primary_2019_Pct_Canvass.pdf |publisher=City of Tucson |access-date=October 1, 2019 |date=September 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferguson |first1=Joe |title=Poll: More than a third of voters undecided in race to be Tucson's next mayor |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/poll-more-than-a-third-of-voters-undecided-in-race/article_ece820ac-f341-5927-b152-43401d684154.html |publisher=Tucson.com |access-date=November 4, 2019 |date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> After winning the mayoral primary, her main general election opponent was Ed Ackerley, who was a longtime Democrat running as an independent in hopes of receiving conservative votes. She defeated Ackerley in the general election.<ref name=Aoxford1/> Romero became the first-ever female and first-ever Latina mayor of Tucson,<ref name=winsdempoised>{{cite web |last1=Nuño-Pérez |first1=Stephen |last2=Gamboa |first2=Suzanne |title=Regina Romero wins Democratic primary in Tucson, poised to be city's first woman, first Latina mayor |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/regina-romero-wins-democratic-primary-tucson-poised-be-first-woman-n1047356 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=October 27, 2019 |date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> and the first [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] mayor of the city since [[Estevan Ochoa]], who was mayor from 1875 to 1876.<ref name=winsdempoised/>


In 2023, Romero’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year was approved by the city council. Money was included in the budget to upgrade roads, acquire new public safety equipment, and to keep up the city’s fare-free system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ludden |first=Nicole |date=2023-06-08 |title=Tucson passes $2.2 billion budget for next fiscal year |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/tucson-budget-housing-climate-pay-2-billion/article_e285bc5e-03d9-11ee-bd1f-bbd7ec090637.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Arizona Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> $1 million was included to fight climate change, however funds for the effort are much larger when state and federal funding is included.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ludden |first=Nicole |date=2023-06-08 |title=Tucson passes $2.2 billion budget for next fiscal year |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/tucson-budget-housing-climate-pay-2-billion/article_e285bc5e-03d9-11ee-bd1f-bbd7ec090637.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Arizona Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
In 2023, Romero’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year was approved by the city council. Money was included in the budget to upgrade roads, acquire new public safety equipment, and to keep up the city’s fare-free system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ludden |first=Nicole |date=2023-06-08 |title=Tucson passes $2.2 billion budget for next fiscal year |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/tucson-budget-housing-climate-pay-2-billion/article_e285bc5e-03d9-11ee-bd1f-bbd7ec090637.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Arizona Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> $1 million was included to fight climate change, however funds for the effort are much larger when state and federal funding is included.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ludden |first=Nicole |date=2023-06-08 |title=Tucson passes $2.2 billion budget for next fiscal year |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/tucson-budget-housing-climate-pay-2-billion/article_e285bc5e-03d9-11ee-bd1f-bbd7ec090637.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Arizona Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:52, 6 December 2023

Regina Romero
42nd Mayor of Tucson
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2, 2019
Preceded byJonathan Rothschild
Personal details
BornSeptember 1974 (age 50)
Somerton, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRuben Reyes
Children2
EducationUniversity of Arizona (BA)

Regina Romero (born September 20, 1974) is an American politician. She is the current mayor of Tucson, Arizona, first elected in 2019. Romero previously served on the city council. She is the first woman and first person of Mexican descent to hold the office of Tucson's mayor since the 1870s.[1]

Early life and career

Romero was raised in Somerton, Arizona. Her parents were farmworkers. She graduated from Kofa High School in Yuma, Arizona,[2] and earned a B.A. in Communications at the University of Arizona.[3][4] She earned a postgraduate certificate at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.[5]

Romero has a history of public service which started as a youth internship coordinator from 1995 to 2005.[6][non-primary source needed]

Romero worked as the Latino outreach director for the Center for Biological Diversity.[7] Prior to her election as mayor, Romero served three terms as a Tucson city councilwoman, having first been elected to the city council in 2007.[7]

Mayor of Tucson

Romero ran in the 2019 Tucson mayoral election. She won the Democratic primary in August 2019, defeating state senator Steve Farley and developer Randi Dorman.[8][9] After winning the mayoral primary, her main general election opponent was Ed Ackerley, who was a longtime Democrat running as an independent in hopes of receiving conservative votes. She defeated Ackerley in the general election.[7] Romero became the first-ever female and first-ever Latina mayor of Tucson,[10] and the first Latino mayor of the city since Estevan Ochoa, who was mayor from 1875 to 1876.[10]

In 2023, Romero’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year was approved by the city council. Money was included in the budget to upgrade roads, acquire new public safety equipment, and to keep up the city’s fare-free system.[11] $1 million was included to fight climate change, however funds for the effort are much larger when state and federal funding is included.[12]

In October 2023, Romero secured a $50 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Romero stated she plans to use the funds to develop more mixed-use and affordable housing in Tucson. [13]

Romero announced her candidacy for reelection in the 2023 Tucson mayoral election on International Women's Day.[14] Facing Republican Janet Wittenbraker,[15] Romero won reelection 61% to 31%.[16] As a result of the November 7, 2023 election, Romero's salary was increased from $42,000 to $96,000 annually.[17]

During her re-election campaign, Romero asked voters to vote yes on Proposition 412. By endorsing this proposition, Romero is agreeing to a new deal with a local power suppliers that will raise residents' electricity bill by less than $1 a month. [18] She expressed to her voters that this change would help Tucson's fight against climate change, by sourcing electricity in a more sustainable way. [19]

Personal life

Romero is married to Ruben Reyes, a district director for U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva.[20] They have two children.[3]

Honors and Awards

In 2021, Regina Romero was named Alumna of the Year by the University of Arizona's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for her efforts towards solving social justice issues and years of public service in Tucson.[21]

Electoral history

City Council

2007
2007 Tucson City Council Ward 1 Democratic primary[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero 3,333 80.51
Democratic Ken Green 788 19.03
Democratic Write-in 0.46
2007 Tucson City Council Ward 1 General election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero 42,556 72.86
Green Beryl Baker 15,551 26.62
Write-in Write-ins 0.52
2011
2011 Tucson City Council Ward 1 Democratic primary[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero (incumbent) 4,695 76.16
Democratic Joe A. Flores 1,420 23.03
Democratic Write-in 50 0.81
Turnout 6,165
2011 Tucson City Council Ward 1 General election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero (incumbent) 42,411 64.74
Green Beryl Baker 22,301 34.04
Write-in Write-ins 794 0.19
Total votes 65,506 100
2015
2015 Tucson City Council Ward 1 Democratic primary[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero (incumbent) 3,506 90.92%
Democratic Write-in 85 2.20%
Total votes 3,591 100
2015 Tucson City Council Ward 1 election[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero (incumbent) 45,367 55.04
Republican Bill Hunt 33,141 40.21
Write-in Write-ins 261 0.32
Total votes 3,619 100

Mayoral

2019 Tucson mayoral Democratic primary[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero 24,592 50.17
Democratic Steve Farley 18,175 37.08
Democratic Randi Dorman 6,109 12.46
Democratic Write-in 137 0.28
Total votes 49,013 100
2019 Tucson mayoral election[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero 47,273 55.72
Independent Edward Ackerley 33,673 39.69
Green Mike Cease 3,281 3.87
Write-in Write-ins 615 0.72
Turnout 84,842 100%
2023 Tucson mayoral election[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero 47,749 60.81%
Independent Ed Ackerly 5,289 6.74%
Libertarian Arthur Kerschen 1,074 1.37%
Republican Janet Wittenbraker, JL 24,414 31.09%
Turnout 110,575 15.95%

See also

References

  1. ^ Oxford, Andrew (November 5, 2019). "Tucson elects 1st female mayor in three-term Councilwoman Regina Romero". azcentral.com.
  2. ^ Calderón, Victor (November 5, 2019). "Tucson Mayor-Elect Regina Romero Was Raised in Somerton's La Mesa Neighborhood". KAWC.
  3. ^ a b "Tucson elects 1st female mayor in Councilwoman Regina Romero". Azcentral.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Named SBS Alumna of the Year | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences". sbs.arizona.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Regina Romero becomes first Latina mayor of Tucson, Arizona". CNBC. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "About Regina". Mayor Regina Romero. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Oxford, Andrew (November 5, 2019). "Tucson elects 1st female mayor in three-term Councilwoman Regina Romero". AZ Central. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "City of Tucson Primary Election August 27, 2019 STATISTICS" (PDF). City of Tucson. September 3, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  9. ^ Ferguson, Joe (July 27, 2019). "Poll: More than a third of voters undecided in race to be Tucson's next mayor". Tucson.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Nuño-Pérez, Stephen; Gamboa, Suzanne (August 28, 2019). "Regina Romero wins Democratic primary in Tucson, poised to be city's first woman, first Latina mayor". NBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Ludden, Nicole (June 8, 2023). "Tucson passes $2.2 billion budget for next fiscal year". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  12. ^ Ludden, Nicole (June 8, 2023). "Tucson passes $2.2 billion budget for next fiscal year". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "Mayor Romero and City of Tucson Lay Groundwork for Affordable Housing". www.tucsonaz.gov. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "Romero launches reelection campaign, touting COVID, housing success as Tucson mayor". TucsonSentinel.com.
  15. ^ "Who is running against incumbent Tucson Mayor Regina Romero in the November election?". The Arizona Republic.
  16. ^ Borla, Charles (November 8, 2023). "Tucson Mayor Regina Romero wins second term". Arizona Daily Star.
  17. ^ Fink, Myles Standish Eric (November 15, 2023). "Prop. 413 passes, mayor and City Council to see significant pay raises". KVOA. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Mayor Regina Romero endorses Prop 412". KVOA. March 22, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  19. ^ "Mayor Regina Romero endorses Prop 412". KVOA. March 22, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  20. ^ Smith, Dylan (August 15, 2019). "Ads bashing Romero campaign over 'Trump tie' funded by connections of RNC's Bruce Ash". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  21. ^ "Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Named SBS Alumna of the Year | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences". sbs.arizona.edu. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Election History Report 1991 – 2013" (PDF). City of Tucson, Arizona. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  23. ^ "Election Summary Report City of Tucson Primary Election 2011 Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, , All Races Official Canvass August 30, 2011" (PDF). City of Tucson. September 2, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  24. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ "City of Tucson Primary August 25, 2015 Official Canvass STATISTICS". City of Tucson. August 31, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  26. ^ "CONSOLIDATED ELECTION CITY OF TUCSON JURISDICTION WIDE RESULTS NOVEMBER 3, 2015" (PDF). City of Tucson. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  27. ^ "CITY OF TUCSON GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS NOVEMBER 5, 2019" (PDF). Tucson, Arizona. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  28. ^ "CITY OF TUCSON GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Tucson, Arizona. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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