Tucson Elects its First Latina Mayor, Regina Romero

The diversified leaders of the United States of America will have an addition. The voice of the people of Tucson has finally been heard loud and clear. This Arizonian city had finally elected its first-ever Latina mayor, Regina Romero, who is the only female mayor in the 50 biggest states. The outcome of the elections was announced on Tuesday evening.

Getting approximately 56 percent of the total votes in the city of Tucson, Regina Romero wins the mayoral race in Tucson City. She is the first Latina mayor in the city's history. She is the sole Mayor with Hispanic origins among the 50 largest states in the United States of America.

Based on the reports issued by Tucson.com, the Democrat, Regina Romero, had won over Ed Ackerley (an independent candidate) and Mike Cease (a Green Party candidate). Romero wins the mayoral race by approximately 87,000 votes.

She will be accepting the position as the leader of the city starting next month signaling the end of the leadership of the current mayor of the city, Jonathan Rothschild.

"At a time when our national politics have been sown with division, Tucsonans remain united by our shared desire to promote a safe, just and sustainable city that provides economic opportunity for our families and future generations This movement is open to everyone - whatever your background, whatever your party, whoever you voted for - let's work together! We will always be one Tucson - Somos Uno," Romero's statement to Tucson.com regarding her reaction to the results of the recent elections where she had won.

Romero had also expressed her gratitude through a post in the social media platform: Twitter, for the support of the Tucsonans on the recently concluded elections.

Based on the information provided by her campaign website, Regina Romero is the youngest among the six offspring of US immigrant farmers in Somerton, in the state of Arizona. She is the first person in her family to finish a college degree and register to vote. She was also the first female to represent the city's Ward 1as a council member of the city in 2007.

She had earned a diploma in the University of Arizona and a post-graduate diploma in Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Some of the main focuses of her leadership are her commitment to fighting climate change, resolve infrastructure issues in the city, provide job opportunities to the citizens, improve education, help the homeless, and enforce safety in the community.

During her reign as a city councilor, she was able to address issues involving "equal pay for equal work" and led the creation of the "universal earned sick and parental leave" for the citizens of Tucson City.

Now that Romero wins the mayoral race, her other main focus is employing equality, inclusion, and provide opportunities to all the citizens of the city regardless of their race. One of her advocacies is to improve the social justice system in the city. She also plans to implement a support program for the immigrants, enhance the criminal justice system, and increase the minimum wage in the city from $11 per hour to $15 per hour.