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Sheng Thao (RPA: Seeb Thoj, Pahawh: 𖬀𖬶𖬤𖬵 𖬒𖬲𖬟𖬰; born July 18, 1985) is an American politician who is the 51st and current mayor of Oakland, California. She is the first Hmong American mayor of a major city in the United States.
Jun 20, 2024 · Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Credit: Amir Aziz. Last summer, Thao led a trade delegation to Vietnam in her first overseas trip as mayor. The stated purpose was to promote the Port of Oakland, which does significant business with markets in Asia, including Vietnam.
Jul 8, 2024 · On Feb. 15, 2023, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao walked up to a podium in a room at City Hall. Three masked police officers stood solemnly behind her. “Today,” Thao said into a microphone, “I have decided to separate Chief Armstrong from the city, without cause.”
- Natalie Orenstein
Jan 9, 2023 · Thao, a 37-year-old domestic violence survivor and the daughter of refugees, is the first Hmong American mayor to lead a major city in the United States.
Jun 24, 2024 · Ms. Thao, a Democrat, has overcome immense personal struggles before. She is the daughter of working-class refugees and a survivor of domestic violence who once lived out of her car with her son...
Oakland City Council President Pro Tem Sheng Thao is one of the Bay Area’s boldest and most effective progressive leaders. Now she’s ready to lead our great city as our next mayor.
Nov 22, 2022 · The daughter of refugees who fled Laos during a genocide, Thao is the seventh of 10 children. She was born and raised in Stockton, where her family lived in public housing. She left home at 17 ...
