Michael Tubbs elected Mayor of Stockton

Michael Tubbs was earlier this week elected Mayor of Stockton, California.

The 26-year-old Tubbs becomes the city’s first African American mayor, and the youngest candidate elected to the position. He defeated the incumbent Anthony Silva.

Mayor-elect Tubbs, is a Stanford graduate who interned at Google and the White House. He decided to go back to his hometown to help make a difference after his cousin was killed at a Halloween party in 2010. For the past 3 years, he has served on the City Council, working to bring health clinics to his district and improve the relationship between the community and the police.

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