First Female Mayor Elected in Gary

This is exciting that she was elected Mayor after 2 failed trys. This is the type of attitude we need to see more ot. She could have given up after the first time, but she did. It makes me proud to know that hard work and perseverance really does pay off.

The city of Gary, Ind., made a little bit of history Tuesday night.

By an overwhelming margin, residents elected Karen Freeman-Wilson, 51, as the city's first female mayor, making her the first black female mayor in the state of Indiana.

Freeman-Wilson, a Democrat, garnered 86 percent of the vote, far ahead of her nearest competitor, an independent who received 7.5 percent.

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