Richard Dixon Elected Mayor for the 4th Time
The City Council on Tuesday night elected Richard T. Dixon to his fourth term as mayor.
Dixon succeeds Kathryn McCullough, elected to the council in 1994 and passed over four times for the largely ceremonial mayor’s job after critics said they did not think she was up to it.
McCullough’s supporters suggested racism was to blame. She won last year on a 3-2 vote.
McCullough said Tuesday, “For the people who didn’t support me, thank you for not getting in my way during my mayorship,” McCullough said.
“For all you who felt all along that I could do it, I have to give you a great big thank-you.”
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