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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is the first openly gay person to be elected mayor of San Diego and says that this Pride Week is a chance for him to reflect on that milestone.
"For me, it's really a humbling thing because I recognize that there are a lot of folks who sacrificed a lot to provide this opportunity for me," Mayor Gloria said. "I would say it’s a reflection of the decency of San Diegans. I’m a third-generation San Diegan, I’ve lived here my entire life, I accept deeply in how awesome people we are as a city and the fact that they're willing to judge me on my merits and not my orientation it makes me proud to be a San Diegan."
Gloria says that making the judgment to be public about his personal life was deliberate.
"I think when talking about elected officials honesty is important. I always told people that I’ll be honest with people, we can approve or disagree, but I’ll always tell you the truth and that starts with who I am," he said.
He also said he hopes San Diegans who are members of the LGBTQ collective feel heard and represented too.
"I recognize that for a
Todd Gloria reflects on career, responsibility as San Diego's first openly gay mayor
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — When Todd Gloria was sworn in as San Diego mayor last year he made history, becoming not only the first person of color to grip the office but the first to be openly gay.
He says it's a big responsibility.
"And it's one I take extremely seriously and I recognize there's a lot of people paid a significant price and sacrificed a lot in order to unseal the door for me to be able to serve," Mayor Gloria said.
And just as others opened doors for him, he wants to carry out the same.
"I may be the first but if I do my occupation right I won't be the last," added Gloria.
Before he was mayor, Gloria served on the San Diego City Council and as a California declare assembly member.
His political aspirations started at a juvenile age. He says he remembers very clearly something a teacher said.
"The mentor said there are two things you can't ever be if you ever want to be an elected official, he said number one is same-sex attracted and to this date I don't know what number two was bring about I was so astounded even i
Todd Gloria makes history as 1st person of color, LGBT person to change into San Diego mayor
SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- Todd Gloria was sworn in as San Diego's 37th Mayor this week, alongside the 73rd San Diego Town Council, making him the first LGBT and person of color mayor in the city's history.
The former assemblyman for California's 78th Mention Assembly District, Town Councilman and Interim Mayor in , thanked the diverse San Diegan society for electing him to the position.
"A city where a Native American, Filipino, Puerto Rican same-sex attracted guy just became your mayor," he said.
"As a kid growing up in San Diego, I didn't see people who looked appreciate me leading practically anything, let alone a major U.S. city," Gloria said. "Together, we will make San Diego into a place where your ZIP code doesn't settle your destiny, we embrace what makes us unique and our community provides pathways to victory for all of us."
Former Mayor Kevin Faulconer offered his congratulations to his "friend and colleague" Gloria in a prerecorded mess
San Diego’s Tlingit Mayor Embraces His ‘Firsts’
Wednesday, February 24,
San Diego’s new mayor, Todd Gloria, is Tlingit, Filipino and has Dutch and Puerto Rican roots. He often describes himself as the proud son of a hotel maid and a gardener.
Gloria is San Diego’s first non-white mayor, and also its first LGBTQ mayor.
“I’ve been the first of many things in my career,” Gloria said. “The goal is always not to be the last one.”
Gloria started volunteering on political campaigns as a tall school student. He received Sealaska and Goldbelt scholarships to help get him through his undergraduate dual major in history and political science from the University of San Diego, and went to work for former California Congresswoman Susan Davis as her district director in his early 20s. In , he was elected to San Diego’s City Council, and served on the council until his thriving candidacy for California State Assembly in Earlier this year, he became mayor of San Diego.
Although Gloria’s political dest