Heather Fargo (born December 12, 1952) is an American politician who served as mayor and was a former City Council Member of Sacramento, California.
She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Planning and Management from the University of California, Davis in 1975.
In 1981, Fargo earned a Certificate of Completion from the Revenue Sources Management School in Boulder, Colorado.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1991. ==City Council Years== Heather Fargo was first elected to the Sacramento City Council in 1989 to a five-year term as Sacramento was transitioning to even year citywide elections.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1991. ==City Council Years== Heather Fargo was first elected to the Sacramento City Council in 1989 to a five-year term as Sacramento was transitioning to even year citywide elections.
However, Fargo came back to beat Karpilow in November. Upon Grantland Johnson's resignation from the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in 1994, Fargo decided to run for the Board.
After that loss she was re-elected in 1994 and 1998.
After that loss she was re-elected in 1994 and 1998.
While serving on the city council, (prior to becoming Mayor full-time), she was employed as a manager of the California State Parks Volunteer Program. ==2000 Mayoral Campaign== Upon the sudden death in November 1999 of Mayor Joe Serna, Jr., Land Park City Councilman Jimmie Yee became the acting mayor.
She was sworn in as mayor in November 2000, replacing Jimmie R.
In winning, Fargo became the first Latina mayor of an American city. ==2004 Mayoral Campaign== Fargo did not face as stiff competition in her 2004 re-election.
===Gun control=== During her tenure Mayor Fargo became a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino. === Women's rights === Fargo is a long term advocate for women in politics.
Yee, and served until December 2008, when she was defeated for reelection by Kevin Johnson. ==Early life and education== Heather Fargo grew up in Davis Santa Maria, and Stockton.
Virtually unopposed against candidates far less funded, Fargo won solidly in the primary election, thus no runoff was necessary. ==2008 Mayoral Campaign== The primary election for Mayor took place on 3 June 2008.
Since neither received a majority of the votes, a run off election was scheduled for November 2008, where she was defeated by a margin of 58% to 42%. During the primary election campaign, Fargo initially claimed that she had the support of all the city councilmembers.
On September 4, 2008 only Councilman Kevin McCarty endorsed Heather Fargo. ==Causes== ===Environment=== Heather Fargo was a founding member and the first secretary of the Sacramento Tree Foundation, which is considered an important voice in Sacramento's environmental community.
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