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Mary Verner
43rd Mayor of Spokane, Washington
Incumbent
Assumed office  2007
Preceded by	Dennis Hession
Born	August 13, 1956 (1956-08-13) (age 53) Fitzgerald, Georgia
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Davidson College (B.A.) Yale University (M.A.) Gonzaga University (J.D.)
Profession	Politician

Mary Verner (born August 13, 1956) is the current mayor of Spokane, Washington.

Education

Originally from Fitzgerald, Georgia, Verner received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Davidson College, earned her Master of Arts degree in environmental management from Yale University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University. She is the third woman to become mayor of Spokane and the first woman since a Mayor-Council program was instituted in the place of a previous Council-Manager system.

City Service

Verner served on the City Council for four years before becoming mayor. Originally appointed to the council, Verner was subsequently elected to the position from which she ran for Mayor against an incumbent, Dennis Hession. Verner won with 53% of the vote, becoming Spokane's 43rd mayor on November 27 2007. She is the city's fifth mayor in eight years.

External links

• Office of the Mayor

Mayors of cities with populations exceeding 100,000 in Washington     Mike McGinn (Seattle) Mary Verner (Spokane) Bill Baarsma (Tacoma) Tim Leavitt (Vancouver) Grant Degginger (Bellevue) State capital: Doug Mah, (Olympia)