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Houston mayor Annise Parker on ‘short list’ for World’s Best Mayor award

Houston mayor Annise Parker on ‘short list’ for World’s Best Mayor award

Houston Mayor Annise Parker has made the official short list for the 2014 World Mayor Prize, an international contest for the best mayor in the world.

Annise Parker
Annise Parker

The global honor is given to mayors who exemplify a host of leadership qualities such as honesty, leadership, vision, integrity, social and economic awareness and fostering good relations among different cultural, racial and social backgrounds.

Parker has been elected Houston’s mayor three times and garnered national attention for being the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city. She is just one of three United States mayors to make the cut.

The award is sponsored by City Mayors Foundation, an international think tank based in London.

For information on how to vote for Parker, click here.

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