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Colleen Seng
Coleen J. Seng (born February 8, 1936) is a politician, who served as the 50th mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as mayor from May 19, 2003 to May 19, 2007. She is best known for seeking payment for $32,000 worth of security expenses, incurred during the 2004 fundraising visit of Dick Cheney. Political career Seng was elected in 2003, beating Republican city councilman Glenn Friendt. Seng received fewer votes than Friendt in the April primary, but due to a strong field campaign rebounded and beat him in the May general election. During her term she had blocked a construction of a Walmart, focused on fixing the main streets, saw the passage of a public smoking ban and proposed a ban on concealed weapons. She was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Lincoln, Nebraska
This is a list of mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. {, class="wikitable" !# !Name !Term began !Term ended , - , 1 , William F. Chapin , 1871 , 1872 , - , 2 , Erastus E. Brown , 1872 , 1873 , - , 3 , Robert D. Silver, Jr. , 1873 , 1874 , - , 4 , Samuel W. Little , 1874 , 1875 , - , 5 , Amasa Cobb , 1875 , 1876 , - , 6 , Robert D. Silver, Jr. , 1876 , 1877 , - , 7 , Harvey W. Hardy , 1877 , 1879 , - , 8 , Seth P. Galey , 1879 , 1880 , - , 9 , John B. Wright , 1880 , 1881 , - , 10 , John Doolittle , 1882 , 1883 , - , 11 , Robert Emmett Moore , 1883 , 1885 , - , 12 , Carlos C. Burr , 1885 , 1887 , - , 13 , Andrew J. Sawyer , 1887 , 1889 , - , 14 , Robert B. Graham , 1889 , 1891 , - , 15 , Austin H. Weir , 1891 , 1895 , - , 16 , Frank A. Graham , 1895 , 1899 , - , 17 , Hudson J. Winnett , 1899 , 1903 , - , 18 , George A. Adams , 1903 , 1905 , - , 19 , Francis W. Brown , 1905 , 1909 , - , 20 , Don Lathrop Love , 1909 , 1911 , - , 21 , Alvin H. Armstrong , 1911 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |