Kathleen Eagan (born 1943) is an American politician who served as the mayor of

Truckee, California Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census and having the 316th highe ...

. She is also an environmental activist and has a biography mentioned at the National Women's History Alliance.

Career

Eagan worked for

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San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

for 16 years before relocating to

. Eagan became interested in incorporation analysis which led her to run successfully for a spot as a Truckee council in 1993. After serving as a council member, Eagan became the first mayor of

Truckee Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census and having the 316th highes ...

in 1996, serving two terms until 2001. In 2004, Eagan successfully ran for a spot on the

Reno–Tahoe International Airport Reno–Tahoe International Airport is a public and military airport southeast of downtown Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is the state's second busiest commercial airport after Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. T ...

board of directors. Eagan served on the board until December 2012, also serving as President of the Board twice during her tenure. Eagan has worked to restore local habitats including marshland and streams, including protections to the

Truckee River The Truckee River is a river in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river flows northeasterly and is long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 20, 2012 The ...

Personal life

Eagan and her husband live in Prosser Heights neighborhood of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eagan, Kathleen 1943 births Living people People from Truckee, California Politicians from San Francisco Mayors of places in California American environmentalists Women mayors of places in California 21st-century American women