Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs

Ron Oden

American politician (born 1950)

Ron Oden is an American politician. In November 2003, he was elected the first gay African-American mayor of Palm Springs, California, after serving eight years on the city council. He became the first Black openly gay man to be a mayor of a U.S. city. He was also "the first gay…

List of mayors of Palm Springs, California

The mayor of Palm Springs, California is a largely ceremonial title, elected at-large, with no executive functions. The mayor is the chairman of the city council meetings. The legislative body is the five-member city council, which is voted into office by public elections. The…