Lois Gaston
Mayor of Duarte, California
In office
November 28, 2006 – ?
City Council of Duarte
In office
2003–?
Personal details
Born1937 (age 86–87)
Arkansas
Education B.A. California State University, Los Angeles

Lois Gaston (born 1937) is a former Mayor and City Councilmember for City of Duarte, California.[1][2]

Biography

Gaston was born in Arkansas in 1937.[3] She was an only child and she and her mother moved to Monrovia, California in 1949.[3] She is a graduate of Monrovia High School.[3] Gaston became a member of the Duarte City Council in 2003 and was elected as the mayor on November 28, 2006. She is the first African American woman to hold the mayoral position in the city's 50-year history. In March 2009 she was named the 44th Assembly District Woman of the Year by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino. Some of her notable accomplishments are membership of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and the Southern California Association of Governments, as well as serving as the State Recruitment Coordinator for AARP in California.[4][5]

Gaston enjoyed a career with AT&T for 32 years before retiring in 1989 as a District Manager of Human Resources. She is a mother of four children and a grandmother of eight. of Governments, as well as serving as the State Recruitment Coordinator for AARP in California.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Duarte, Monrovia community rallies for peace in wake of shootings". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Arcadia Chamber of Commerce - The Connection to the Business Community". Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  3. 1 2 3 "Monrovia ChangeMakers - Lois Gaston". KGEM-TV. August 14, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "City Government: City Council: Member Biographies". City of Duarte, California. 2009-02-11. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  5. ↑ "San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments". Sgvcog.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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