Stu Rasmussen
| Stu Rasmussen | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Silverton, Oregon | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Hector |
| Succeeded by | Rick Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Silverton, Oregon, U.S. |
Stu Rasmussen (born 1948) is an American politician. He became the nation's first openly transgender mayor when he was elected as the mayor of Silverton, Oregon in November 2008.[1][2]
He had previously been elected twice in the 1990s as mayor of this Willamette Valley community, before coming out as transgender.[3] He was also three times a member of the city council.[4] He was assigned male at birth, prefers he/him pronouns, has breast implants, and dresses as a woman.[5] He sometimes goes by the name Carla Fong.[5]
In 2013 a musical about Rasmussen, Stu for Silverton, premiered at Seattle's Intiman Theatre.[5][6][7]
Rasmussen, a self-described fiscal conservative and social liberal,[2][4] served as city councilor until January 2009.[8]
Rasmussen has co-owned Silverton's 1936 Palace Theater, which shows first-run movies, since 1974.[9]
References
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- ↑ Misha Berson, ‘Stu for Silverton’ sings about small-town tolerance, Seattle Times, 2013-07-23, modified 2013-07-24, accessed 2013-08-15.
- ↑ Misha Berson, Meet the real Stu from musical ‘Stu for Silverton’, Seattle Times, 2013-07-23, accessed 2013-08-15.
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External links
- Stu Rasmussen for Mayor
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- WNYC Radiolab segment on Stu Rasmussen
- Interview with Stu Rasmussen About Being a Transgender Politician
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