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| office = Mayor of San Jose, California
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| term_start = January 9, 1975
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| predecessor = [[Norman Mineta]]
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| birth_place = [[Rushville, Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| death_place = [[Saratoga, California]], U.S.
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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'''Janet Gray Hayes''' (July 12, 1926&nbsp;– April 21, 2014) was the 60th [[Mayor#United_States|mayor]] of [[San Jose, California]], elected to two consecutive, four-year terms from 1975 to 1983. She was both the first woman to be elected mayor San Jose, and the first woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city with a population of more than 500,000 people.<ref>[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4v19r0fx/ San Jose State University's Online Archive of California], "''Guide to the Janet Gray Hayes Papers''," (retrieved August 20, 2010).</ref><ref name=sjmn> {{cite news |first=Mack |last=Lundstrom |title=San Jose's first female mayor, Janet Gray Hayes, has died at 87 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |publisher= |date=2014-04-21 |accessdate=2014-05-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6PVOpuNvu?url=http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes |archivedate=2014-05-12 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>


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'''Janet Gray Hayes''' (July 12, 1926&nbsp;– April 21, 2014) was the 60th [[Mayor#United States|mayor]] of [[San Jose, California]], elected to two consecutive, four-year terms from 1975 to 1983. She was both the first woman to be elected mayor San Jose, and the first woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city with a population of more than 500,000 people.<ref>[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4v19r0fx/ San Jose State University's Online Archive of California], "''Guide to the Janet Gray Hayes Papers''," (retrieved August 20, 2010).</ref><ref name=sjmn>{{cite news |first=Mack |last=Lundstrom |title=San Jose's first female mayor, Janet Gray Hayes, has died at 87 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=2014-04-21 |accessdate=2014-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424012349/http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes |archive-date=2014-04-24 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Born in [[Rushville, Indiana]], Hayes went to [[University of Chicago]] and then received her bachelor's degree from [[Indiana University]]. In 1956, Hayes and her husband moved to San Jose, California where her husband practiced medicine. Hayes was elected to the San Jose City Council in 1971 and was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. She died of a stroke on April 26, 2014 in [[Saratoga, California]].<ref name=sjmn/>

Born in [[Rushville, Indiana]], Hayes went to [[University of Chicago]] and then received her bachelor's degree from [[Indiana University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Janet Gray Hayes |url=https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/alumni/success-stories/janet-gray-hayes |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice |language=en}}</ref> In 1956, Hayes and her husband moved to San Jose, California where her husband practiced medicine.

Hayes was elected to the [[San Jose City Council]] in 1971<ref>{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Don |title=San Jose's fight for mayor It's the lady and the cop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/460676959 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com |access-date=4 July 2021 |language=en |url-access=subscription |date=21 Oct 1974}}</ref> In 1973, she was voted by the city council to serve as the city's vice mayor, becoming the first woman to hold that position.<ref>{{cite web |title=R-ville Woman San Jose Vice Mayor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/550049498/ |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Rushville Republican |access-date=5 July 2021 |language=en |url-access=subscription |date=20 Jul 1973}}</ref> [[1974 San Jose mayoral election|In 1974]], she was elected mayor of the city. She was reelected [[1978 San Jose mayoral election|in 1978]]. She was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and campaigned as an environmentalist and wanted to fight [[Urban sprawl]] in San Jose.<ref name=":0" />

She died of a stroke on April 26, 2014, in [[Saratoga, California]].<ref name=sjmn/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:26, 22 December 2023

Janet Gray Hayes
60th Mayor of San Jose, California
In office
January 9, 1975 – January 9, 1983
Preceded byNorman Mineta
Succeeded byTom McEnery
Vice Mayor of San Jose
In office
1973–1974
San Jose City Councilor[1]
In office
1971–1974
Personal details
Born(1926-07-12)July 12, 1926
Rushville, Indiana, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 2014(2014-04-21) (aged 87)
Saratoga, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationIndiana State University
Alma materCrown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Janet Gray Hayes (July 12, 1926 – April 21, 2014) was the 60th mayor of San Jose, California, elected to two consecutive, four-year terms from 1975 to 1983. She was both the first woman to be elected mayor San Jose, and the first woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city with a population of more than 500,000 people.[2][3]

Born in Rushville, Indiana, Hayes went to University of Chicago and then received her bachelor's degree from Indiana University.[4] In 1956, Hayes and her husband moved to San Jose, California where her husband practiced medicine.

Hayes was elected to the San Jose City Council in 1971[5] In 1973, she was voted by the city council to serve as the city's vice mayor, becoming the first woman to hold that position.[6] In 1974, she was elected mayor of the city. She was reelected in 1978. She was a Democrat and campaigned as an environmentalist and wanted to fight Urban sprawl in San Jose.[4]

She died of a stroke on April 26, 2014, in Saratoga, California.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heppler, Jason (5 April 2016). "San Jose City Council Members". notebook.jasonheppler.org.
  2. ^ San Jose State University's Online Archive of California, "Guide to the Janet Gray Hayes Papers," (retrieved August 20, 2010).
  3. ^ a b Lundstrom, Mack (2014-04-21). "San Jose's first female mayor, Janet Gray Hayes, has died at 87". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  4. ^ a b "Janet Gray Hayes". Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  5. ^ West, Don (21 Oct 1974). "San Jose's fight for mayor It's the lady and the cop". Newspapers.com. The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "R-ville Woman San Jose Vice Mayor". Newspapers.com. Rushville Republican. 20 Jul 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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