Adlene Harrison

Adlene Harrison (born November 19, 1923) served on the Dallas City Council from 1973 to 1977[1] and was acting mayor of Dallas in 1976.[2][3] She also served as regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency from 1977 to 1981 and as the first chair of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board. She was the first Jewish woman to serve as Mayor of a major US city.[4] She was Dallas' first Jewish mayor and first female mayor, Annette Strauss would follow her in both categories.[5][6] Harrison, a Democratic city councilwoman, succeeded Wes Wise as mayor when he resigned to run for the United States Congress. She served until the election of a new mayor, Robert Folsom, at the end of the year.

Adlene Harrison
51st Mayor of Dallas
In office
1976
Preceded byWes Wise
Succeeded byRobert Folsom
Personal details
Born (1923-11-19) November 19, 1923
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

References
  1. Grigsby, Sharon (2018-11-21). "Dallas' first female mayor is as ornery as ever — even at age 95". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. "History of Dallas Mayors". dallascityhall.com. City of Dallas Municipal Archives. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. "Adlene Harrison". Texas Legacy. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  4. "Adlene Harrison becomes first Jewish female big-city mayor". Jewish Women's Archive.
  5. http://smu.edu/newsinfo/releases/00229.html Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine SMU News
  6. "Dallas' first female mayor is as ornery as ever — even at age 95". Dallas News. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2020-06-06.


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