Adam Graham
Adam Graham | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of The Village | |
| In office May 2022 – July 18, 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Sonny Wilkinson |
| City Councilor for Ward 3 of The Village | |
| In office 2019 – July 18, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1992 or 1993 (age 31–32)[1] |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Adam Graham is an American politician who served as a city councilor and mayor of The Village, Oklahoma, until his resignation on July 18, 2022. Graham was the first openly-gay and youngest mayor of The Village, Oklahoma.[2][1]
Career
[edit]Graham was first elected to serve on The Village, Oklahoma's city council in 2019. In May 2022, he was elected mayor of The Village by the city council,[a] becoming at 29 the youngest mayor in the town's history.[1][2]
Resignation
[edit]He resigned on July 18, 2022, citing harassment, including being followed home from meetings, being threatened while walking his dog, being harassed at Starbucks, and having his car tires slashed.[4] Graham blamed the harassment on an incident with police from the neighboring city of Nichols Hills, where body camera footage showed Graham telling officers they had no jurisdiction to issue traffic tickets in The Village.[2] While some reporting after his resignation identified Graham as the first openly-gay mayor in Oklahoma,[5] Graham is at least the second openly-gay mayor after Achille, Oklahoma, mayor David Northcutt.[6]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Oesch, Eric (13 May 2022). "Graham Is Named Mayor Of The Village". OKC Friday. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Wakefield, Lily (22 July 2022). "Town's first openly gay mayor resigns after harassment, abuse and threats from residents". Pink News. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "City Council – The City of the Village: Section 5 — Mayor and Vice Mayor". Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "First openly gay mayor of small Oklahoma town resigns, cites harassment". KJRH 2. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Reberkenny, Joseph (21 July 2022). "Oklahoma Gay Mayor Resigns, Citing Harassment, Threats". MetroWeekly. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Diez, Benjamin (2 March 2019). "Achille mayor says he was called homophobic slurs, then viciously attacked". KXII. Retrieved 22 July 2022.