Janet Gray Hayes
Janet Gray Hayes | |
|---|---|
| 60th Mayor of San Jose, California | |
| In office January 9, 1975 – January 9, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Mineta |
| Succeeded by | Tom McEnery |
| Vice Mayor of San Jose | |
| In office 1973–1974 | |
| San Jose City Councilor | |
| In office 1971–1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1926 Rushville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 2014 (aged 87) Saratoga, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Alma mater | Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice |
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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.