Ron Oden
Ron Oden | |
|---|---|
| 19th Mayor of Palm Springs | |
| In office December 1, 2003 – December 5, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Will Kleindienst |
| Succeeded by | Steve Pougnet |
| Member of the College of the Desert Board of Trustee District 3 | |
| Assumed office May 19, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fred E. Jandt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1950 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
Ron Oden (born March 21, 1950) is an American politician. In November 2003, he was elected the first gay African-American mayor of Palm Springs, California, after serving eight years on the city council. He became the first Black openly gay man to be a mayor of a U.S. city. He was also "the first gay African-American elected to lead a California city." In December 2017, Palm Springs elected "America's first all-LGBTQ city council."