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Lisa Wong

Lisa A. Wong is an American politician who is the town manager of South Hadley, Massachusetts and the former mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She was the city's first Asian American mayor and the first Asian American female mayor in the state of Massachusetts.[1]

Lisa A. Wong
Town Manager of South Hadley, Massachusetts
Assumed office
2021
Preceded byMike Sullivan
Mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts
In office
2007–2015
Preceded byDan H. Mylott
Succeeded byStephen DiNatale
Personal details
Born (1979-08-13) August 13, 1979 (age 44)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnthony Soto (m. 2014)
Occupationpolitician

Early life edit

Wong is the daughter of Chinese immigrants who came to the United States in 1970.[2] She grew up in North Andover.[3] Her parents owned a Chinese restaurant named Hong Kong Kitchen in Haverhill, Mass., where Wong helped out as a child.[4] Her parents encouraged her to receive an education so that she could take control of her own life.[2] She was also active in sports; playing baseball (she was the only girl in her league), swimming and playing tennis.[5]

Career edit

Wong began working in Fitchburg at the Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority in 2001 and was the executive director by 2004.[1]

In 2007, at age 28, Wong was first elected as mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[6] When she took the position of mayor, the city "was on the edge of financial ruin."[3] She was considered a "fresh young voice in an old mill city."[4] During her first term in office, she had to make tough choices to help boost the cities financial situation. These included turning off half of the streetlamps across the city, cutting library hours and pushing to use the city's river as a "recreation magnet" and partnering with the university.[4] She also reduced her salary when she took office and refused raises.[1] By 2013, she had built up the city's reserves from $10,000 to $3 million, prompting Standard & Poor's to give the city's bond rating two upgrades.[7][8] Wong won reelection three times before announcing in 2015 that she would not seek a fifth term as mayor.[8]

As Soto seeks to become the first Hispanic mayor of Holyoke, Wong is not seeking a fifth term as mayor, and is instead moving to Holyoke.[3]

In 2011, Wong served as one of six selection committee members for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence.[9]

On November 1, 2018, Wong became town manager of Winchester, Massachusetts.[10]

On November 1, 2021, Wong was sworn in as the town administrator of South Hadley, Massachusetts. [11]

Personal edit

Wong met Anthony Soto at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] Wong is married to Anthony Soto, who is a city councilor in Holyoke.[12] The ceremony took place in November 2014. [13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Owen, Paula J. (22 April 2015). "Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong Will Not Run Again". Telegram. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Aldrich, Ian (November 2009). "How Do a Person and a City Make the Most of Their Opportunities?". Yankee. 73 (6): 86. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Irons, Meghan E. (28 August 2015). "Love, Politics, and a Tale of Two Struggling Cities". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b c MacQuarrie, Brian (31 October 2011). "Groundbreaking Mayor Losing Favor". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 September 2015 – via Boston.com.
  5. ^ Wong, Ling-Mei (24 May 2013). "Mayor Lisa Wong Leads With Grace Under Pressure". Sampan. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ^ Wagner, Susan (24 February 2014). "Leading in Central MA: Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong". Get Local Worcester. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ Graham, Jennifer (14 January 2013). "A Generation Gap at City Hall". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b http://www.governing.com/gov-institute/wig/wig-lisa-wong.html/ 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Governing Institute, 2015 "Women in Government Leadership Program" honoree
  9. ^ "Call for Entries: $50,000 Award for Urban Excellence".
  10. ^ "Outgoing town manager Richard Howard praised for fiscal skill, effective investments". Winchester Star. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "New South Hadley Town Administrator sworn in". WWLP.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. ^ Shanahan, Mark (6 August 2015). "Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong Feted". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  13. ^ Williams, Michelle (21 November 2014). "Holyoke City Councilor Anthony Soto Marries Lisa Wong, Mayor of Fitchburg, In Small Ceremony". Mass Live. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

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