Lily Wu

Lily Wu (born 1984) is an American politician and former television news anchor, serving as the 103rd mayor of Wichita, Kansas since 2024.Wu graduated from the International Baccalaureate program at Wichita East High School, earned her bachelor's degree in international business and integrated marketing communication from Wichita State University, and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong.[7] Wu attended the Charles Koch Institute and completed a one-year associate program.[4][10] Wu raised $440,000, a record amount and number of contributors, and AFP spent an additional $192,000 on her behalf.[11] She defeated Whipple in the general election, 58% to 42%[12] making her the first Asian American mayor of Wichita, Kansas.
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