# @nextshark on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C17kKUSs7c_
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-10T19:01:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

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On Monday at the Brookhaven City Hall, John Park, a South Korean immigrant, became Georgia’s first Asian American mayor after being sworn in.⁠
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On the same day, political newcomer Lily Wu was sworn in as the first Asian American mayor of Wichita, Kansas.⁠
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Park, a former councilmember, defeated Lauren Kiefer for Brookhaven mayor by winning 59% of the votes last month. He succeeds former Mayor John Ernst.⁠
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Wu won the mayoral election in November by earning 58% of the votes, beating incumbent Brandon Whipple.⁠
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brookhaven, news, politics, makinghistory, atlanta, asianamericanmayor, mayor, kansas, wichita, asianamericanpolitician

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