Mary Moore (mayor)

Mary Moore is a former mayor of Pearsall, Texas. Moore was the first woman as well as the first African American to be elected Mayor of Pearsall.

Elections

On May 9, 2015, Moore became the first African American woman to be elected Mayor of Pearsall, Texas, US with 66% of the vote. Her campaign was centered on bringing change to a corrupt city government that had been overwhelmed with lawsuits and grand jury indictments of its officials. She said that there was a "history of dysfunction at City Hall" and that she would run under the banner of "Honest Leadership".
Moore was re-elected in 2017.
In 2022 she stood for Frio County judge.

Covid

During the COVID-19 pandemic Moore issued an executive order on June 12, 2020, declaring a state of local disaster.

Personal life

Moore was born November 17, 1957, in Bonita, Louisiana, the daughter of Thomas and Annie Lumpkin, and grew up on a cotton farm. Before becoming Mayor of Pearsall, Moore was a physician assistant for 15 years. She is a mother of two, and a grandmother of two.

Education

Moore holds a Bachelor of Science in physician assistant studies from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Texas.