Yolanda Ford Unseats 24-Year Incumbent in Historic Win to Become First African American, Woman Mayor of Missouri City

Style Magazine Newswire | 12/10/2018, 9:21 a.m.
Yolanda Ford defeated incumbent mayor Allen Owen in a runoff election held December 8, 2018. Ford previously served as a …
Missouri City Mayor-elect Yolanda Ford

MISSOURI CITY, TX – December 8, 2018 – Yolanda Ford defeated incumbent mayor Allen Owen in a runoff election held December 8, 2018. Ford previously served as a member of the City Council for District A since 2013. Owen had held the position of mayor since 1994. Ford is the first African American and the first woman ever elected to serve as mayor of Missouri City and will take the oath of office on December 17, 2018.

“I am so proud that the residents of Missouri City have elected me as their mayor. After having served on the city council for the past five years, and as a lifelong resident, I am deeply invested in the well-being and growth of Missouri City, and I look forward to working with citizens, the city council and others toward its betterment,” Ford said.

Ford began her work as a public servant when she took the oath of office as a city council member in July of 2013, becoming only the fourth woman in the history of Missouri City to be elected to a city council position. With 20 years of experience in community development, land acquisition and leadership, Ford ran a grassroots mayoral campaign based on key issues such as increasing city revenue, building economic opportunity, creating redevelopment incentives, promoting community safety and addressing aging infrastructure.

Ford is a native of Missouri City who attended Fort Bend public schools and graduated from John Foster Dulles High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Houston and a Master of Architecture (M.ARCH) degree from Prairie View A&M University.

View Our E-Editon