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New mayor takes office in Cedar Rapids
Tiffany O’Donnell sworn in at City Hall ceremony
Tiffany O'Donnell (second from left) holds her mayor’s nameplate as she poses for a photograph Monday with her husband Michael (left) and daughter Lucci during the Cedar Rapids City Council swearing-in ceremony at City Hall in Cedar Rapids. Tiffany’s father, Joe DiBernardo, takes the photo. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Tiffany O'Donnell (left) places her hand on her mother's Bible being held by her daughter, Lucci O'Donnell, as Tiffany's father Joe DiBernardo administers the coach of office. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Tiffany O'Donnell kisses her husband, Michael, as they pose for a photo with Tiffany's mayor’s nameplate during the Cedar Rapids City Council swearing-in ceremony. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
CEDAR RAPIDS — Tiffany O’Donnell, who handily won a runoff election Nov. 30, was officially sworn in to office Monday in a ceremony at City Hall.
O’Donnell, CEO of Women Lead Change and a former television news anchor, garnered the most votes in the four-way mayoral race Nov. 3. But she didn’t get the necessary 50 percent of the vote to win outright so advanced to a runoff against Amara Andrews. Incumbent Mayor Brad Hart failed to make the runoff.
O’Donnell is only the third woman to have served as mayor of Cedar Rapids. The last female mayor was Kay Halloran, who left office in 2010.
“If you thought you saw me a lot as a candidate, you’re going to see me even more as mayor,” O’Donnell told The Gazette after winning the runoff election.
Lucci O'Donnell (right) hands her mother, Tiffany O’Donnell, her mayor's nameplate as they pose for a photograph. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
