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Carlos Mayans (born July 8, 1948) is a Cuba-born American politician. A member of the Republican party, he was elected mayor of the city of Wichita, Kansas in April 2003.

Early life

He was born in Havana, Cuba on Juy 8, 1948. He emigrated to the United States through the Operation Peter Pan shortly after the Cuban Revolution of 1959.

Political career

In addition to serving as mayor, Mayans also served as a Republican representative for Wichita's 100th district in the Kansas House of Representatives for five terms and ran an insurance agency before becoming mayor. He lost a re-election bid for mayor to Carl Brewer by 61% to 37% in 2007. In the 2008 Republican presidential primary, he supported Mitt Romney's campaign.

References

1. ^ "Mayans is new Wichita mayor". Associated Press. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
2. "The 42 most influential latino politicians - Hispanic Power". Retrieved 3 May 2011.
3. Dinell, David (12 July 2005). "Mayor chosen for national board". Wichita Business Journal. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
4. "Brewer easily defeats Mayans for mayor". Wichita Business Journal. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
5. "Romney Campaign Press Release - Former Wichita Mayor Carlos Mayans Endorses Governor Mitt Romney | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2024-08-24.

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