Annette Strauss

Annette Strauss
54th Mayor of Dallas
In office
May 4, 1987 – December 2, 1991[1]
Preceded byStarke Taylor
Succeeded bySteve Bartlett
Personal details
Born
Annette Louise Greenfield

(1924-01-26)January 26, 1924
Houston, Texas, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1998(1998-12-14) (aged 74)
Resting placeSparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
SpouseTed Strauss
RelationsRobert S. Strauss (brother-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA)[2]
Columbia University

Annette Louise Greenfield Strauss (January 26, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American philanthropist and politician who served as the 54th mayor of Dallas. The Annette Strauss Artist Square in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas is named in honor of her. She was the second female mayor and the second Jewish mayor of Dallas (Adlene Harrison was first; Laura Miller was the third).[3] She was also the first woman elected to the post in her own right; Harrison served as a caretaker for the last months of Wes Wise's term after Wise resigned to run for Congress. I am Annettes step grandfather or uncle I believe her mother was my niece..her grandma was estranged from her daughter Annettes mother...also am related to Struss side too mine are the Levi Strauss family on my dad's side..

  1. ^ "Inaugural Speech of Mayor Steve Bartlett and Farewell Address of Mayor Annette Strauss, 1991". dallascityhall.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation Marks a Decade of Creating More Voters, Better Citizens". UT News. September 20, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Romney Falling Victim to Voters' Religious Discrimination | Fox News". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2009-03-18.