Roxanne Qualls

Roxanne Qualls
Vice Mayor of Cincinnati
In office
2007–2013
Preceded byAlicia Reece
Succeeded byDavid S. Mann
Member of the Cincinnati City Council
In office
2007–2013
In office
1991–1993
66th Mayor of Cincinnati
In office
1993–1999
Preceded byDwight Tillery
Succeeded byCharlie Luken
Personal details
Born (1953-03-03) March 3, 1953 (age 71)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Charter
SpouseJohn Gunnison-Wiseman
OccupationRealtor
ProfessionPolitician

Roxanne Qualls (born March 3, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 66th mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. She also served a two-year term on the Cincinnati City Council prior to her service as mayor, having been elected in 1993.[1] On August 8, 2007, the Charter Committee announced her appointment to fill the unexpired term of council member Jim Tarbell. Qualls was elected to a two-year term on Cincinnati City Council in November 2007, and again in 2009 and 2011. She served as Vice Mayor, the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, chair of the Livable Communities Committee and chair of the Subcommittee on Major Transportation and Infrastructure Projects.

She was a candidate in the November 2013 election for Mayor of Cincinnati, but was defeated by John Cranley.

  1. ^ "Roxanne Qualls -". Archives of Women's Political Communication. Retrieved April 3, 2024.