Lisa Middleton

Lisa Middleton (born 1952) is an American politician, a member of the Palm Springs city council[1] and the Former Mayor of Palm Springs.[2] She was first elected to the City Council in 2017 and is the first openly transgender person to be elected in California for a non-judicial position. She also serves on the Riverside County Transportation Commission, the Sunline Board of Directors as Vice Chair,[3] alternate to the Metrolink Board of Directors. She was appointed in April 2019 by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration. She is a member of the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Board of Directors and the President (September 2021 – 2022) of the Cal Cities Riverside County Division.[4] Middleton succeeded Christy Holstege as mayor of Palm Springs on December 9, 2021 and became the first openly transgender mayor in California.[5] Middleton was succeeded by Mayor Grace Elena Garner on December, 15 2022.[6][7][8][9] Middleton also served as Mayor Pro Tem of Palm Springs from December 10, 2020[10] to December 9, 2021.[11]

Lisa Middleton as Palm Springs Mayor.
Lisa Middleton
Lisa Middleton December 8, 2017, People Changing the World, Washington, D.C., US
Middleton December 8, 2017, People Changing the World, Washington, D.C., US
Occupation(s)Councilwoman of Palm Springs, California
Known forFirst openly transgender person elected to a non-judicial office in California
Spouse(s)Cheryl, 9 years
Children2

Education

Middleton has a Master of Public Administration from University of Southern California. She has also completed the UCLA LGBT Leadership Institute.[4]

Work

Middleton worked for 36 years with the State Compensation Insurance Fund of the State of California. When she retired she was the senior vice president of internal affairs with executive responsibility for internal audit, fraud investigation, public records and governance. She was also a member of California's Fraud Assessment Commission, which she chaired in 2010.[4][12]

Awards

She was included in the 2016 Pride Honors Awards recipients from Palm Springs Pride with the Spirit of Stonewall Community Service Award.[13]

Personal life

After 13 years together, Lisa and her wife Cheryl, a retired nurse, were married in July 2013.[4][12][13] They have two children, a son and a daughter.[4][12][13] Middleton is transgender and transitioned in the mid-1990s.[12]

References
  1. "Palm Springs election: Transgender candidate makes history in California". Desert Sun. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  2. "Dec 09, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting – Palm Springs, CA". palmspringsca.new.swagit.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  3. "Boards and Committees | SunLine Transit Agency". www.sunline.org. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  4. "Mayor & City Council | City of Palm Springs". www.palmspringsca.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  5. Albani-Burgio, Paul. "Lisa Middleton becomes first transgender mayor in Palm Springs — and in California". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. "Dec 15, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting - Palm Springs, CA". palmspringsca.new.swagit.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. Uken, Cindy (2022-12-15). "Grace Garner Preps to become Palm Springs Mayor". Uken Report. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  8. Reyes, Jesus (2022-12-16). "Grace Garner sworn in as Palm Springs first Latina mayor". KESQ. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  9. "New Palm Springs City Council Includes First Latina Mayor". NBC Palm Springs. 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  10. "Dec 10, 2020 City Council Regular Meeting - Palm Springs, CA". palmspringsca.new.swagit.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  11. "Dec 09, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting - Palm Springs, CA". palmspringsca.new.swagit.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  12. Kieler, Kim. "Lisa Middleton". thecenterps.org. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  13. Brian (2015-03-14). "About Lisa". Elect Lisa Middleton. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
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