Lyda Krewson
| Lyda Krewson | |
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| 46th Mayor of St. Louis | |
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Assumed office April 18, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Slay |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 13, 1953 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mike Owens |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Missouri, St. Louis Truman State University |
Lyda Krewson (born January 13, 1953) is an American Democratic politician who is the 46th and current Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. Between 1997 and 2017, she served as the alderman of St. Louis's 28th ward. She is the first female mayor of St. Louis.
In 2017 Krewson won the St. Louis mayoral election, winning the March 7 Democratic primary against Tishaura Jones, Lewis Reed, Antonio French, and others. She won the general election on April 4, and took office on April 18.
After graduating from Truman State University with a degree in education, Krewson moved to St. Louis to finish an accounting degree at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
As the alderman of St. Louis's 28th ward, Krewson took on the issues of a comprehensive smoking ban and Missouri's concealed carry laws. She also worked to reduce the size of the Board of Aldermen from 28 to 14.
Krewson worked to reduce panhandling in the Central West End (CWE) neighborhood by introducing the REAL Change Program, which encourages social services for those in need.
In 1995 Krewson's husband, Jeff Krewson, was murdered in an attempted carjacking in front of their house in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. In 1998, she married local news anchor Mike Owens.
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