Stu Rasmussen
Stu Rasmussen | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Silverton, Oregon | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Hector |
| Succeeded by | Rick Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Silverton, Oregon, U.S. |
Stu Rasmussen (born 1948) is an American politician. He became the nation's first openly transgender mayor when he was elected as the mayor of Silverton, Oregon in November 2008.[1][2]
He had previously been elected twice in the 1990s as mayor of this Willamette Valley community, before coming out as transgender.[3] He was also three times a member of the city council.[4] He was assigned male at birth, prefers he/him pronouns, has breast implants, and dresses as a woman.[5] He sometimes goes by the name Carla Fong.[5]
In 2013 a musical about Rasmussen, Stu for Silverton, premiered at Seattle's Intiman Theatre.[5][6][7]
Rasmussen, a self-described fiscal conservative and social liberal,[2][4] served as city councilor until January 2009.[8]
Rasmussen has co-owned Silverton's 1936 Palace Theater, which shows first-run movies, since 1974.[9]
References
- ^ Stu Rasmussen. "Reality Check". Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Oregon town elects nation's first transgender mayor". Associated Press. November 8, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ Question, Big (November 9, 2008). "US election diary: The sex change we can all believe in - Americas, World - The Independent". London: Independent.co.uk. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ^ a b Friar, Cathryn. "Stu Rasmussen is Transgendered Mayor » Right Pundits". Rightpundits.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c Ng, David (November 29, 2012). "New musical about transgender mayor heading to Intiman Theatre". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ Misha Berson, ‘Stu for Silverton’ sings about small-town tolerance, Seattle Times, 2013-07-23, modified 2013-07-24, accessed 2013-08-15.
- ^ Misha Berson, Meet the real Stu from musical ‘Stu for Silverton’, Seattle Times, 2013-07-23, accessed 2013-08-15.
- ^ "City of Silverton, OR > Government > City Council". Webservices.orcities.org. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ^ Drawhorn, Ornie (November 2011). "Keeping up in a digital age: Palace plans high tech upgrades". Our Town Live. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
External links
- Stu Rasmussen for Mayor
- "Stu Rasmussen". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
- WNYC Radiolab segment on Stu Rasmussen
- Interview with Stu Rasmussen About Being a Transgender Politician
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