Amber Ware becomes first Black mayor elected in Fort Myers, second woman in the job

Ware elected Fort Myers mayor

Amber Ware has been elected mayor of Fort Myers, becoming the first Black person and the second woman to hold the office.

Key points Ware elected Fort Myers mayor
  1. Amber Ware has been elected mayor of Fort Myers, becoming the first Black person and the second woman to hold the office.
  2. She succeeds Kevin Anderson, and voters said the change and the representation mattered to them.
  3. Ware, who starts Nov. 16, said transparency with taxpayers will be her first priority.
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