Regina Romero : Net Worth, Family, Husband, Education, Children, Age, Biography and Political Career

Regina Romero is an American politician. She is mayor of Tucson, Arizona, having been elected after previously serving on the city council.

Regina Romero Net Worth

Regina Romero Net Worth is $ 500 Thousand in 2021.

Regina Romero Husband and Children

Romero is married to Ruben Reyes, a district director for U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva. They have two children.

Regina Romero Career and Achievement

Romero was raised in Somerton, Arizona. She graduated from Kofa High School in Yuma, Arizona and the University of Arizona. She earned a postgraduate certificate at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Romero worked as the Latino outreach director for the Center for Biological Diversity. Prior to her election as mayor, Romero served three terms as a Tucson city councilwoman, having first been elected to the city council in 2007.

Romero ran in the 2019 Tucson mayoral election. She won the Democratic primary in August 2019, defeating state senator Steve Farley and developer Randi Dorman. After winning the mayoral primary, her main general election opponent was Ed Ackerley, who was a longtime Democrat running as an independent in hopes of receiving conservative votes. She defeated Ackerley in the general election.

Romero is the first-ever female and first-ever Latina mayor of Tucson and the first Latino mayor of the city since Estevan Ochoa, who was mayor from 1875 to 1876.