Mikey Hothi has been unanimously elected because the mayor of Lodi metropolis in northern California. He is the primary Sikh to carry the highest place within the metropolis’s historical past.
New York,UPDATED: Dec 25, 2022 11:37 IST
Mikey Hothi elected because the mayor of Lodi metropolis in northern California. (Photo: Facebook/@Lodi Mayor Pro Tempore Mikey Hothi)
By Press Trust of India: Mikey Hothi, whose mother and father are from India, has been unanimously elected because the mayor of Lodi metropolis in northern California, changing into the primary Sikh to carry the highest place within the metropolis’s historical past.
Hothi was nominated by newly-elected councilwoman Lisa Craig, who gained election to mayor Mark Chandler’s seat in November and was unanimously chosen vice mayor throughout Wednesday’s assembly.
He represents the council’s fifth district and served as vice mayor this previous 12 months beneath mayor Chandler, who introduced final summer time he wouldn’t search re-election.
“Honored to be sworn in as the 117th Mayor of the City of Lodi,” Hothi tweeted on Friday.
His household was additionally instrumental in founding the Sikh temple on Armstrong Road, native newspaper The Lodi News-Sentinel reported.
“Our experience is similar to that of the Hispanic community that came before us, the Greek community, the Germans,” Hothi was quoted as saying within the report.
“Everyone came to Lodi because they realised it was a safe family town. (It has) great education, great people, great culture, great values, and just hard-working people in this town. I’m just proud to represent this community as its next mayor,” it mentioned.
Hothi, who graduated from Tokay High School in 2008, mentioned that rising up within the metropolis was a problem, particularly post-9/11, when many Muslims and Sikhs skilled unfair harassment.
But Hothi, whose mother and father are from Punjab, defined that his household not solely survived however thrived in Lodi. Many turned business homeowners and entrepreneurs who nonetheless handle profitable corporations at this time, the report mentioned. PTI MRJ MRJ
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Dec 25, 2022
