Kyle Mayor Lucy Johnson speaks to a delegation of women from Yemen to talk about her leadership role as a young woman in local politics. (Courtesy photo)
STAFF REPORTS
Kyle Mayor Lucy Johnson hosted a delegation of young women from Yemen to discuss her role as mayor of Kyle and the challenges and rewards she faces as a young woman serving in a leadership role. The Yemenites, aged 21 to 27, were very interested in Johnson’s career as an elected official and the challenges and rewards she experiences in a role reserved solely for men in their country.
Johnson, age 27, is currently the second youngest mayor in Texas and was first elected to the Kyle City Council at age 24. She became the youngest female mayor for the City of Kyle at age 26 when she was elected in a special election to fill the seat vacated by then-Mayor Mike Gonzalez.
“I am so happy that the State Department thought of me and the City of Kyle when scheduling visits for this very special group of women,” Johnson said. “I am honored to have been given the opportunity to not only share my experiences as a young woman and mayor of our city with these women, but also to have provided some amount of inspiration for them to return to their homes and advance their dreams for democracy in the country’s government.”
Yemen is in the very early stages of democracy and this delegation is touring the country to gather more information on our form of government.
The delegation met with Johnson at the Kyle City Hall Council Chambers last friday.
