Carlos Mayans
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Carlos Mayans (born July 8, 1948) is a Cuba-born American politician. A member of the Republican party, he was elected mayor of the city of Wichita, Kansas in April 2003.<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
Early life
He was born in Havana, Cuba on Juy 8, 1948. He emigrated to the United States through the Operation Peter Pan shortly after the Cuban Revolution of 1959.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Political career
In addition to serving as mayor, Mayans also served as a Republican representative for Wichita's 100th district in the Kansas House of Representatives for five terms<ref name="AP" /> and ran an insurance agency before becoming mayor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He lost a re-election bid for mayor to Carl Brewer by 61% to 37% in 2007.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the 2008 Republican presidential primary, he supported Mitt Romney's campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
- American politicians of Cuban descent
- Hispanic and Latino American mayors
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Kansas
- Mayors of Wichita, Kansas
- 21st-century mayors of places in Kansas
- 20th-century members of the Kansas Legislature
- 21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature