Gay Man Todd Gloria Sworn in as San Diego Mayor
ran against him for mayor in November, NBC affiliate KNSD reports.After taking the oath, Gloria thanked his parents, Linda and Phil Gloria, noting his working-class roots as “the son of a hotel maid and a gardener.” A San Diego native, he is of Filipino, Dutch, Puerto Rican, and Native American heritage.He then thanked his partner, Adam Smith; his past and present staff members; and his mentors, including Susan Davis, for whom he worked when she was a member of Congress; Toni Atkins, a former San Diego City Council member who is now president pro tempore of the California Senate; “and, of course, our trailblazer — who broke San Diego’s rainbow ceiling — Christine Kehoe.
