1. Annette Strauss was the first woman elected to the post in her own right; Harrison served as a caretaker for the last months of Wes Wise's term after Wise resigned to run for Congress.
13 Facts About Annette Strauss
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Annette Strauss moved to New York City where she received master's degrees in sociology and psychology from Columbia University.
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Annette Strauss was a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society and Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority.
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Annette Strauss worked as a Red Cross social worker in Houston for a year until she married Ted Strauss, Sr.
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Annette Strauss worked on behalf of the Dallas Symphony, the Crystal Charity Ball, Southern Methodist University, the United Way of America, the United Jewish Appeal, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Baylor University Medical Center and many other groups.
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Annette Strauss's efforts helped to raise millions for the arts in Dallas.
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Annette Strauss was one of the founding members of the Volunteer Center of North Texas.
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Annette Strauss became deputy mayor pro tem and then mayor pro tem in 1984.
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In 1987, Annette Strauss ran for mayor of Dallas and won with 56 percent of the vote.
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Annette Strauss's opponents included the Texas Republican state chairman, Fred Meyer, a Dallas businessman originally from suburban Chicago.
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In 1991, Annette Strauss left the mayoral position and worked as a consultant and trustee for a number of boards and foundations, including the Children's Medical Center Foundation, the Dallas Methodist Hospitals Foundation, the St Paul Hospital Foundation, the Timberlawn Foundation and the Texas Historical Foundation.
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Annette Strauss was appointed "Ambassador-at-large" for the city of Dallas, an honorary position she held until her death from cancer in 1998.
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Annette Strauss's husband Ted Strauss died on September 5,2014.