Beth Krom
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| Member of the Irvine City Council | |
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| Mayor of Irvine | |
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| Preceded by | Larry Agran |
| Succeeded by | Sukhee Kang |
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| Party | Democratic |
| SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Solly Krom |
| University of Texas at Austin | |
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Beth Krom (née Weinstein; born December 28, 1958) is a former Irvine, California City Councilmember and was twice elected Mayor of Irvine,[1] as a Democrat. Krom received a B.S. in Education from the University of Texas, Austin.
Early life
Beth Krom, was born in Buffalo to news anchor Irv Weinstein and his wife Elaine. She attended P.S. 81 in North Buffalo through second grade. In 1965, her family moved to the nearby suburb of Kenmore, New York where Beth attended Lindbergh Elementary, Kenmore Junior High and Kenmore West High School.
Politics
In 2000 Krom first ran for public office as a candidate for the Irvine City Council. Out of a field of eleven candidates, she came in third, winning a two-year term. In 2002, she won re-election to the City Council as the top vote-getter and in 2004 she won her first term as Mayor of Irvine. In 2006, Beth Krom was re-elected with almost 60% of the vote, the largest margin of victory for any Mayor in a competitive race to that point in the city’s history.
During her term as Mayor, Irvine was recognized as the Safest Big City in America four years in a row and earned recognition as one of the “100 Best Communities for Young People” twice. In addition, the city’s “rainy day reserves” were tripled to more than $30 million during her term. Krom and fellow council member Larry Agran led the fight to defeat a plan to turn the abandoned El Toro Marine Corps base into a commercial airport. That land is now the site of the Orange County Great Park, as well as residential housing.
In 2006, Krom was invited to give a commencement address at the University of California, Irvine for the combined schools of Education, Fine Arts and Physical Sciences.
In 2008, with term limits preventing her from running for a third term as Mayor, Krom was again elected to the Irvine City Council, earning the first place spot with a lead of more than 8000 votes over the second-place finisher.
2010 U.S. House campaign
In March 2009, Krom announced her plans to run for Congress in 2010 to represent California's 48th congressional district. Her campaign embraced a "Mrs. Krom Goes to Washington" theme to reinforce the importance of engaging people in the democratic process.[2] She faced no primary opponents, but lost the election to the incumbent Republican John B. T. Campbell III by a 36% to 60% margin.[3][4]
2016 temporary Mayor of Irvine
In December 2016, Krom was voted in as temporary Mayor by the Irvine City Council to fill the vacancy created when Steven Choi resigned a few days before the end of his term, to take a seat in the California State Assembly. The appointment was for 9 days until the mayor-elect, Donald P. Wagner, began his term.[5]
Personal life
Krom and her husband, Solly, had three children: daughter Abby, and sons Hershel and Noah. Noah died in 2009 at age 22, a week prior to his graduation from the University of California Santa Barbara. The autopsy found his blood alcohol level to have been .257 at the time of his death.[6][7]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Carty, Sharon Silke (January 25, 2005). "Iraqi expats find voices through votes". USA Today. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ Mrs. Krom goes to Washington on YouTube
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2010 primary election results" (PDF). California Secretary of State.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2010 general election results" (PDF). California Secretary of State.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shimura, Tomoya (December 1, 2016). "Krom appointed to serve as Irvine's temporary mayor for 9 days". Orange County Register. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Death of Beth Krom's Son Among a Wave of Booze-Related Accidents at UCSB". OC Weekly. May 11, 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Noah Krom, son of Irvine coucilwoman, was 22". Press-Telegram. June 11, 2009.
External links
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Beth Krom for U.S. Congress 48th District". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12.
