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The Power List: ANNISE PARKER

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Mayor of Houston, 55

Parker made history in Houston's 2009 mayoral election when she became the first lesbian at the helm of a city of over two million residents. In 2011, the partnered mother of three repeated the win, nabbing two more years as mayor.

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