Victoria L. DeLucca

Victoria 'Vicky' Linda DeLucca (born February 8, 1965) is an American Businesswoman and Politician. She is a Member of the Libertarian Party and, as of January 1 2016, is the mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. Born and raised in Paradise Falls, Arizona, DeLucca received an economics degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1989. In 1990, she, with peers from Wharton, founded a investment firm, DeLucca, Richardson, and Graham. By the late 90's, the firm became one of most successful in the nation. DeLucca resigned from the firm to join the Board of Directors at home/consumer electronics giant, Zenshin. In 2005, she became the CEO, and under her management, the corporation expanded to new heights. As of 2016, Forbes lists her as one of the richest people in the United States, with a net worth of 3.1 Billion.
In 2006, while still CEO of Zenshin, DeLucca joined the Libertarian Party, and became a major campaign contributor to Party Candidates across the nation. In 2015, she ran for the position of Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, on the Libertarian ticket. DeLucca faced major postilion from the Democrats and Republicans, and narrowly won with 37% of the vote.
As Mayor, DeLucca cut city taxes and spending. She openly supports charter schools over public ones, to much controversy. DeLucca also greatly improved city parks, which earned her some bipartisan praise.
She is noted by many for her popularity within the party, and according to aides, considered the Presidential nomination, but ultimately did not run, instead running for Mayor of Phoenix. She did run later on, but failed to win the nomination.
After a major corruption scandal within the Libertarian Party, when DeLucca was accused of bribery, and the convention and party fell into mayhem. She eventually resigned from her position as Mayor of Phoenix after the scandal in October 5th.
Category:Female Politicians
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