The Henderson City Council made history Monday when the first Latina was administered the oath of office and took her seat on the eight-member council.
With her husband and mother at her side, Kenia Gómez-Jimenez took the oath of office and became the Ward 1 at-large alderman.
And there’s a brother-sister duo on the council as well, with Catherine “Kitty” Gill joining her sibling Michael Venable as a member on the City Council.
Gómez-Jimenez defeated Sara Coffey in the Ward 1 at-large contest and Gill defeated Ola Thorpe-Cooper to win the Ward 4 seat.
In other action, the Council also voted Tami Walker to be Mayor Pro Tem, replacing Council Member Garry Daeke.
The Council officially approved Paylor Spruill as city manager and the Hartzog Law Group and Dan Hartzog, Jr. as the city attorney.
