SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Amy Ahanotu, branch manager with Redwood Credit Union, has been elected mayor of Rohnert Park, Calif.
Ahanotu, who immigrated to the United States from Nigeria in the 1980s, has been a member of the City Council since 2010 and after re-election in November was selected by fellow council members to serve as mayor.
California credit unions have something of a tradition of employees holding elected office. Most recently Pete Aguilar (D), a former mayor of Redlands, Calif. and ex-employee of Arrowhead Credit Union, was elected to Congress.