Svante Myrick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American politician
Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1987
Place of Birth: Earlville, New York, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Svante Myrick
- Svante L.
- Myrick (born March 15, 1987) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Ithaca, New York.
- He is a member of the Democratic Party.
- Raised in the town of Earlville, New York, Myrick was elected to the Ithaca Common Council in 2007 while he was a student at Cornell University.
- After graduating from Cornell in 2009, Myrick ran for mayor of Ithaca in 2011; he defeated two candidates in the Democratic primary and won the general election with 54.9% of the vote.
- Upon taking office in 2012 at age 24, Myrick became the city's youngest mayor and its first mayor of color.
- Myrick is known for his 2016 proposal to create a city-run supervised heroin injection site.
- He was re-elected in 2015 and has announced his intention to run for a third term as mayor in 2019.
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