What is Michelle De La Isla?
'''Michelle De La Isla''' (born March 19, 1976) is an American politician. She is the [[Mayor]] of [[Topeka, Kansas]] since 2018. She was a member of the [[Topeka, Kansas#Government|Topeka City Council]] from 2013 to 2018. De La Isla is the city's first Latina, first single mother, and second woman to serve as mayor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cjonline.com/news/local/2018-01-08/michelle-de-la-isla-becomes-topeka-s-first-hispanic-mayor|title=Michelle De La Isla becomes Topeka's first Hispanic mayor|last=Hrenchir|first=Tim|work=The Topeka Capital|access-date=2018-11-25|language=en}}</ref> She is the Democratic nominee for [[Kansas' 2nd congressional district]] in the 2020 [[United States House of Representatives]] race. De La Isla was born in [[New York City]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:De La Isla, Michelle}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American mayors]] [[Category:Politicians from Topeka, Kansas]] [[Category:Kansas Democrats]] [[Category:Politicians from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}