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Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland

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Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland , California , a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress .

Lee , 78 , is a Black female trailblazer who represented the city in Congress for over two decades .

Lee issued a statement Saturday as mayor-elect, saying that her chief opponent, Loren Taylor , had called to concede the April 15 race.

Lee was endorsed by former Gov. Jerry Brown and other previous Oakland mayors.

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