Francis Slay
This celebrity goo was created by player Erik Bates.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the explanation provided by Erik.
publication date: Saturday, October 7, 2017 (part of Fall 2017)
category: 
Government
clue: This longest-serving local leader was preceded by the second, and succeeded by the first.
explanation: As of 2017, Francis Slay is the longest-serving mayor of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. He was preceded by the second African-American mayor of the city, and succeeded by the first female mayor of the city. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
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