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Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander dies at 73

Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander was first elected mayor in 2015.
City of Salisbury
Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander was first elected mayor in 2015.

Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander has died.

The city released a statement Monday announcing her passing, remembering Alexander as a “dedicated public servant whose leadership and vision guided the city toward a brighter future.”

Alexander was first elected to the Salisbury City Council in 2013. She became mayor in 2015, then was elected to a second, separate term she began in 2020.

The Salisbury Post reports Alexander had stepped away from some of her public duties in October following a cancer diagnosis. She was 73.