Mayor Beverly O'Neill is Long Beach's only three-term, citywide elected Mayor.  Initially elected in 1994, she was re-elected in 1998 with almost 80% of the vote, and was re-elected to a third term as a write-in candidate—the nation's only large city Mayor to accomplish such an historic feat.  Long Beach is California's 5^th largest city and the 32^nd largest in the nation.  Mayor O'Neill has been a major force in changing the Long Beach economy into a diversified mix of international trade, tourism, emerging technologies, and expanding retail.