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{{Short description|American journalist and political candidate}}
{{Infobox person
| image= Mary Kim Titla.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|11|24}}
| birth_place = [[San Carlos, Arizona]], U.S.
| education = [[University of Oklahoma]] & <br>[[Arizona State University]]
| occupation = Executive Director, [[United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY, Inc.)]]
| spouse = John Mosley
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| credits = KPNX TV reporter
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'''Mary Kim Titla''' (born November 24, 1960) is an [[Americans|American]] publisher, Native American youth advocate, journalist, former TV reporter (notably for [[KVOA]] in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], where in 1987 she became the first Native American television journalist in Arizona, and later [[KPNX]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]), and was a 2008 candidate for [[Arizona|Arizona's]] [[Arizona's 1st congressional district|First Congressional District]]. Titla is a self described moderate Democrat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1st Congressional District Profiles: Mary Kim Titla Makes Historic Run for Native Americans|url=https://www.knau.org/post/1st-congressional-district-profiles-mary-kim-titla-makes-historic-run-native-americans|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.knau.org|date=27 August 2008 |language=en}}</ref> As an educator her personal vision is “Everyone involved in a child’s education must go above and beyond to ensure every student receives a world class education in a safe environment.”<ref>{{cite web |first= |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Mary Kim Titla |url=https://cdn.ymaws.com/niea.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/docs/mary_kim_titla_-_bio.pdf |access-date=October 19, 2021 |website=National Indian Education Association}}</ref> She is an enrolled member of the [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation|San Carlos Apache Tribe]].<ref>{{cite web
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|title= Titla continues ground-breaking campaign for Congress
|accessdateaccess-date= January 11, 2008
|last= Stearns |first= Chris
|publisher= Indian Country Today
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The Democratic primary for the 1st District seat was held on September 2, 2008. Titla lost to former [[Arizona]] state representative and prosecutor [[Ann Kirkpatrick]], who received 47%. Titla placed second, garnering 33% of the vote. Others in the primary included: [[Ahwatukee, Arizona|Ahwatukee]] attorney Howard Shanker, who received 14% and former [[Dennis Kucinich]] coordinator Jeffrey Brown, who received 6%.<ref>{{cite web
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Titla obtained her undergraduate degree from the [[University of Oklahoma]] and her master's degree from the [[Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication]] at [[Arizona State University]]. In November 2006, Titla was inducted into the Cronkite School's Alumni Hall of Fame. Titla now serves as Executiveexecutive Directordirector of United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) located in Mesa, Arizona.<ref>{{cite web
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|title= Radio Executive, Native American Journalist Join Hall of Fame
|date=October 31, 2006
|accessdateaccess-date= June 14, 2013
|publisher= Arizona State University
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==See also==
* [[United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2008]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.unityinc.org UNITY, Inc.]
 
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