My hometown elected its new mayor this weekend and it's the first person of color in the office.

The position is effectively ceremonial as far as executive policy goes (city council /manager format), but the mayor does vote. The bigger issue for representation is that the council (and the county commission) are all still elected at-large, which has the effect of diluting the franchise of minority communities — which tend to be clustered in neighborhoods, as I'm sure you can guess. The town has made some strides forward as far as the council make-up goes in recent years, though.

Still, all things considered, you have to admit it's pretty cool.
http://www.reporternews.com/story/news/2017/06/18/williams-easily-wins-runoff-abilene-mayor/406775001/