Mayor Catherine Read has lived in Fairfax City for over 24 years in the Old Lee Hills, Providence Square, and Fairchester Woods neighborhoods. Her three children are graduates from Fairfax High School, and she is a graduate of George Mason University with a B.A. in Government & Politics (’84). Catherine and her husband, Tom Greeson, are active in local and state politics and enjoy living in the Fairfax City community.

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In November 2022, she was elected Mayor of the City of Fairfax. She was sworn in on January 1, 2023, becoming the first female mayor in the city's history. As Mayor, she has represented our city on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.