John E. Dailey

John Dailey
John Dailey
127th Mayor of Tallahassee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 19, 2018
Preceded by	Andrew Gillum
Member of the; Leon County Board of Commissioners; from the 3rd district
	In office; November 21, 2006 – November 19, 2018
Preceded by	Dan Winchester
Succeeded by	Rick Minor
Personal details
Born	December 7, 1972 (age 49); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Virginia Dailey
Children	2
Education	Florida State University, Tallahassee (BA, MPA); London School of Economics (MA)

John Evans Dailey (born December 7, 1972) is an American politician from the state of Florida. He is the mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, serving since November 19, 2018. Dailey previously served for twelve years on the Leon County Board of County Commissioners, representing northwestern Leon County, FL from 2006 to 2018.^[1]

Early life and education[]

Raised in Tallahassee, Dailey is the son of the late Dr. J. Scott Dailey, who served as a member of the Leon County School Board (1994 - 2002) and as director of the Florida Institute of Government for nearly three decades.^[2]

Political career[]

On September 5, 2006,^[3] Dailey was elected to the Leon County Board of County Commissioners representing the third district. On November 6, 2018, he defeated Dustin Daniels in the 2018 Tallahassee mayoral election with 51.47% of the vote to 48.53%.^[4]

Family[]

Dailey lives in Tallahassee, Florida with his wife, Virginia Dailey. They have two sons, Tommy and Henry.^[5]

References[]

^ "Mayoral candidate John Dailey discusses role of local government". Tallahassee Democrat. October 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "John Scott Dailey". Tallahassee Democrat. May 22, 2003. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Commission: 2 runoffs, 2 vets and 1 fresh face". Tallahassee Democrat. September 6, 2006. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "John Dailey becomes next mayor of Tallahassee", WTXL, November 6th 2018
^ https://www.talgov.com/cityleadership/dailey.aspx

External links[]

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Political offices
Preceded by Andrew Gillum	Mayor of Tallahassee 2018–present	Incumbent

[1] "Mayoral candidate John Dailey discusses role of local government". Tallahassee Democrat. October 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "John Scott Dailey". Tallahassee Democrat. May 22, 2003. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Commission: 2 runoffs, 2 vets and 1 fresh face". Tallahassee Democrat. September 6, 2006. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "John Dailey becomes next mayor of Tallahassee", WTXL, November 6th 2018

[5] ttps://www.talgov.com/cityleadership/dailey.aspx

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