Lauren Poe

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Lauren Poe
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Mayor of Gainesville
Assumed office
2016
Preceded by
City Commissioner from
Gainesville At-large
In office
2013–2016
Preceded by[1]
Succeeded by[2]
Personal details
Born1970/1971 (age 50–51)[3]
Minot, North Dakota
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Emily
ChildrenElizabeth, Beatrice
ResidenceGainesville, Florida
ProfessionEducator

Lauren Poe (born 1970/1971) is the mayor of Gainesville, Florida, where he has lived since 1982.

Early life and career[]

Poe received his bachelor's degree in History, as well as his Masters in Social Sciences from the University of Florida.[4] He is married to Emily Monda-Poe. Together they have 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Beatrice.[5] He has taught in Alachua County since 1998: first at Ft. Clarke Middle School and later Santa Fe College.

Electoral history[]

Lauren Poe first ran to represent Gainesville's second district and won in 2008 in a close runoff election. Note that all candidates in Gainesville municipal elections run as non-partisan. Poe is a registered member of the Democratic Party

Gainesville City Commission District 2, 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 3,023 35.06
Non-partisan Bonnie Mott 3,634 42.14
Non-partisan Bryan Harman 1966 22.80

And the results from the runoff:

Gainesville City Commission District 2 runoff, 2008[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 1,922 52.54 +17.48%
Non-partisan Bonnie Mott 1,736 47.46 +5.32%

He ran for re-election and lost in the April 12, 2011 runoff after the March 15, 2011 election was also split between multiple candidates.

Gainesville City Commission District 2, 2011[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 1,774 35.07
Non-partisan Todd Chase 1,588 31.40
Non-partisan James Ingle 553 10.93
Non-partisan Robert Krames 1,143 22.60

Runoff results:

Gainesville City Commission District 2 runoff, 2011[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 2,045 45.64 +10.57%
Non-partisan Todd Chase 2,463 54.64 +23.24%

The following year Poe won an at-large seat, also in a runoff.

Gainesville City Commission At-Large, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 4,411 36.12
Non-partisan Nathan A. Skop 2,955 24.20
Non-partisan Darlene Pifalo 1,479 12.11
Non-partisan Donna Lutz 1,333 10.91
Non-partisan James Ingle 1,189 9.74
Non-partisan Richard Selwach 363 2.97
Non-partisan Dejeon L Cain 293 2.40
Non-partisan Mark Venzke 190 1.56

Runoff results:

Gainesville City Commission At-Large runoff, 2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 5,718 56.64 +20.52%
Non-partisan Nathan A. Skop 4,378 43.36 +19.16%

Poe was subsequently elected to mayor on March 15, 2016 beating his opponents, incumbent and challenger Donald Shepherd with 57% of the vote (outright, without a runoff).

2016 Gainesville mayoral election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 16,384 57.05 {{{change}}}
Non-partisan Ed Braddy 11,331 39.46 {{{change}}}
Non-partisan Donald Shepherd 1,002 3.49 {{{change}}}
2019 Gainesville mayoral election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lauren Poe 7,163 61.82% +4.77
Nonpartisan Jenn Powell 2,139 18.46% +18.46
Nonpartisan Jennifer Reid 1,806 15.59% +15.59
Nonpartisan Marlon Bruce 478 4.13% +4.13

References[]

  1. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS Gainesville Regular Election" (PDF).
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Lauren Poe re-elected as Gainesville mayor".
  4. ^ "Mayor Lauren Poe". www.cityofgainesville.org.
  5. ^ "Mayor Lauren Poe". www.cityofgainesville.org.
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS: Gainesville Run-off Election February 19, 2008" (PDF).
  8. ^ [3]
  9. ^ [4]
  10. ^ [5]
  11. ^ [6]
  12. ^ [7]
  13. ^ "Summary Results - Election Night Reporting".

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