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Craig Lowe 
Craig Lowe views a screen showing live poll results in the 2010 mayoral race at the Supervisor of Elections Office in Gainesville, FL. Mayor of Gainesville Incumbent Assumed office
May 20, 2010[1]Preceded by Pegeen Hanrahan City Commissioner from
Gainesville District IVIncumbent Assumed office
May 22, 2003[2]Preceded by New Office Succeeded by Randy Wells[3] Personal details Born July 18, 1957[4]
Atlanta, GeorgiaPolitical party Democratic (non-partisan election) Residence Gainesville, Florida Alma mater University of Florida
University of GeorgiaProfession Scientist, Educator[5] Website City of Gainesville Bio Stuart Craig Lowe, better known as Craig Lowe, (born July 18, 1957)[4] is an American politician and Mayor of Gainesville, Florida. After winning a runoff election on April 13, 2010, by a margin of 42 votes (which held through an automatic recount[3]) Lowe became Mayor-elect of Gainesville.[1] He was sworn in on May 20, 2010, becoming the first openly gay Mayor of the city.
He was first elected to the Gainesville City Commission to fill the newly-created District IV seat for a one-year term in April 2003[6][7] and served through his third consecutive term and second full (3-year) term until being sworn in as Mayor.[2][8]
Mayor Lowe also serves as Chair of the Gainesville City Commission’s Equal Opportunity Committee, a member of the Regional Utilities, Community Development, and Countywide Visioning & Planning committees as well as the local Community Redevelopment Agency, the Gainesville/Alachua County Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization and the Alachua County Library Governing Board.[8]
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Personal life and education
Lowe was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a B.S.A. degree in Soil Science from the University of Georgia. After moving to Gainesville in 1982 he received a master's degree in zoology from the University of Florida.[5]
Electoral history
2003
Gainesville City Commission, District 4, 2003[9] Candidate Votes % ±% ✓ Craig Lowe 817 50.49% Brad Guy 801 49.51% 2004
Commissioner Lowe ran for re-election unopposed in 2004.[8]
2007
Gainesville City Commission, District 4, 2007[10] Candidate Votes % ±% ✓ Craig Lowe 1,050 79.31% 28.82% Richard Selwach 138 10.42% Pat Fitzpatrick 136 10.27% 2010
Mayor of Gainesville, 2010[11] Candidate Votes % ±% ✓ Craig Lowe 4,078 40.13% ✓ Don Marsh 2,960 29.13% Monica Leadon Cooper 2,529 24.89% Richard Selwach 442 4.35% Ozzy Angulo 153 1.51% Mayor of Gainesville, Runoff, 2010[12] Candidate Votes % ±% ✓ Craig Lowe 6,110 50.17% +10.04% Don Marsh 6,068 49.83% +20.70% Runoff Recount
A runoff election was held on April 13, 2010 with Lowe and Marsh as the candidates.[13] The unofficial results indicated that Lowe had 6,098 votes (50.14%) and Marsh 6,063 votes (49.86%), excluding provisional ballots. Ultimately 17 provisional ballots were verified, yielding 12 more votes for Lowe and 5 more for Marsh. As the margin was less than 0.50% between the candidates, an automatic machine recount took place on April 16, 2010.[14] The recount verified the unofficial results, including verified provisional ballots, leaving the vote tallies unchanged. These are the official, certified results of the election.[12]
References
- ^ a b Smith, Chad (April 16, 2010), "Lowe and behold! The next mayor of Gainesville", Gainesville Sun, http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100416/ARTICLES/100419527/1118?Title=Lowe-and-behold-The-next-mayor-of-Gainesville, retrieved 2010-04-16
- ^ a b Rowland, Ashley (May 23, 2003), "City makes history: 4 commissioners map out plans as board expands", Gainesville Sun, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0eUnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4890%2C5130924, retrieved 2010-030-28
- ^ a b Smith, Chad (April 14, 2010), Gainesville Sun, http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100414/ARTICLES/4141019, retrieved 2010-04-17
- ^ a b Adelson, Jeff (February 17, 2007), "Lowe seeks to continue making strides for area", Gainesville Sun, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jqEpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1888%2C3838820, retrieved 2010-03-29
- ^ a b "National League of Cities Bio - Craig Lowe (PDF)". 2010-03-28. http://w.nlc.org/ASSETS/E37C5315062D48BC8DB0FA61E217DAC4/Craig%20Lowe%20bio.pdf.
- ^ Rowland, Ashley (April 9, 2003), "Lowe heads to city commission; 4 others to face off in runoffs", Gainesville Sun, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=faMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5296%2C2056736, retrieved 2010-03-28
- ^ Rowland, Ashley (April 9, 2003), "Lowe wins; runoffs set for other city seats", Gainesville Sun, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=faMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4053%2C1999606, retrieved 2010-03-28
- ^ a b c "City of Gainesville - Commission - District IV". 2010-03-28. http://www.cityofgainesville.org/tabid/369/Default.aspx.
- ^ "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville City Election 2003, April 8, 2003". 2010-03-28. http://elections.alachuacounty.us/elections_and_records/_raw_results/20030408.html.
- ^ "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville City Election 2007, March 6, 2007". 2010-03-28. http://elections.alachuacounty.us/elections_and_records/_raw_results/20070306.html.
- ^ "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville City Election 2010, March 16, 2010". 2010-03-28. http://elections.alachuacounty.us/elections_and_records/_raw_results/20100316.asp.
- ^ a b "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville Run-off Election 2010, April 13, 2010". 2010-04-16. http://elections.alachuacounty.us/elections_and_records/_raw_results/20100413.asp.
- ^ Smith, Chad (March 17, 2010), "City election leads to runoffs", Gainesville Sun, http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100317/ARTICLES/3171014, retrieved 2010-03-29
- ^ City of Gainesville Run-off Election April 13, 2010 (Unofficial Results), http://elections.alachuacounty.us/elections_and_records/_raw_results/20100413.asp, retrieved 2010-04-16
External links
- Mayor Lowe's City of Gainesville Biography page
Categories:- Living people
- Mayors of Gainesville, Florida
- University of Georgia alumni
- University of Florida alumni
- Florida Democrats
- Gay politicians
- LGBT mayors of places in the United States
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