Lauren Poe

Lauren Poe
Lauren Poe
	File:Poe-web.jpgPortrait from cityofgainesville.org
Mayor of Gainesville
	In office; 2016–2019
Preceded by	Ed Braddy
Succeeded by	To be determined
City Commissioner from ; Gainesville At-large
	In office; 2013–2016
Preceded by	Jeanna Mastrodicasa
Succeeded by	Harvey Budd
Personal details
Born	Minot, North Dakota
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Emily
Children	Elizabeth, Beatrice
Residence	Gainesville, Florida
Profession	Educator

Lauren Poe (born c. 1966) is the mayor of Gainesville, Florida, where he has lived since 1992.

Early life and career

Poe received his bachelor's degree in History, as well as his Masters in Social Sciences, all from the University of Florida.^[3] He is married to Emily Monda-Poe. Together they have 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Beatrice.^[4]

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^[5]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Non-partisan	Lauren Poe	3,023	35.06
Non-partisan	Bonnie Mott	3,023	42.14
Non-partisan	Bryan Harman	1966	22.80

And the results from the runoff:

Gainesville City Commission District 2 runoff, 2008^[6]
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^[7]
	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^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Non-partisan	Lauren Poe	2,045	45.64	+10.57%
	Non-partisan	Todd Chase	2,463	54.64	+23.24%

He eventually won the at-large seat during the following year, also in a runoff.

Gainesville at-large City Commission, 2012^[9]
	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 at-large City Commission runoff election, 2012^[10]
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 Ed Braddy and challenger Donald Shepherd with 57% of the vote (outright, without a runoff).

Mayor of the City of Gainesville election, 2015^[11]
	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}}}

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