Craig Lowe
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| 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] |
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| Preceded by | Pegeen Hanrahan |
| City Commissioner from Gainesville District IV |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 22, 2003[2] |
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| Preceded by | New Office |
| Succeeded by | Randy Wells[3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1957[4] Atlanta, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic (non-partisan election) |
| Residence | Gainesville, Florida |
| Alma mater | University of Florida University of Georgia |
| Profession | 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 lost his bid for re-election on April 16, 2013 to former city councilman Ed Braddy after being arrested for a DUI during the campaign.
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]
Lowe is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,[9] an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.
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Personal life and education [edit]
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 [edit]
2003 [edit]
| Gainesville City Commission, District 4, 2003[10] | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Craig Lowe | 817 | 50.49% | |
| Brad Guy | 801 | 49.51% | ||
2004 [edit]
Commissioner Lowe ran for re-election unopposed in 2004.[8]
2007 [edit]
| Gainesville City Commission, District 4, 2007[11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Craig Lowe | 1,050 | 79.31% | 28.82% |
| Richard Selwach | 138 | 10.42% | ||
| Pat Fitzpatrick | 136 | 10.27% | ||
2010 [edit]
| Mayor of Gainesville, 2010[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Craig Lowe | 6,110 | 50.17% | +10.04% |
| Don Marsh | 6,068 | 49.83% | +20.70% | |
Runoff Recount [edit]
A runoff election was held on April 13, 2010 with Lowe and Marsh as the candidates.[14] 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.[15] The recount verified the unofficial results, including verified provisional ballots, leaving the vote tallies unchanged. These are the official, certified results of the election.[13]
2013 [edit]
| Mayor of Gainesville, 2013[16] | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Ed Braddy | 4,636 | 38.42% | |
| ✓ | Craig Lowe | 4,406 | 36.52% | |
| Scherwin L. Henry | 2,058 | 17.05% | ||
| Pete Johnson | 783 | 6.490% | ||
| Mark Venzke | 128 | 1.061% | ||
| Donald Shepherd, Sr. | 53 | 0.439% | ||
| Mayor of Gainesville, Runoff, 2013[17] | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Ed Braddy | 7,258 | 54.72% | +16.30% |
| Craig Lowe | 6,007 | 45.28% | +8.76% | |
2013 DUI Arrest [edit]
Prior to the runoff election on 16 April 2013, Lowe was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI).[18][19][20] The incident took place on 21 March, 2013 when Lowe was involved in a single car crash.[21] On 1 April 2013 Lowe entered into a deferred prosecution agreement aimed at first time DUI offenders to resolve the charges against him.[22]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Smith, Chad (April 16, 2010), "Lowe and behold! The next mayor of Gainesville", Gainesville Sun, retrieved 2010-04-16
- ^ a b Rowland, Ashley (May 23, 2003), "City makes history: 4 commissioners map out plans as board expands", Gainesville Sun, retrieved 2010-030-28
- ^ a b Smith, Chad (April 14, 2010), Gainesville Sun http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100414/ARTICLES/4141019
|url=missing title (help), retrieved 2010-04-17 - ^ a b Adelson, Jeff (February 17, 2007), "Lowe seeks to continue making strides for area", Gainesville Sun, retrieved 2010-03-29
- ^ a b "National League of Cities Bio - Craig Lowe (PDF)". 2010-03-28.
- ^ Rowland, Ashley (April 9, 2003), "Lowe heads to city commission; 4 others to face off in runoffs", Gainesville Sun, retrieved 2010-03-28
- ^ Rowland, Ashley (April 9, 2003), "Lowe wins; runoffs set for other city seats", Gainesville Sun, retrieved 2010-03-28
- ^ a b c "City of Gainesville - Commission - District IV". 2010-03-28.
- ^ "Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members". Retrieved May 18, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville City Election 2003, April 8, 2003". 2010-03-28.
- ^ "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville City Election 2007, March 6, 2007". 2010-03-28.
- ^ "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville City Election 2010, March 16, 2010". 2010-03-28.
- ^ a b "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville Run-off Election 2010, April 13, 2010". 2010-04-16.
- ^ Smith, Chad (March 17, 2010), "City election leads to runoffs", Gainesville Sun, retrieved 2010-03-29
- ^ City of Gainesville Run-off Election April 13, 2010 (Unofficial Results), retrieved 2010-04-16
- ^ "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Gainesville City Election 2013, March 19, 2013". 2013-03-19.
- ^ "Alachua County Supervisor of Elections - Preliminary Results - Gainesville Run-off Election 2013, April 16, 2013". 2013-04-16.
- ^ Pagan, Jesse, Forrest Smith, and Wade Millward (21 March 2013). "Developing: Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe arrested on suspicion of DUI". WUFT-FM. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ Varn, Kathryn (21 March 2013). "Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe arrested for DUI". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ Pryor, Alicia (21 March 2013). "Mayor Craig Lowe Arrested". WCJB-TV. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ Swriko, Cindy. "Mayor Jailed for DUI after accident". Retrieved 03/21/2013.
- ^ "Mayor enters deferred prosecution deal on DUI charges". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
External links [edit]
- Mayor Lowe's City of Gainesville Biography page
