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|office = Mayor of [[Fresno, California|Fresno]] |
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|predecessor = [[Lee Brand]] |
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Revision as of 19:18, 5 January 2021
Jerry Dyer | |
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| Mayor of Fresno | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Brand |
| 21st Chief of Police of Fresno | |
| In office August 1, 2001 – October 16, 2019 | |
| Mayor | Alan Autry |
| Preceded by | Ed Winchester |
| Succeeded by | Andy Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1959 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Diane Gonzales (1980–present) |
| Education | California State University, Fresno (BS) California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (MS) |
Jerry P. Dyer is an American politician and law enforcement officer. He is the mayor of Fresno, California. Previously, he served as the chief of the Fresno Police Department.
Life and career
Dyer was born in Fresno, and moved to Fowler, California, in 1964. He graduated from Fowler High School in 1977. He served as a police officer in the Fresno Police Department for 21 years before being named chief of police in 2001.[1] He identifies as a Republican.[2]
In 1985, Dyer was alleged to be involved in an extra-marital relationship with a 16 year old minor.[3] The accusations were never made public, and internal investigations led to no criminal charges against Dyer. According to an anonymous police source, Dyer admitted to having sex with the minor. In a 2001 Fresno Bee interview, Dyer refused to talk about the allegations, replying, “All I can tell you is that the relationships that I have had outside of my marriage, when I was a young man, have been dealt with. ... God’s forgiven me. My wife’s forgiven me. This department’s forgiven me and looked into a lot of things in my past.”[4]
In 2001, deputy chiefs Robert Nevarez and Sharon Shaffer[5] filed a lawsuit against Dyer. He was accused of creating a hostile work environment in the Fresno Police Department through making several racially and sexually insensitive comments. Fresno City Hall settled the lawsuit, paying $200,000 collectively to Nevarez and Shaffer.[6]
Dyer served as police chief for 18 years. He ran in the March 2020 election to succeed Lee Brand as mayor. He received a majority of the vote, bypassing the need for a runoff election.[7] Dyer is the second former Fresno police chief to run for mayor and be elected after Mayor Truman G. Hart.
Dyer and his wife, Diane, have two children.[1]
Electoral history
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Dyer | 50,914 | 51.56 | |
| Andrew Janz | 39,430 | 39.93 | |
| Floyd D. Harris Jr. | 2,262 | 2.29 | |
| Bill Gates | 2,262 | 2.29 | |
| Richard B. Renteria | 2,076 | 2.10 | |
| Nicolas Wildstar | 1,284 | 1.30 | |
| Brian E. Jefferson | 510 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 98,738 | 100 | |
| Voter turnout | 39.38% | ||
References
- ^ a b https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article238042004.html
- ^ "Jerry Dyer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Did Jerry Dyer have sex with underage teen? Fresno voters deserve to know". The Fresno Bee. 2019.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hoagland, Doug (2019). "From The Fresno Bee archive, 2001: Cops twice probed allegation Dyer had affair with girl, 16". The Fresno Bee.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Beale, Andrew (March 29, 2019). "The Chief: The Remarkable — Sometimes Shocking — Career of Fresno's Top Cop". KQED. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Robert Nevarez and Sharon Shaffer v. City of Fresno; Jerry Dyer, Simpson, Alan 08CECG01962 (Civil 2008-06-09).
- ^ https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article241106011.html
- ^ "Results of the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election | County of Fresno". www.co.fresno.ca.us. Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters. Retrieved 14 September 2020.