John E. Dailey

John Evans Dailey (born December 7, 1972) is an American politician from the state of Florida. He is the mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, serving since November 19, 2018. Dailey previously served for twelve years on the Leon County Board of County Commissioners, representing northwestern Leon County, FL from 2006 to 2018.[1]

John Dailey
127th Mayor of Tallahassee
Assumed office
November 19, 2018
Preceded byAndrew Gillum
Member of the
Leon County Board of Commissioners
from the 3rd district
In office
November 21, 2006 – November 19, 2018
Preceded byDan Winchester
Succeeded byRick Minor
Personal details
Born (1972-12-07) December 7, 1972
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Virginia Dailey
Children2
EducationFlorida State University, Tallahassee (BA, MPA)
London School of Economics (MA)

Early life and education

Raised in Tallahassee, Dailey is the son of the late Dr. J. Scott Dailey, who served as a member of the Leon County School Board (1994 - 2002) and as director of the Florida Institute of Government for nearly three decades.[2]

Political career

On September 5, 2006,[3] Dailey was elected to the Leon County Board of County Commissioners representing the third district. On November 6, 2018, he defeated Dustin Daniels in the 2018 Tallahassee mayoral election with 51.47% of the vote to 48.53%.[4]

During John Dailey's 2022 re-election campaign, he accepted approximately $20,000 in campaign contributions from Seminole Booster and FSU related entities weeks before a critical vote awarding $20 million dollars in public funds for stadium improvements.[5]

Family

Dailey lives in Tallahassee, Florida with his wife, Virginia Dailey. They have two sons, Tommy and Henry.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Mayoral candidate John Dailey discusses role of local government". Tallahassee Democrat. October 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "John Scott Dailey". Tallahassee Democrat. May 22, 2003. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Commission: 2 runoffs, 2 vets and 1 fresh face". Tallahassee Democrat. September 6, 2006. Retrieved 2018-12-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "John Dailey becomes next mayor of Tallahassee", WTXL, November 6th 2018
  5. Burlew, Jeff. "Dailey tops campaign cash haul in January, draws criticism for donations from FSU boosters". Tallahassee Democrat.
  6. "The City of Tallahassee".
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