Andrew Gillum
| Andrew Gillum | |
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| Mayor of Tallahassee | |
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Assumed office November 21, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | John Marks |
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July 26, 1979 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jai Howard |
| Education | Florida A&M University (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Andrew D. Gillum (born July 26, 1979) is an American politician who serves as the mayor and formerly served as a city commissioner of Tallahassee, Florida. At the age of 23, Gillum became the youngest person ever elected to the Tallahassee City Commission in February 2003. Gillum has declared his candidacy for the Florida gubernatorial election, 2018.
Gillum was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Gainesville, Florida, as the fifth of seven children born to Charles and Frances Gillum, a construction worker and school bus driver, respectively. He graduated from Gainesville High School in 1998 and, during that year, was recognized by the Gainesville Sun as one of the city's "Persons of the Year." He then moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). On May 24, 2009 he married R. Jai Howard; a fellow FAMU graduate. Gillum and wife, R. Jai have two children, Jackson and Caroline Gillum both born in 2014.
Gillum served as President of the FAMU Student Government Association from 2001-2002, and was the first student member of FAMU Board of Trustees. He was recognized by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation as "Emerging Leader for 2003". Gillum was also a Board member of the Black Youth Vote Coalition, a program of the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation in Washington, D.C.. Gillum was elected to the Tallahassee City Commission prior to the completion of his college career.
In 2003, Gillum was elected to a one-year term as city commissioner, and then subsequently reelected to a full term. He is the youngest person (age 23) to ever be elected to the Tallahassee City Commission. During the past decade he has spearheaded numerous projects to bring new economic life to Tallahassee. Gillum served a one-year term as Mayor Pro Tem from November 10, 2004 through November 9, 2005. Additionally, the joint body of City and County Commissioners, known as the Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency, elected him to serve as their chairperson for a year (January 2005 through December 2005). Gillum has also served as lead commissioner for the Long Range Community Based Target Issue Committee. After ten years as a city commissioner, Gillum begun his campaign for the office of Mayor of Tallahassee in 2013.
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