John Marks (mayor)
| John Marks | |
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| Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida | |
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In office February 2003 – November 21, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Scott Maddox |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Gillum |
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John Robert Marks III July 25, 1947 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jane A. Marks |
| Children | John R. Marks IV |
| Profession | Attorney |
John Robert Marks III (born July 25, 1947) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida from February 2003 until November 2014. Marks is the longest serving mayor in Tallahassee's history. He was elected to three consecutive terms as the city's Mayor, spanning nearly twelve years. He won a third term in 2010, but declined to seek re-election for a fourth term in 2014. He was succeeded by Andrew Gillum on November 21, 2014.
Marks was Tallahassee's fifth African-American mayor but the first to be elected.
Marks' great-grandfather, Oliver Lewis Coleman, founded Coleman College, a now defunct historically black in Gibsland, Louisiana, in 1887. Coleman College closed in 1952.
He received his B.S. degree in 1969 from the Florida State University School of Business and his Juris Doctorate in 1972 from the Florida State University College of Law. He and his wife, Jane, have a son, John Marks IV (born c. 1976).
Marks served eight years on the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) and spent the last two as its chairman, after being appointed in 1979 by Governor Bob Graham. He served on the FPSC during the divestiture of AT&T and was instrumental in the implementation of the Federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). Before being appointed, he served as an Administrative Law Judge on the Commission. He is a partner in the Tallahassee -based Marks & Marks law firm. He has been an adjunct professor at FSU's College of Law, teaching utility regulatory law and a faculty member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' utility rate school. Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
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