Mayor Lauren Poe
Term 1 – 2016 - 2019
E-mail: poelb@cityofgainesville.org
Mayor Poe has lived in Gainesville since first moving here
in 1982. His father was the Director of Bands at the University of Florida,
bringing Lauren in to the Gator Nation at an early age. Mayor Poe is a graduate
of Gainesville High School, earned his BA in History and M.Ed. in Secondary
Social Sciences from the University of Florida.
Lauren has been a teacher in Alachua County since 1998, teaching
American History at Ft. Clarke Middle School for four years before accepting a
job as a Professor at Santa Fe College, recognized as the #1 college in the
nation by the Aspen Institute. Professor Poe teaches Economics and Government
in the High School Dual Enrollment Program.
Mayor Poe was first elected to two terms for a total of six
years on the Gainesville City Commission. His service on the commission
included a year as mayor-commissioner pro tem, chair of the Community Redevelopment Agency,
chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization, chair of the Regional
Utilities Committee and chair of the Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Public
Works Committee.
Lauren is married to Emily Monda Poe and has two spirited
and beautiful daughters Elizabeth (5) and Beatrice (2).
In what used to be Mayor Poe’s spare time, he enjoyed
reading, cooking, spending time with his family and watching sports. He hopes
to one day return to enjoying these activities.
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