| 词条 | List of mayors of Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mayor of Jacksonville is the chief executive for the city of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Jacksonville currently utilizes the strong mayor form of government, in which the mayor has significant powers compared to the Jacksonville City Council. Since the consolidation of Jacksonville with the Duval County government in 1968, the mayor is the administrator over the entire county. The current holder of the position is Lenny Curry, who was elected in 2015. HistoryThe first mayor of Jacksonville, William J. Mills, was elected in 1832. A new city charter in 1841 changed the titled to "Intendant" until 1859 when it was changed back to mayor. The information on mayors of Jacksonville from 1832 to 1848 is limited, mostly due to the Great Fire of 1901 which destroyed some of the city's records. Most of the information available today was taken from newspapers published during the period. There was no election for mayor in 1840, nor during the Civil War in 1862, 1863, and 1864. During the Reconstruction era, mayoral elections resumed but the position had no real power, with the city being administered by the United States Military. There is no set amount of time in which one person can stay as mayor, but it is up to the individual to financially support his or her own campaign. On May 31, 1887, the city instituted a new charter, annexing several suburbs, including LaVilla, Springfield, Riverside, Brooklyn, East Jacksonville, and Fairfield. The mayor's term of office was also increased from one year to two. The mayor serving at the time, John Quincy Burbridge, had been elected on April 8 of that year, but the new charter required a new election to be held. On December 13, 1887 another election was held and Charles Bristol Smith, a Republican, won with support from members of the city's large African American community. After this, local Democrats petitioned the Florida State Legislature to change the city charter once again in an effort to curb Republican and black participation in local politics. The result was that direct election of mayors in the city was abolished from 1889 until 1893. Mayors during this period were elected by the city council, who were appointed by the Governor of Florida. The city's charter changed several times over the next several decades, and additional areas were annexed, expanding the city limits. The biggest change to local government, however, was the Jacksonville Consolidation, which took effect on October 1, 1968. In this measure, the Duval County and City of Jacksonville governments were consolidated, expanding the city limits to include almost the entire county. Mayor Hans Tanzler had just taken office on June 23, 1967; however, consolidation meant that he would have to run again for the office of mayor for the newly consolidated city government. Tanzler was re-elected and took office on March 1, 1968. Since that time mayors have been elected every four years. Mayors of Jacksonville, FloridaThe following is a list of mayors of Jacksonville: Pre-Civil War mayors
Intendant period
Pre-Civil War Mayors revived
There were no elections held in 1862, 1863, and 1864. Pre-consolidation mayors
Consolidated city mayors
See also
References{{Portal|Jacksonville|Florida}}1. ^{{cite news |title= Former Jacksonville mayor Ed Austin preached fairness, justice|author= Mary Kelli Palka|url= http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2011-04-23/story/former-jacksonville-mayor-ed-austin-preached-fairness-justice|newspaper= The Florida Times-Union|date= April 23, 2011|accessdate=April 25, 2011}} {{City of Jacksonville}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayors of Jacksonville, List of}}2. ^Ed Austin, Jr. campaigned and was elected as a Democrat, but during his term as mayor he changed his party affiliation to Republican. 5 : Government of Jacksonville, Florida|History of Jacksonville, Florida|Lists of mayors of places in Florida|Mayors of Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, Florida-related lists |
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