| John H. "Buddy" Dyer | |
 Orlando Mayor Elect Dyer during his election day victory in 2003 |
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32nd Mayor of Orlando
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| Preceded by | Glenda Evans Hood |
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| Born | August 7, 1958 Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Karen Dyer |
| Alma mater | University of Florida Brown University |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer (born August 7, 1958) is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003. This is a list of mayors of Orlando. The City of Orlando Florida, was incorporated in 1875 and has approximately 30 Mayors ever since Glenda Evans Hood is a US politician who was Secretary of State of Florida, from 2003 to 2005 and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Orlando Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kissimmee (kɪˈsɪmi with the accent on the second syllable is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of mayors of Orlando. The City of Orlando Florida, was incorporated in 1875 and has approximately 30 Mayors ever since Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Previously he represented Orlando in the Florida State Senate for ten years, including three years when he was the Senate Democratic leader. The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida.
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Early life
Dyer was born in 1958 in Orlando. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. He grew up in nearby Kissimmee, and graduated from Osceola High School there. Kissimmee (kɪˈsɪmi with the accent on the second syllable is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. He began his political career after serving as an attorney and lawyer following his graduations from Brown University and the law school of the University of Florida. An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research [1]
Political career
State Senate
Dyer's first run for political office was in 1992 for Florida's State Senate district 14, which consisted of Orlando and Sanford, Florida. The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Sanford is a city in and the County seat of Seminole County, Florida, United States. Dyer had two Democratic primary opponents, Candice "Candy" Crawford (sister of former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Bob Crawford and political pundit Craig Crawford) and Tim Adams, a local business owner. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates Craig Crawford (born 1956 is a writer and Television Political commentator based in Washington D Dyer won the primary, but failed to get the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. The two-round system (also known as the second ballot or runoff voting) is a Voting system used to elect a single winner Dyer received 44% of the vote, while Crawford received 39%. Adams received 17% and was eliminated. The runoff between Dyer and Crawford was highly concentrated in Orlando's African-American communities. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Dyer received the support of many of the local churches as well as the endorsement of Tim Adams and Dotti Wynn (loser of the district's Republican primary). Crawford relied on local politicians like State Representative Alzo Reddick. Dyer won the runoff 54% to 44% for Crawford. He continued to the general election where he faced Republican Steve DeMino. Dyer won the general election with 56% of the vote to 46% for DeMino.
He was subsequently re-elected in 1996 and 2000, serving a total of ten years in the State Senate, where he was State Senate Democratic leader for three years. In 2002 he ran for the office of state attorney general, losing to Republican Charlie Crist. The Florida Attorney General is an elected official in the US Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist Jr (born July 24 1956 is an American politician of the Republican Party and the current Governor of Florida. [2]
Mayor
Elections
Dyer was elected the 32nd mayor of Orlando on February 25, 2003 in a special election after the previous mayor, Glenda Hood, was appointed Florida's Secretary of State. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Glenda Evans Hood is a US politician who was Secretary of State of Florida, from 2003 to 2005 and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Orlando Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. He was re-elected in 2004 in a regular election, narrowly avoiding a runoff with challenger Ken Mulvaney. He won re-election again on January 29, 2008, receiving 61% of the vote over challenger Mulvaney. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [3]
Electoral fraud allegations
Following the 2004 election Mulvaney alleged election fraud by Dyer. Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election. An investigation into the matter by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement led a grand jury to bring charges against the mayor, his campaign manager, and an election consultant for allegedly paying someone to gather absentee ballots[4] in Orlando's African American community. The Government of the State of Florida is established and operated according to the Florida Constitution In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Such payments are illegal under Florida law. In March 2005 Dyer was suspended by Governor Jeb Bush in accordance with the Florida Constitution. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American Politician and was the 43rd Governor of Florida In April 2005 the charges were dismissed and he was reinstated as mayor.
Actions in office
In his years as Mayor of Orlando, Buddy Dyer claims progress in realizing his vision for Orlando as a world-class city. [5] According to his re-election campaign materials, he led Orlando out of a financial crisis and made public safety a top priority. He attracted state-of-the-art health care facilities and created a regional medical area at Lake Nona[1], and has worked to improve all of the city's neighborhoods. During his term Orlando has had 3 consecutive years of employment growth and a 2. 2 percent decline in unemployment.
Dyer advocated a new performing arts center for Orlando and a new arena for the Orlando Magic. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The Orlando Events Center is a sports venue that is under construction in Orlando, Florida, United States. The Orlando Magic is a professional Basketball team based in Orlando Florida. He worked with Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty to get approval for using $1. Orange County is a County located in the US state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA. Richard T Crotty (born August 30, 1948 in Dobbs Ferry, New York) is the current Mayor of Orange County, Florida 1 billion of the county's Tourist Development Tax monies, collected as a surcharge on hotel rooms, to fund construction of a new arena, a new performing arts center and large-scale renovations of the Citrus Bowl. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis The Florida Citrus Bowl (formerly Orlando Stadium, Tangerine Bowl and the Citrus Bowl) is a Stadium in Orlando Florida, The measure received final approvals on both the city and county levels in August 2007. Later that month, local hotelier Harris Rosen launched a drive to get initiatives on the ballot to allow citizens to vote on whether they want public monies spent on these projects.
Mayor Dyer has attracted criticism for supporting an Orlando ordinance (passed in July 2006) that essentially bans the sharing of food with groups of 25 or more people inside more than three dozen downtown parks. Proponents of the "large group feedings" ordinance contend that the measure is necessary to reduce the crime they say is caused by the presence of large numbers of homeless individuals in the downtown area. Homelessness is the condition and social category of people who lack housing because they cannot afford or are otherwise unable to maintain regular safe and adequate shelter Opponents of the ordinance contend that it criminalizes compassion by stopping groups from sharing food with the homeless.
He is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino. The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition is a coalition of Mayors from 225 different United States cities, with a stated goal of "making the public safer Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the mayor of Boston Massachusetts, United States and the city's first
Family life
Mayor Dyer and his wife Karen were married in 1979. They have two sons, Trey and Drew, who attend public school. [5]
References
- ^ a b Official Biography of Mayor Dyer, City of Orlando website
- ^ Buddy Dyer Summary, Orlando Sentinel website, accessed April 19, 2008
- ^ Make most of 'mandate' - - OrlandoSentinel.com
- ^ Absentee Voting Practices Result In Felony Charges Against Orlando, Florida Mayor, Judge, Campaign Manager, And Others
- ^ a b Campaign biography of Mayor Dyer, Mayor Dyer's 2008 Campaign website
External links
- Official Biography of Mayor Dyer
- Dyer Truth website - Compilation of materials related to electoral fraud allegations
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