D. C. Reeves
{{Short description|American businessman, journalist and politician}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = D.C. Reeves
| office = Mayor of Pensacola
| term_start = November 22, 2022
| party = Republican
| parents = Jim Reeves (father)
| predecessor = Grover C. Robinson IV
| birth_name = Darcy Curran Reeves
| birth_place = Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
| order = 64th
| website = {{plainlist| * {{URL|https://dcreeves.com/|Campaign website}} {{URL|https://www.cityofpensacola.com/134/Office-of-the-Mayor/|Government website}} }}
| image = DCReeves2022.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2022
}}
Darcy Curran Reeves is an American businessman, journalist and politician who has served as the 64th mayor of Pensacola since 2022.
The son of James J. Reeves, he worked for the Florida State University's student newspaper, the Pensacola News Journal, [https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/ Warchant.com] and the Tuscaloosa News before being hired as chief of staff for Quint Studer.
Reeves was the CEO of Perfect Plain Brewing Co., a brewing business, which he co-founded with his father, Jim Reeves, and his friend, Reed Odeneal, and sold to New Orleans–based Urban South Brewery in 2022.[https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/pensacola/2022/09/27/pensacola-mayor-elect-d-c-reeves-sells-perfect-plain-brewery/8122178001/]
Early life and career
Darcy Curran Reeves was born in Pensacola, Florida, to Connie Bookman and Jim Reeves, attorney and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 4th district from 1966 to 1972 and on the Pensacola City Council from 1977 to 1983.{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Jim |title=Mayor candidate D.C. Reeves believes 'Pensacola is on precipice of such great things' |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/01/d-c-reeves-pensacola-mayor-candidate-wants-bring-young-people-home/10156463002/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Pensacola News Journal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives |year=2011 |title=Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 |url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf |access-date=November 22, 2022}}
In 2019, he authored The Microbrewery Handbook, a how-to guide to understanding the business of opening a brewery, published by Wiley & Sons. In October 2022, Reeves sold Perfect Plain Brewery, along with the Well, Perennial, and Garden & Grain, three other businesses he founded with Odeneal, to Urban South Brewery, a New Orleans–based business.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=From sportswriter, to entrepreneur, to mayor: The story of D.C. Reeves |url=https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/escambia-county/from-sportswriter-to-entrepreneur-to-mayor-the-story-of-d-c-reeves/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=WKRG News 5 |language=en-US}}
In 2019, Reeves was the lead staff on the mayoral transition team for Mayor Grover C. Robinson IV,{{Cite web |date=2022-08-25 |title=Mayor-Elect D.C. Reeves Announces Transition Team Lead |url=https://thepulsepensacola.com/2022/08/mayor-elect-d-c-reeves-announces-transition-team-lead/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=The Pulse |language=en-US}} and was the chief entrepreneur officer at the Spring Entrepreneur Hub.{{Cite web |title=Instructors {{!}} University of West Florida |url=https://uwf.edu/cob/departments/commerce/explore-hospitality/instructors/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=uwf.edu}} From 2020 to 2021, Reeves served as chairman of the board for Visit Pensacola, the community's tourism marketing organization.{{Cite web |title=About D.C. Reeves – DC Reeves for Mayor of Pensacola |url=https://dcreeves.com/about/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Mayor's Transition Team {{!}} City of Pensacola, Florida Official Website |url=https://www.cityofpensacola.com/2928/Mayors-Transition-Team |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=www.cityofpensacola.com}}
Mayor of Pensacola
=2022 Pensacola mayoral election=
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On September 1, 2021, Reeves announced his candidacy for mayor of Pensacola in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Jim |title=Perfect Plain Brewing Co. owner D.C. Reeves files to run for mayor of Pensacola |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2021/09/01/dc-reeves-pensacola-mayor-race-perfect-plain-brewing-owner-files/5665674001/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Pensacola News Journal |language=en-US}} On August 23, 2022, in the primary election, Reeves earned the majority, 7,682 votes (51.11%), against three opponents, Jewell Cannada-Wynn, Sherri Myers and Steven Sharp. Because Reeves earned the majority in the primary, there was no runoff election on November 8.{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Jim |title=D.C. Reeves is elected next mayor of Pensacola, wins with enough votes to avoid runoff |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/pensacola/2022/08/23/dc-reeves-elected-mayor-pensacola-primary-election-2022/10349135002/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Pensacola News Journal |language=en-US}}
=Mayor of Pensacola=
On November 22, 2022, Reeves was sworn in as the 64th mayor of Pensacola, succeeding Grover C. Robinson IV.{{Cite web |author=WEAR Staff |date=2022-11-22 |title=D.C. Reeves sworn-in as new Pensacola Mayor |url=https://weartv.com/news/local/dc-reeves-sworn-in-as-new-pensacola-mayor |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=WEAR |language=en}} At 38 years old, Reeves is the youngest mayor since J. Harvey Bayliss, appointed mayor in 1921, a span of 101 years.
See also
References
External links
- [https://dcreeves.com/ Campaign Website]
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Category:Mayors of Pensacola, Florida
Category:Florida State University alumni