Grover C. Robinson IV
{{Short description|American politician and real estate developer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Grover C. Robinson IV
| office = Mayor of Pensacola
| order = 63rd
| image = GroverRobinsonIV.jpg
| predecessor = Ashton Hayward
| successor = D. C. Reeves
| party = Republican
| termstart = November 27, 2018
| office2 = Escambia County District 4 Commissioner
| profession = Real estate developer, politician
| successor2 = Robert Bender
| predecessor2 = Tom Banjanin
| birth_place = Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
| children = 2
| spouse = Jill Warren Robinson
| residence =
| birth_date =
| birth_name = Grover C. Robinson IV
| website =
| termstart2 = November 2006
| termend2 = November 2018
| awards = Joe Oldmixon Service Award, Presidential Advocate Award, Leadership Pensacola
| parents = Grover C. Robinson III (father)
| termend = November 22, 2022
| caption = Robinson in 2021
}}
Grover Cleveland Robinson IV is an American politician and real estate developer who served as the 63rd mayor of Pensacola from 2018 to 2022.
Early life and education
Grover Cleveland Robinson IV was born in Pensacola, Florida. His parents, Grover C. Robinson III and Sandra Lowrey Robinson, died in a helicopter crash while vacationing in New Zealand on March 28, 2000. His father, who was a lawyer and real estate company founder, was the state representative for Florida's 1st district from 1972 to 1982 and the 3rd district from 1982 to 1986.{{Cite web |title=Gun fired at high school |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/03/30/gun-fired-at-high-school/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}} In 1989, Robinson's 15-year-old sister, Lowrey Robinson, was killed in an automobile accident near Greenville, Alabama.{{Cite web |title=Pensacola News Journal from Pensacola, Florida on June 22, 1989 · 3 |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/267227587/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=March 31, 2000 |title=Obituary for Grover C. ROBINSON |pages=30 |work=Pensacola News Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53147416/obituary-for-grover-c-robinson/ |access-date=April 24, 2022}} In 1992, Robinson obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree from Birmingham–Southern College
Political career
{{Pic|image=GroverRobinsonIV2006.jpg|caption=Official portrait, 2006}}
Robinson was the commissioner of Escambia County district 4 from November 2006 to November 2018.{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Jim |title=What is Grover Robinson's experience to be mayor? |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/10/15/what-grover-robinsons-experience-mayor/1572182002/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Pensacola News Journal |language=en-US}} He was elected mayor of Pensacola on November 27, 2018, after a runoff election against city councilman Brian Spencer.{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Jim |title=Grover Robinson wins Pensacola mayor race |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/06/pensacola-mayor-midterm-election-grover-robinson-results-2018/1901789002/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Pensacola News Journal |language=en-US}} On March 29, 2021, Robinson announced he would not seek a second term in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Jim |title=Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson announces he's not running for re-election in 2022 |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2021/03/29/pensacola-mayor-robinson-announces-hes-not-running-reelection-2022/7046597002/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Pensacola News Journal |language=en-US}} He was succeeded by D. C. Reeves, who took office on November 22, 2022.{{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=2022-11-22 |website=WEAR |language=en}}
{{Pic|image=RonDeSantisGroverRobinson.jpg|caption=Robinson with Governor Ron DeSantis in November 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20221115145603/https://www.cityofpensacola.com/134/Office-of-the-Mayor Archived government website]
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