Lauren Poe

Poe received his bachelor's degree in history, as well as his Master's in Social Sciences from the University of Florida.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofgainesville.org/CityCommission/CityCommission/MayorLaurenPoe.aspx|title=Mayor Lauren Poe|website=www.cityofgainesville.org}} He is married to Emily Monda-Poe. Together they have 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Beatrice.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofgainesville.org/CityCommission/CityCommission/MayorLaurenPoe.aspx|title=Mayor Lauren Poe|website=www.cityofgainesville.org}} He taught in Alachua County since 1998, first at Ft. Clarke Middle School and later Santa Fe College. He stepped down from his teaching position at Santa Fe College in 2021 citing health and family considerations.{{Cite web | url=https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/news/poe-no-plans-to-run-for-another-office/article_0e9f3b36-a453-11ec-b26f-4b13bac04239.html | title=Poe: No plans to run for another office | date=15 March 2022|website=mainstreetdailynews.com }}

Lauren Poe first ran to represent Gainesville's second district and won in 2008 in a close runoff election. Poe is a registered member of the Democratic Party and refers to himself as a "principled progressive,{{Cite web | url=https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/news/poe-no-plans-to-run-for-another-office/article_0e9f3b36-a453-11ec-b26f-4b13bac04239.html | title=Poe: No plans to run for another office | date=15 March 2022 }}" but all candidates in Gainesville municipal elections are officially non-partisan.

{{Election box begin |title=Gainesville City Commission District 2, 2008[http://www.votealachua.com/Portals/Alachua/Documents/Election_Results/20080129_PPP_Summary.pdf Official results] votealachua.com}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Lauren Poe

|votes = 3,023

|percentage = 35.06

|change =

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{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Bonnie Mott

|votes = 3,634

|percentage = 42.14

|change =

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{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Bryan Harman

|votes = 1966

|percentage = 22.80

|change =

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And the results from the runoff:

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{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Lauren Poe

|votes = 1,922

|percentage = 52.54

|change = +17.48%

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Bonnie Mott

|votes = 1,736

|percentage = 47.46

|change = +5.32%

}}

{{Election box end}}

He ran for re-election and lost in the April 12, 2011 runoff after the March 15, 2011 election was also split between multiple candidates.

{{Election box begin |title=Gainesville City Commission District 2, 2011[http://www.votealachua.com/Portals/Alachua/Documents/Election_Results/20110315_Gainesville_Summary.pdf Official results] votealachua.com}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Lauren Poe

|votes = 1,774

|percentage = 35.07

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Todd Chase

|votes = 1,588

|percentage = 31.40

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = James Ingle

|votes = 553

|percentage = 10.93

|change =

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{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Robert Krames

|votes = 1,143

|percentage = 22.60

|change =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Runoff results:

{{Election box begin |title=Gainesville City Commission District 2 runoff, 2011[http://www.votealachua.com/Portals/Alachua/Documents/Election_Results/20110412_Gainesville_Runoff_Summary.pdf Official results] votealachua.com}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Lauren Poe

|votes = 2,045

|percentage = 45.64

|change = +10.57%

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Todd Chase

|votes = 2,463

|percentage = 54.64

|change = +23.24%

}}

{{Election box end}}

The following year Poe won an at-large seat, also in a runoff.

{{Election box begin |title=Gainesville City Commission At-Large, 2012[http://www.votealachua.com/Portals/Alachua/Documents/Election_Results/20120131_PPP_Summary.pdf Official results] votealachua.com}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Lauren Poe

|votes = 4,411

|percentage = 36.12

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Nathan A. Skop

|votes = 2,955

|percentage = 24.20

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Darlene Pifalo

|votes = 1,479

|percentage = 12.11

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Donna Lutz

|votes = 1,333

|percentage = 10.91

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = James Ingle

|votes = 1,189

|percentage = 9.74

|change =

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{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Richard Selwach

|votes = 363

|percentage = 2.97

|change =

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{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Dejeon L Cain

|votes = 293

|percentage = 2.40

|change =

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{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Mark Venzke

|votes = 190

|percentage = 1.56

|change =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Runoff results:

{{Election box begin |title=Gainesville City Commission At-Large runoff, 2012[http://www.votealachua.com/Portals/Alachua/Documents/Election_Results/20120228_Gainesville_Runoff_Summary.pdf Official results] votealachua.com}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Lauren Poe

|votes = 5,718

|percentage = 56.64

|change = +20.52%

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Nathan A. Skop

|votes = 4,378

|percentage = 43.36

|change = +19.16%

}}

{{Election box end}}

Poe was subsequently elected to mayor on March 15, 2016, beating his opponents, incumbent Ed Braddy and challenger Donald Shepherd with 57% of the vote (outright, without a runoff).

{{Election box begin |title=2016 Gainesville mayoral election[http://www.votealachua.com/Portals/Alachua/Documents/Election_Results/20160315_PPP_Summary_Detailed.pdf Official results] votealachua.com}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Lauren Poe

|votes = 16,384

|percentage = 57.05

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Ed Braddy

|votes = 11,331

|percentage = 39.46

}}

{{Election box candidate|party = Non-partisan

|candidate = Donald Shepherd

|votes = 1,002

|percentage = 3.49

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=2019 Gainesville mayoral election{{Cite web|url=https://enr.electionsfl.org/ALA/2100/Summary/|title = Summary Results - Election Night Reporting}}}}

{{Election box candidate

|party=Nonpartisan

|candidate=Lauren Poe

|votes=7,163

|percentage=61.82%

|change=+4.77

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party=Nonpartisan

|candidate=Jenn Powell

|votes=2,139

|percentage=18.46%

|change=+18.46

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party=Nonpartisan

|candidate=Jennifer Reid

|votes=1,806

|percentage=15.59%

|change=+15.59

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party=Nonpartisan

|candidate=Marlon Bruce

|votes=478

|percentage=4.13%

|change=+4.13

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.cityofgainesville.org/CityCommission/CityCommission/MayorLaurenPoe.aspx Official mayoral profile]
• [https://gainesville.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Legislative and public events calendar]
• [https://www.wuft.org/news/2016/02/09/q-a-gainesville-mayoral-candidate-lauren-poe/ Local news candidate profile]
• [https://www.facebook.com/MayorLaurenPoe/ Political facebook page]
• [https://www.LaurenForMayor.com/ Official Campaign Page]

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