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Buddy Dyer
2003 - Present
2028
22
Buddy Dyer is the Mayor of Orlando in Florida. He assumed office on February 26, 2003. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Dyer ran for re-election for Mayor of Orlando in Florida. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Mayoral elections in Orlando are nonpartisan. Dyer is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[1]
Biography
Dyer earned a B.S. in civil engineering from Brown University and a J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law. His professional experience includes working as an environmental engineer and as an attorney.[2]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Dyer's political career:[2]
- 2003-Present: Mayor of Orlando
- 1992-2002: Florida State Senate, District 14
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Orlando, Florida (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Orlando
Incumbent Buddy Dyer defeated Steve Dixon, Samuel Ings, and Tony Vargas in the general election for Mayor of Orlando on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Buddy Dyer (Nonpartisan) | 72.8 | 18,670 | |
| Steve Dixon (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 3,812 | ||
| Samuel Ings (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 2,193 | ||
| Tony Vargas (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 974 | ||
| Total votes: 25,649 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ky Velez (Nonpartisan)
- Safraaz Alli (Nonpartisan)
- Moliere Dimanche (Nonpartisan)
- Gertrude Pierre (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dyer in this election.
2019
See also: Mayoral election in Orlando, Florida (2019)
General election
General election for Mayor of Orlando
Incumbent Buddy Dyer defeated Samuel Ings and Aretha Simons in the general election for Mayor of Orlando on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Buddy Dyer (Nonpartisan) | 71.8 | 15,957 | |
| Samuel Ings (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 3,883 | ||
| Aretha Simons (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 2,387 | ||
| Total votes: 22,227 | ||||
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2015
The city of Orlando, Florida, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was September 4, 2015. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.[3]
In the mayoral race, Buddy Dyer defeated Sunshine Grund and Paul Paulson in the general election.[4]
| Mayor of Orlando, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Buddy Dyer Incumbent |
62.5% | 13,953 |
| Paul Paulson | 33.1% | 7,383 |
| Sunshine Grund | 4.4% | 979 |
| Total Votes | 22,315 | |
| Source: Orlando Supervisor of Elections, "2015 Official General Election Results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Buddy Dyer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Buddy Dyer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Dyer's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Public safety
- Excerpt: "Public safety has always been a top priority and under Mayor Dyer’s leadership crime is down six of the last seven years. This focus on safety has also helped make the Orlando Fire Department one of the most elite departments in the entire country."
Public/private partnerships
- Excerpt: "Partnerships between government, businesses, residents and civic communities are the hallmark of the Dyer Administration. This collaboration has paved the way for SunRail, the UCF Medical School, the Amway Center, the Dr. Phillips Center, a renovated Orlando Citrus Bowl and brought Major League Soccer to Orlando."
Businesses
- Excerpt: "Our region has worked to diverse the economy, attracting large employers and bringing high quality jobs for residents. The City’s Main Street Districts aren’t just resident’s favorite places to shop and dine, but they are also employment anchors – creating more than 600 new businesses."
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Dyer endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[6]
- See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
Noteworthy events
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
Dyer was mayor of Orlando during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in Orlando, Florida, began on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at a home owned by Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who arrived at the scene of Floyd's arrest and pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck.[7] On May 31, Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) issued a curfew.[8] The national guard was not deployed.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Orlando |
Officeholder Mayor of Orlando |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Florida Senate, "1998-2000 Senators," accessed May 5, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Orlando, "Office of the Mayor: About," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ City of Orlando, "2015 Election timeline," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ City of Orlando, "Announced City Candidates for the 2015 General Election," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Buddy Dyer campaign website, "About," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ The Orlando Political Observer, "Dyer rallies Democrats for Hillary in Downtown Orlando," June 29, 2015
- ↑ The Orlando Sentinel, "As ex-Minneapolis officer arrested on murder charge, protesters at his Orlando-area home demand justice for George Floyd," May 29, 2020
- ↑ Laughing Place, "Orlando and Orange County Under Curfew from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am," May 31, 2020
- ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
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| Preceded by - |
Mayor of Orlando 2003-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Florida State Senate District 14 1992-2002 |
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