Bob buckhorn biography
- Robert Francis Buckhorn Jr. (born July 29, 1958) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Tampa, Florida from 2011 to 2019.
- Robert Francis Buckhorn Jr. is an American politician who served as the mayor of Tampa, Florida from 2011 to 2019.
- After a long history of service to the City of Tampa, Bob Buckhorn was elected as the 58th mayor of Tampa, where he leads over 4,300 dedicated, hard-working.
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Bob Buckhorn
Robert Francis Buckhorn Jr. (* 29. Juli1958 in Evanston, Illinois) ist ein US-amerikanischerPolitiker (Demokratische Partei). Er war vom 1. April 2011 bis zum 1. Mai 2019 Bürgermeister der Stadt Tampa im Bundesstaat Florida.
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[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Bob Buckhorn wuchs als ältester von drei Brüdern in Falls Church im Bundesstaat Virginia auf. Er studierte Politikwissenschaften an der Pennsylvania State University in University Park, an der er im Jahr 1980 seinen Bachelorabschluss erlangte. 1987 war Buckhorn persönlicher Assistent der damaligen Bürgermeisterin von Tampa Sandra Freeman. 1995 wurde er erstmals in den Stadtrat von Tampa gewählt. Nach zwei Amtszeiten im Stadtrat zog Buckhorn sich zunächst aus der Politik zurück und wurde für die Politikberatungsagentur Dewey Square Group tätig. 2007 gründete er eine eigene Politikberatungskanzlei in Tampa.[1][2]
Bereits im Jahr 2003 bewarb sich Buckhorn auf das Bürgermeisteramt in Tampa, seine erste Kandidatur blieb jedoch erfolglos. Vor der Bürgermeisterwahl im Jahr 2011, be
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Bob Buckhorn (b. July 29, 1958) was the mayor of Tampa, Florida, from 2011 to 2019. He was first elected in 2011, and he served until May 2019. Before becoming mayor, Buckhorn served on the Tampa City Council from 1995 to 2003.[1]
Biography
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Buckhorn earned a B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University. When he served as mayor, his professional experience included working for Dewey Square Group, a public affairs firm, and as the director of governmental affairs for the Builders Association of Greater Tampa. In 2007, he founded his own public affairs firm in Tampa called Buckhorn Partners.[1]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Buckhorn's political career:
- 2011-2019: Mayor of Tampa
- 1995-2003: Tampa City Council
✓ Buckhorn endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[2]
- See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
Elections
2019
- See also: Mayoral election in Tampa, Florida (2019)
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Robert Buckhorn, father of City Council member
Robert F. Buckhorn, a former chief spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration and father of Tampa City Council member Bob Buckhorn, died Sunday at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue. He was 68 and lived in Falls Church, Va.
The cause was a heart attack, his family said. Mr. Buckhorn had traveled to Long Island to attend a family wedding.
As the FAA's deputy administrator for public affairs, Mr. Buckhorn briefed journalists on plane crashes, the safety of the airways and other agency business. He had served as a public affairs officer with the National Transportation Safety Board for 10 years before he joined the FAA in 1984. He retired last year.
A native of Brooklyn, Mr. Buckhorn served in the Navy during World War II as an aviation radioman. He joined United Press International as a reporter in 1954, becoming aviation editor in Washington in 1962. He left the agency in 1974.
He wrote a biography of Ralph Nader, Nader, The People's Lawyer, published in 1972.
In addition to his son Bob, Mr. Buckhorn is surviv
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