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Lenny Curry
Image of Lenny Curry
Prior offices
Mayor of Jacksonville
Successor: Donna Deegan

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist
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Lenny Curry (Republican Party) was the Mayor of Jacksonville in Florida. Curry assumed office on July 1, 2015. Curry left office on July 1, 2023.

Curry (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Mayor of Jacksonville in Florida. Curry won in the general election on March 19, 2019.

Curry was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Florida. He was one of 99 delegates from Florida pledged to support Donald Trump for three ballots.[1]

Curry is also a former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.[2]

Biography

Curry received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida. His professional experience includes working as a certified public accountant and co-founding ICX Group Inc., a professional services firm, in 2002. Curry previously served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. He and his wife, Molly, have three children. The family attends Southside United Methodist Church.[2]

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Jacksonville, Florida (2023)

Lenny Curry was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Jacksonville, Florida (2019)

General election

General election for Mayor of Jacksonville

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Jacksonville on March 19, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry (R)
 
57.6
 
84,604
Image of Anna Brosche
Anna Brosche (R)
 
24.1
 
35,425
Image of Omega Allen
Omega Allen (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
10.5
 
15,465
Image of Jimmy Hill
Jimmy Hill (R) Candidate Connection
 
7.5
 
11,063
Image of Brian Griffin
Brian Griffin (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
Johnny Sparks (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
260

Total votes: 146,817
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2015

See also: Jacksonville, Florida municipal elections, 2015

The city of Jacksonville, Florida, held elections for mayor and city council on May 19, 2015. A primary took place on March 24, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 16, 2015. All 19 city council seats were up for election.[3]

In the mayoral primary, incumbent Alvin Brown (D) and Lenny Curry (R) advanced past Omega Allen (I) and Bill Bishop (R). Brown faced Curry in the general election on May 19, 2015. Curry was the winner.[4][5]

Mayor of Jacksonville, General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLenny Curry 51.3% 103,626
     Democratic Alvin Brown Incumbent 48.7% 98,353
Total Votes 201,979
Source: Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 29, 2015


Mayor of Jacksonville, Primary Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlvin Brown Incumbent 42.6% 78,713
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLenny Curry 38.4% 70,891
     Republican Bill Bishop 16.8% 30,944
     Nonpartisan Omega Allen 2.2% 4,046
Total Votes 184,594
Source: Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Curry endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[6]

See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Curry was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Florida. He was bound to Donald Trump.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Florida, 2016 and Republican delegates from Florida, 2016

In Florida, delegates to the national convention were selected at congressional district conventions and the state executive meeting. All 99 delegates were bound for three ballots at the Republican National Convention to the winner of the statewide primary.

Florida primary results

See also: Presidential election in Florida, 2016
Florida Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Jeb Bush 1.8% 43,511 0
Ben Carson 0.9% 21,207 0
Chris Christie 0.1% 2,493 0
Ted Cruz 17.1% 404,891 0
Carly Fiorina 0.1% 1,899 0
Jim Gilmore 0% 319 0
Lindsey Graham 0% 693 0
Mike Huckabee 0.1% 2,624 0
John Kasich 6.8% 159,976 0
Rand Paul 0.2% 4,450 0
Marco Rubio 27% 638,661 0
Rick Santorum 0.1% 1,211 0
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 45.7% 1,079,870 99
Totals 2,361,805 99
Source: The New York Times and Florida Department of State

Delegate allocation

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016 and 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Florida had 99 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 81 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 27 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of Florida's district delegates.[7][8]

Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the candidate who won the state's primary.[7][8]

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on January 4, 2022

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Curry announced on January 4, 2022, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[9]

Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

See also: Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

Curry was mayor of Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, Florida, began downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020.[10] On May 31, Mayor Lenny Curry (R) instituted a curfew.[11] The national guard was not deployed.

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Footnotes

  1. Republican Party of Florida, "Florida GOP announces 99 delegates," May 14, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 City of Jacksonville, "About Mayor Curry," accessed June 14, 2017
  3. Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
  4. Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "Official 2015 Candidate List," accessed January 19, 2015
  5. Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "2015 Official Election Results," accessed May 19, 2015
  6. First Coast News, "Mayor Curry endorses Marco Rubio for president," February 22, 2016
  7. 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  8. 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
  9. First Coast News, "Jacksonville Mayor Curry returns to work after isolation as a result of positive COVID test, says city," January 10, 2022
  10. First Coast News, "Activists gather in Jacksonville for protest against police treatment of African-Americans in city, across country," May 30, 2020
  11. News 4 Jax, "Mayor considers another curfew after weekend of Jacksonville protests," June 3, 2020
  12. Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
  13. The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
  14. 14.0 14.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
  15. Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
  16. CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
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Political offices
Preceded by
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Mayor of Jacksonville
2015-2023
Succeeded by
Donna Deegan (D)