Not to be confused with Budd Dwyer or Bobby Dyer (politician).
Buddy Dyer
Dyer in 2018
32nd Mayor of Orlando
Incumbent
Assumed office March 1, 2003
Preceded by
Glenda Hood
Minority Leader of the Florida Senate
In office November 17, 1998 – November 21, 2000
Preceded by
Ken Jenne
Succeeded by
Tom Rossin
Member of the Florida Senate from the 14th district
In office November 17, 1992 – November 19, 2002
Preceded by
Rich Crotty
Succeeded by
Rod Smith
Personal details
Born
John Hugh Dyer
(1958-08-07) August 7, 1958 (age 65) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Karen Caudill
(m. 1989; div. 2017)
Susie Pinson Galloway Shields
(m. 2021)
Children
2
Education
Brown University (BA) University of Florida (JD)
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John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer (born August 7, 1958) is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Orlando since 2003. A member of the Florida Democratic Party, he is Orlando's longest-serving mayor. He previously served as a representative for Orlando in the Florida State Senate from 1992 to 2002, with the last two years serving as the Senate Democratic leader.
John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer (born August 7, 1958) is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Orlando since 2003. A member of the Florida Democratic...
April 2005 while the elected mayor, BuddyDyer, was facing charges of electoral fraud. After the charges against Dyer were dismissed in April 2005, Page...
second most powerful person in Central Florida, behind Orlando Mayor BuddyDyer, in 2008. In previous years, Crotty occupied the top position in that...
Tampa and former Tampa city councilman Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami BuddyDyer, Mayor of Orlando, former Minority Leader of the Florida Senate and nominee...
September 29, 2006, after years of on-and-off negotiations, Orlando Mayor BuddyDyer, Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, and the Orlando Magic announced an...
Anonymous began issuing threats to the city of Orlando. Orlando Mayor BuddyDyer received heavy criticism for referring to Food Not Bombs activists as...
Senator Dyer may refer to: BuddyDyer (born 1958), Florida State Senate Elisha Dyer Jr. (1839–1906), Rhode Island State Senate Myles P. Dyer (1887–1969)...
donation. Another fundraising campaign, OneOrlando, was established by Mayor BuddyDyer. The Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal, which operate the nearby Walt...
between the two candidates that received the greatest number of votes. BuddyDyer, incumbent mayor who will be running for his fifth term, affiliated with...
April 3, 2012, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor BuddyDyer was elected to a third full term. Municipal elections in Orlando and Orange...
2 and 4 shuttle systems use Bombardier CX-100 vehicles. Orlando Mayor BuddyDyer delivers greetings on all of the airside shuttles. Construction of the...
November 3, 2015, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor BuddyDyer ran for a fourth full term. Municipal elections in Orlando and Orange...
Attorney General of Florida in 2002, but lost to future Orlando mayor BuddyDyer in the Democratic primary. In 2003, Maddox was elected chairman of the...
of Florida, and nominee for governor in 2014 (running for reelection) BuddyDyer, mayor of Orlando Rick Kriseman, mayor of St. Petersburg John Morgan,...
Commissioner of Florida Tom Warner, State Representative Walt Dartland BuddyDyer, State Senator Scott Maddox, Mayor of Tallahassee George H. Sheldon, former...
January 29, 2008 to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor BuddyDyer was elected to a second full term. Municipal elections in Orlando and...
mixed use commercial and residential development. In 2023, Orlando Mayor BuddyDyer announced that the development plan would include converting the Bob Carr...
February 4 and February 25, 2003 to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. BuddyDyer was elected to serve the remainder of Glenda Hood's term. Since no candidate...
August 8, 2013, when Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor BuddyDyer reached an agreement on a deal to provide financial support for a variety...
MLS soccer stadium. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor BuddyDyer reached an agreement on a deal to provide financial support for a variety...