Eddie DeLoach
66th Mayor of Savannah, Georgia
In office
January 1, 2016 – January 1, 2020
Preceded byEdna Jackson
Succeeded byVan R. Johnson
Personal details
Born
Eddie W. DeLoach
Political partyRepublican
EducationBerry College,(BA)

Eddie W. DeLoach is an American businessman and politician who served as the 66th mayor of Savannah, Georgia. Prior to running for mayor in the 2015 election, DeLoach served as a commissioner for Chatham County's 7th District from 1992 to 2000.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in history and political science from Berry College.

Personal life

Eddie DeLoach is the son of Jimmy DeLoach, a former three-term mayor of Garden City, Georgia.[2] He and his wife, Cynthia, have two children and four grandchildren.

Career

Eddie DeLoach is the president and co-owner of a Savannah-area landscaping business that he and his brother founded in 1984. He served as a commissioner from Chatham County's 7th District from 1992 to 2000, and ran unsuccessfully for chairman of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners in 2012.[3] When he won the election for mayor of Savannah in 2015, he became the first conservative mayor of the city in more than 20 years.[4] The following year, he was voted "Best Conservative" by Connect Savannah.[5]

In his bid for a second term, DeLoach was defeated in the 2019 Savannah mayoral election by longtime alderman Van R. Johnson by a wide margin.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Eric Curl, “City votes for change: DeLoach defeats Jackson to become new Savannah Mayor”, “Savannah Morning News”, December 1, 2015
  2. ↑ Curl, Eric (July 3, 2018). "Former Garden City Mayor Jimmy DeLoach dies". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jim Morekis, "Eddie DeLoach: The Connect Interview", "Connect Savannah", October 21, 2015
  4. ↑ Bluestein. "Change sweeps into Savannah, toppling Democratic stronghold". Atlanta Journal Counstitution.
  5. ↑ "The Best of Savannah 2016".
  6. ↑ "Van Johnson wins Savannah's mayoral runoff". WSAV. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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