Mayor Craig Lowe
Term 1 - 2010-2013
E-mail: mayor@cityofgainesville.org
Craig Lowe was elected as Gainesville's mayor in April 2010 and began his first term as mayor in May 2010. Before serving as mayor, he was elected to the City Commission for a one-year term in May 2003 and unopposed for a three-year term beginning May 2004 and again re-elected for a second three-year term beginning May 2007.
Mayor Lowe currently serves as Chair of the Commission's Audit, Finance & Legislative Committee. Mayor Lowe is also a member of the Regional Utilities Committee, Community Redevelopment Agency, Gainesville/Alachua County Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization and the Combined Communications Center Executive Board.
- President, Human Rights Council of North Central Florida, (1995-2000, 2002-2003)
- Florida Democratic Executive Committee - Alachua County State Committeeman (1996-2001)
- City of Gainesville Blue Ribbon Committee on Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (1999-2002)
- City of Gainesville Human Rights Board (1998-2001)
- Human Rights Council of North Central Florida
- Judy Levy Chapter, National Organization for Women
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Safe Schools Coalition of Alachua County
- Gainesville Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union
- Clean Air Ordinance Committee of Alachua County
- Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee
- Suwannee-St. Johns Group, Florida Chapter Sierra Club