Jerry Maygarden

Jerry Maygarden
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
In office
November 8, 1994 – November 5, 2002
Preceded byLois Benson
Succeeded byDave Murzin
59th Mayor of Pensacola
In office
June 10, 1991 – July 28, 1994
Preceded byVince Whibbs
Succeeded byJohn Fogg
Personal details
Born (1948-12-22) December 22, 1948 (age 76)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materPensacola Junior College (AA)
University of West Florida (BA, MA)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsVietnam War

Jerry Louis Maygarden (born December 22, 1948[1]) is a former American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 55th Mayor of Pensacola from 1991 to 1994.

Politics

Maygarden was a member of the Pensacola City Council from 1985 to 1992, and was Mayor Pro Tempore of Pensacola from 1989 to 1991. Maygarden was Mayor Pro Tempor at the time of Vince Whibbs' retirement from the office, causing him to become Mayor. Maygarden also served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives 1994 to 2002.[2]

He received some notoriety during the Florida election recount imbroglio by stating during a rally in Pensacola: "We've come together to express our collective concerns over the manner in which our votes are being systematically devalued in favor of dangling chads, pregnant chads and dimpled chads. Well, they can kiss my chad."[3]

After his tenure in elected office, Maygarden re-entered the private sphere, working as a health care industry executive and spokesperson. He advocated publicly against comprehensive healthcare reform at the federal level.[4]

Biography

Education

Maygarden received an AA in liberal arts from Pensacola Junior College in 1972, a BA in Communication Arts in 1974 and an MA in the same cum laude in 1975 from the University of West Florida in 1974.[5]

Employment

He served in the United States Navy and served with the Navy Riverine Forces in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jerry Louis Maygarden - 1998 - 2000 ( Speaker Thrasher )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. ^ "Jerry Louis Maygarden - 1998 - 2000 ( Speaker Thrasher )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. ^ "Special Event CNN Transcript Election 2000: The Florida Recount". Archived from the original on 2014-04-09.
  4. ^ "Jerry Maygarden". Conversations with Jeff Weeks. WSRE. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
  5. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  6. ^ "Jerry Louis Maygarden - 1998 - 2000 ( Speaker Thrasher )".
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Pensacola, Florida
1991-1994 		Succeeded by
Florida House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
1995-2002 		Succeeded by


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