John Tecklenburg

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John Tecklenburg
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61st Mayor of Charleston
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
Preceded by Joseph P. Riley Jr.
Personal details
Born September 1955 (age 69)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Sandy Tecklenburg
Children 5
Education Georgetown University (BS)
Berklee College of Music

John J. Tecklenburg (born September 1955)[1] is an American businessman and politician.[2][3] He served two terms as mayor of Charleston, South Carolina,[4] sworn in on January 11, 2016.[5] Tecklenburg was defeated in 2023 by former state legislator William S. Cogswell Jr.[6] He became the first mayor of Charleston to lose a reelection campaign since 1959.

Early life and education

Tecklenburg is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina. He graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and later studied jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston.[7][8]

Career

Tecklenburg was Charleston's director of economic development from 1995 to 1999.[9][10] He is a commercial realtor.[11][12][13]

Tecklenburg ran for mayor of Charleston and won against Leon Stavrinakis on November 17, 2015.[14][15] Tecklenburg was preceded by Joe Riley who was mayor of Charleston for 40 years.

In June 2020, in the wake of widespread protests against racism, Mayor Tecklenburg announced a decision to remove a statue of John C. Calhoun, a prominent South Carolinian defender of slavery, from a prominent public space in Charleston, in Marion Square.[16]

Personal life

Tecklenburg and his wife Sandy have five children and five grandchildren.[17][18]

In May 2018, Tecklenburg was removed from being a conservator for an elderly woman. Tecklenburg had used his ward's funds to make unsecured loans to himself and his wife totaling $80,000. He had not sought the court's approval as required by law.[19]

References

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  6. ↑ Baldwin, Skyler (November 21, 2023). "Nail-biter: Cogswell narrowly beats Tecklenburg in mayoral runoff". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved November 21, 2023
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Charleston
2016–2023		 Incumbent


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