Jere Wood
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| In office January 1, 1997 – present |
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| Preceded by | W. L. "Pug" Mabry |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Judie Raiford |
| Residence | Roswell, Georgia |
| Website | http://www.jerewood.com |
Jere Wood is the Republican mayor of Roswell, Georgia and as of 2007 is currently serving his third consecutive term. Mayor Wood defeated Democrat "Pug" Mabry, who served as mayor for over thirty years, in the election of 1997. Wood ran unchallenged and secured re-election in 2001. Wood is the son of the late Roy "Splinter" Wood, a Democrat, who was Undersecretary of the United States Department of the Interior(DOI) during the Carter Administration in the 1970s. Wood won the mayor's race again in the election held in November of 2005. Wood is married to Judie Raiford, an award-winning artist and owner of Raiford Gallery on historic downtown Roswell's Canton Street. Raiford's father was the late Dr. Morgan Raiford, founder of The Atlanta Eye Clinic in the 1960s.
| Preceded by W.L. "Pug" Mabry |
Mayor of Roswell, Georgia January 1, 1997 – present |
Incumbent |
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