Tim Ayers

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Honorable Tim Ayers
Mayor
In office 1984 – 1990

Born	November 19, 1958 (1958-11-19) (age 49) Springfield, Ohio, U.S.A
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lisa Henry; Robin Brown
Children	Katheryne, Joseph, Perry
Occupation	Politician

Timothy (Tim) Frederick Ayers (born November 19, 1958) served as Mayor and City Commissioner of Springfield, Ohio from 1984-1990^[1]. He previously served as the Legislative Message Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 113th General Assembly^[1] and Small Business Manager for the Nashville (TN) Chamber of Commerce.^{[citation needed]}

1 Personal life
2 Political life
3 Notable achievements
4 References

[edit] Personal life

Timothy Ayers was born in Springfield, Ohio, the sixth child of Franklin Ayers and Betty Rae Basey.^[1] He is married and has 3 children^[1]. His brother, Randy Ayers, is on the coaching staff for the Washington Wizards professional basketball team.^[2]

[edit] Political life

1980-1984, Assistant Clerk in the Ohio House of Representatives^[1]
Special Assistant, Ohio Department of Agriculture, administration of Governor Richard Celeste^{[citation needed]}^{[year needed]}
Founding Director, North Nashville (TN) Community Development Corporation^{[citation needed]}^{[year needed]}
1984-1990, Mayor, Springfield, Ohio^[1]

[edit] Notable achievements

2001, wrote and obtained a $750,000 HUD grant to kick-start economic development activities in the historic neighborhood of Fisk University, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University in 2001. Since that grant, an additional $2.5 million dollars of investment has poured into the area.^{[citation needed]}
2007, Kentucky Minority Educator and Retention Award^{[citation needed]}