Tom Leppert
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| Tom Leppert | |
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| In office June 25, 2007 - present |
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| Preceded by | Laura Miller |
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| Born | March 22, 1955 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Laura Leppert |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
| Alma mater | Claremont McKenna College Harvard |
| Occupation | Mayor |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Tom Leppert (born March 22, 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona) is the mayor of Dallas, Texas and former CEO of Turner Construction Company.
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[edit] Election
Tom Leppert defeated city councilman Ed Oakley in a runoff election June 16, 2007, winning with 58 percent of the vote. Some attribute his win to his willingness to talk directly with African American voters of the traditionally Democratic southern sector and the appeal of his "old fashioned" approach to politics. Despite Leppert's efforts in the southern sector, the majority of his support came from the predominantly Republican areas of North Dallas. Leppert is a Republican, although the Dallas mayoral election, like other municipal elections in Texas, is officially nonpartisan. In the 2004 presidential election Leppert and his wife donated $2,000 each to the George W. Bush campaign, and he is also known to have donated money to Congressmen Pete Sessions, Jeb Hensarling, and Van Taylor's campaigns as well as Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
[edit] Political Life
Leppert was appointed as a White House Fellow by President Ronald Reagan; in this role he served in the Department of the Treasury and White House Staff.
In January 2008, mayor Leppert embarked on a trade mission to Monterrey, Mexico to promote Dallas's medical, educational, and corporate institutions. Also part of the agenda on the trip was to secure an inland port for the Dallas area. Leppert was joined by more than a dozen officials from city government, the Dallas Independent School District and various health care and commercial institutions in the largest mission of its kind in years. One of the agreements reached on the trip include a plan for an MD/PhD program in Mexico provided by UT Southwestern Medical School.[1] Leppert also stated that Mexican President Felipe Calderon would be visiting Dallas on his next visit to the United States.
[edit] Personal
Leppert is a member of Park Cities Baptist Church in University Park, Texas. He and his wife Laura have a son and two twins. Leppert grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and relocated to Hawaii after becoming CEO of Turner Construction Company. He later decided to move the company to Dallas. Leppert has also held positions at McKinsey & Co., Trammell Crow Company, Pacific Financial Corporation and Castle & Cooke Properties, Inc.
[edit] Awards
Tom Leppert was awarded the Global Cross Millennium Award for Corporate Environmental Leadership in 2006, as well as the Torch of Conscience Award from the American Jewish Congress.
[edit] References
- ^ Dallas Morning News - Mayor. Retrieved 02 February 2008.
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| Preceded by Laura Miller |
Mayors of Dallas 2007-present |
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