Nancy Denson

Nancy Denson is an American politician who served as mayor of U.S. city of Athens, Georgia, from 2011 to 2019. First elected mayor in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, Denson has been in public service since 1980 starting as an Athens City Council member.

Nancy Denson
Mayor of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
In office
January 4, 2011 – January 8, 2019
Preceded byHeidi Davison
Succeeded byKelly Girtz
Tax Commissioner of Clarke County
In office
1985–2010
Athens City Council Member
In office
1980–1985
Personal details
BornMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBob Denson
Children1 son, 3 daughters
Alma materUniversity of Georgia (Bachelor of Business Administration, Public management Certificate)
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website
[1]

Background

Nancy Denson was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the third of seven children. She married Bob Denson and moved to Athens in 1966. She attended the University of Georgia where she obtained a BBA degree. She also earned a certificate in public management from the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, also part of UGA.[2]

Political career

Athens City Council member

Denson was elected as a council member for the Athens City Council in 1980, becoming the first woman to hold this position. She served as the president of the 10th District and was a member of all council committees.

Mayor

The nonpartisan 2010 General Election was held on November 2, 2010, and Nancy Denson beat both 20-year-old UGA student Glenn Stegall and former mayor of Athens Gwen O'Looney to be elected mayor of Athens-Clarke County. On May 22, 2018, county commissioner Kelly Girtz was elected to replace Denson as mayor of Athens-Clarke County. Denson was ineligible to seek a third term due to term limits.

Athens-Clarke County mayoral election, 2010
Candidate Votes %
Nancy Denson 8,929 34.0
Gwen O'Looney 6,091 23.2
Spencer Frye 5,498 21.0
Charlie M. Maddox 4,741 18.1
Glenn Stegall 967 3.7
Source: Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections[3]

See also

References
  1. "Nancy Denson". Athens-Clarke County Unified Government. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. "nancydenson.com". News and Information about Nancy Denson, Mayor of Athens, GA
  3. "General Election Official Results". Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections. December 2, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
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