Buddy Dyer

Buddy Dyer
Dyer in 2018
32nd Mayor of Orlando
Incumbent
Assumed office March 1, 2003
Preceded by	Glenda Hood
Minority Leader of the Florida Senate
In office November 17, 1998 – November 21, 2000
Preceded by	Ken Jenne
Succeeded by	Tom Rossin
Member of the Florida Senate from the 14th district
In office November 17, 1992 – November 19, 2002
Preceded by	Rich Crotty
Succeeded by	Rod Smith
Personal details
Born	John Hugh Dyer (1958-08-07) August 7, 1958 (age 65) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Karen Caudill ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 2017)​ Susie Pinson Galloway Shields ​ ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	2
Education	Brown University (BA) University of Florida (JD)
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John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer (born August 7, 1958) is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Orlando since 2003. A member of the Florida Democratic Party, he is Orlando's longest-serving mayor. He previously served as a representative for Orlando in the Florida State Senate from 1992 to 2002, with the last two years serving as the Senate Democratic leader.