Dan Pope

Daniel Manning "Dan" Pope
35th Mayor of Lubbock, Texas
Assumed office
May 17, 2016
Preceded by Glen Robertson
Personal details
Born Daniel Manning Pope
c. 1963
Temple, Texas
Spouse(s) Denise Pope
Children Manning and Anne Claire Pope
Alma mater Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business
Occupation Businessman
Religion Methodist
Website City of Lubbock website
Campaign website

Daniel Manning "Dan" Pope (born c. 1963) is an American businessman and politician who has been since May 17, 2016, the 35th Mayor of Lubbock, Texas.

Pope was born in Temple, Texas to Bert and Marcia Pope and graduated from Temple High School. He is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Pope received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University in 1985.

On November 12, 2015, Pope announced his candidacy for the 2016 City of Lubbock mayoral election. On May 7, 2016, Pope won the general election to replace outgoing mayor Glen Robertson, a current Republican candidate for Texas' 19th congressional district seat. Pope won 53 percent of the vote in the four-person non-partisan race. He avoided a runoff election with the second-place candidate, who finished with 32 percent of the ballots cast.[1]

Pope and his wife, Denise, have two children, Manning and Anne Claire. Pope is a former member of the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees, and Rawls College of Business Advisory Council.[2]

Electoral history

2016 Lubbock Mayoral Election
Candidate Votes Percentage
Dan Pope 11,127 52.64%
Todd Klein 6,666 31.53%
Victor Hernandez 1,825 8.63%
Ysidro Gutierrez 1,521 7.20%

References

  1. "Pope wins Lubbock mayor race with 53 percent of vote". Lubbock Online - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
  2. "Dan Pope".
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