Preceded by Alvin Brown Name Lenny Curry Party Republican Party Religion Methodist Education University of Florida | Alma mater University of Florida Spouse Molly Curry Political party Republican Role Mayor of Jacksonville Parents Roy Curry, Linda Curry | |
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Born July 19, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-07-19 ) Office Mayor of Jacksonville since 2015 Children Bridgett Curry, Boyd Curry, Brooke Curry Profiles | ||
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Leonard Boyd "Lenny" Curry (born July 19, 1970) is an American politician and businessman who is currently Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida. He assumed office on July 1, 2015, after defeating incumbent Alvin Brown in the city's 2015 mayoral election. A Republican, Curry formerly served as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and co-founded the professional services firm ICX Group.
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Life and career
Curry was born in Key West. He later grew up in Middleburg, Florida and graduated from Middleburg High School. Curry began his higher education at St. Johns River Community College, then transferred to the University of Florida and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in accounting. He married his wife, Molly, in 2005. They have three children: Boyd, Brook, and Bridgett.
From 1994 to 2002, he practiced as a certified public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 2002, he co‐founded a Jacksonville-based professional services firm, ICX Group Inc., providing finance and accounting consulting, executive recruiting, and staffing services.
On June 3, 2014, Curry filed to run in the Jacksonville mayoral election in 2015. He decided to enter the race because beginning in late 2012 and early 2013, he began hearing about "leadership troubles" under incumbent Democratic mayor Alvin Brown.