Mary Ann Whipple Lue

Mary Ann Whipple-Lue is the current mayor of Gordon, Georgia. She took office in 2014 and is up for reelection in 2017. Her tenure as the city's first black mayor has been plagued with controversy.

Whipple-Lue is a graduate of Wilkinson County Senior High (1974) and holds a degree in Business Law from Georgia Military College. She ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 144. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election on July 31, 2012, and later was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.