Craig Lowe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Craig Lowe

American mayor

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1957

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Stuart Craig Lowe, better known as Craig Lowe, (born July 18, 1957) is an American politician and former Mayor of Gainesville, Florida.
After winning a runoff election on April 13, 2010, by a margin of 42 votes (which held through an automatic recount) Lowe became Mayor-elect of Gainesville.
He was sworn in on May 20, 2010, becoming the first openly gay Mayor of the city.
He lost his bid for re-election on April 16, 2013 to former city councilman Ed Braddy after being arrested for a DUI during the campaign. He was first elected to the Gainesville City Commission to fill the newly created District IV seat for a one-year term in April 2003 and served through his third consecutive term and second full (3-year) term until being sworn in as Mayor.Mayor Lowe also served as Chair of the Gainesville City Commission’s Equal Opportunity Committee, a member of the Regional Utilities, Community Development, and Countywide Visioning & Planning committees as well as the local Community Redevelopment Agency, the Gainesville/Alachua County Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization and the Alachua County Library Governing Board.Lowe was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.