Eddie W. DeLoach is an American businessman and politician who served as the 66th mayor of Savannah,Georgia. Prior to running for mayor in the 2015 election,DeLoach served as a commissioner for Chatham County's 7th District from 1992 to 2000.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in history and political science from Berry College.[citation needed]
Eddie DeLoach is the son of Jimmy DeLoach,a former three-term mayor of Garden City,Georgia.[2] He and his wife,Cynthia,have two children and four grandchildren.
Career
Eddie DeLoach is the president and co-owner of a Savannah-area landscaping business that he and his brother founded in 1984. He served as a commissioner from Chatham County's 7th District from 1992 to 2000,and ran unsuccessfully for chairman of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners in 2012.[3] When he won the election for mayor of Savannah in 2015,he became the first conservative mayor of the city in more than 20 years.[4] The following year,he was voted "Best Conservative" by Connect Savannah.[5]
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