Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida,then the Florida Territory,in 1824. In 2022,the population was 201,731,making it the eighth-most populous city in the state of Florida. The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 390,992 as of 2022. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region,and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.
Eau Claire is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County. It had a population of 69,421 in 2020,making it the state's eighth-most populous city. It is the principal city of the Eau Claire metropolitan area,locally known as the Chippewa Valley,and is also part of the larger Eau Claire-Menomonie combined statistical area.
The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire is a public university in Eau Claire,Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.
Scott Charles Maddox is an American politician. He was the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,from 1995 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2005. Maddox is the former chair of the Florida Democratic Party and a former Tallahassee City Commissioner,serving from 1993 to 1995,1996 to 1997 and from 2012 to 2018.
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport is a public use airport in Chippewa County,Wisconsin,United States. The airport is owned by Eau Claire county and is located 3 nautical miles ) north of the central business district of the city of Eau Claire,Wisconsin.
John Robert Marks III is an American lawyer,politician,and former Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida from February 2003 until November 2014. Marks is the longest-serving mayor in Tallahassee's history. He was elected to three consecutive terms as the city's Mayor,spanning nearly ten years. He won a third term in 2010,but declined to seek re-election for a fourth term in 2014. He was succeeded by Andrew Gillum on November 21,2014.
William Henry Gleason was an American politician from Florida. He was Florida's second Lieutenant Governor and was very briefly,acting Governor.
Jeffrey E. Smith is an American Democratic politician and former small business owner from Eau Claire,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 31st Senate district since 2019. He previously served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,from 2007 to 2011.
Marjorie Reitz Turnbull is an American politician who served as State Representative from Florida's 9th district from November 8,1994 until November 7,2000. She previously served as a Leon County Commissioner from 1988 until 1994.
Kristen Dexter is a Democratic Party politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,who represented the 68th Assembly District from 2009 to 2011. She defeated long-time incumbent Representative Terry Moulton in the November 2008 election. In 2010,she ran for re-election but was defeated by her challenger,Chippewa County Clerk Kathy Bernier.
Connor Theodore Hansen was an American lawyer,jurist,and Republican politician from Eau Claire,Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for 13 years,from 1967 until 1980. Earlier in his career,he served as county judge and district attorney of Eau Claire County,and worked as a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during World War II.
James R. Ford was an American educator,politician,and businessman. In 1972,Ford became the first African-American mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,and the first Black mayor of a U.S. state capital city. He later served for fourteen years as a city commissioner,being repeatedly re-elected.
Gregory A. Peterson is an American lawyer and retired judge. He served 13 years as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Wausau-based District III court. Before that,he was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Eau Claire County for 16 years,including three years as Chief Judge of the 10th Judicial Administrative District of Wisconsin Circuit Courts. Since his retirement,he continues to serve as a reserve judge and arbitrator in the state court system.
Sheri Jean Polster Chappell is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Lisa Kay Stark is an American judge,serving on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals since 2013. She has been Deputy Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals since 2015. Prior to the Court of Appeals,she was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for 15 years in Eau Claire County.
Catherine Nicole Emmanuelle is an At-Large Member of the Eau Claire City Council. She is a Democrat.
John Evans Dailey is an American politician from the state of Florida. He is the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,serving since November 19,2018. Dailey previously served for twelve years on the Leon County Board of County Commissioners,representing northwestern Leon County,FL from 2006 to 2018.
Steven C. Brist is an American attorney and former Democratic politician. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly and currently works as an assistant city attorney for Madison,Wisconsin.
Karen Ruth Hurd is an American nutritionist,writer,and Republican politician from Eau Claire County,Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 68th Assembly district since January 2023. She is also currently a member of the village board of Fall Creek,Wisconsin.
