Pegeen Hanrahan
Mayor of Gainesville
Incumbent
Assumed office  2004
Preceded by	Tom Bussing
Political party	Democratic (non-partisan election)
Spouse(s)	Tony Malone
Children	Evyleen, Quinn
Residence	Gainesville, Florida
Profession	Engineer
Website	http://www.cityofgainesville.org/tabid/363/Default.aspx

Margaret "Pegeen" Hanrahan (born c. 1966) is mayor (as of 2009^[update]) of Gainesville, Florida, her native city. Described by The Nation as a "vegetarian, bike-riding environmentalist", Hanrahan has been active in politics since she was a teenager. An environmental engineer, she was elected to the Gainesville City Commission in 1995, and was elected mayor in 2004. In the 2007 mayoral election she was re-elected to another term. She is term-limited, her current term scheduled to lapse in 2010.

Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Electoral history 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Early life and career

Hanrahan received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Florida.[1] In 2003 she married to Tony Malone. They gave birth to their daughter, Evyleen, in 2005 and son, Quinn, in 2007.[2]

[edit] Electoral history

Mayor Hanrahan was re-elected on March 6, 2007 beating her opponent Wesley Watson with 73% of the vote.[3]

Mayor of the City of Gainesville election, 2004 [4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Non-partisan	Pegeen Hanrahan	8,767	56.9
	Non-partisan	C.B. Daniel	6,649	43.1

Mayor of the City of Gainesville election, 2007 [5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Non-partisan	Pegeen Hanrahan	5,391	73.1
	Non-partisan	Wesley Watson	1,986	26.9

[edit] References

• —, "Progressive City Leaders", The Nation, June 18, 2005, p.18-19.

[edit] External links

• Mayor's page at City of Gainesville Web site
• Campaign Web site
• Profile by The Independent Florida Alligator

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