John Tecklenburg

John J. Tecklenburg (born September 1955, Charleston, South Carolina)[1] is an American businessman and politician.[2][3] He is the current Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina.[4] He was sworn in on January 11, 2016.[5]

John Tecklenburg
61st Mayor of Charleston
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
Preceded byJoseph P. Riley Jr.
Personal details
BornSeptember 1955 (age 65)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Sandy Tecklenburg
Children5 children (Melissa, Suzanne, Paula, Joseph, and John Henry Tecklenburg)
Alma materGeorgetown University (BS)
Berklee College of Music

Early life and education

A Orangeburg native, Tecklenburg graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC with a bachelor of science in chemistry and later studied jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston.[6][7]

Career

Tecklenburg was Charleston's director of economic development from 1995 to 1999.[8][9] He is a commercial realtor.[10][11][12]

Tecklenburg ran for mayor of Charleston and won against Leon Stavrinakis on November 17, 2015.[13][14] Tecklenburg was preceded by Joe Riley who was mayor of Charleston for 40 years.

In June of 2020, in the wake of widespread protests against racism, Mayor Tecklenburg announced a decision to remove a statue of John C. Calhoun, a prominent South Carolinian defender of slavery, from a prominent public space in Charleston, in Marion Square.[15]

Personal life

Tecklenburg and his wife Sandy, have 5 children and 5 grandchildren.[16][17]

In May 2018, Tecklenburg was removed from being a conservator for an elderly woman. Tecklenburg had used his ward's funds to make unsecured loans to himself and his wife totaling $80,000. He had not sought the court's approval as required by law.[18]

References
  1. "Uncle's jazz legacy passion for Realtor". The Post and Courier. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2016. (Subscription required.)
  2. "John Tecklenburg defeats Leon Stavrinakis to become Charleston's next mayor". The Post and Courier. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "Charleston Mayoral Race: John Tecklenburg". WCBD News 2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. Diane Knich and Robert Behre (November 17, 2015). "John Tecklenburg defeats Leon Stavrinakis to become Charleston's next mayor". The Post and Courier. Retrieved January 9, 2016.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. Kyle Jordan (6 January 2016). "Street closures released for Charleston mayoral inauguration". WCSC-TV. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. "John Tecklenburg seeks to strike the right chords". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. "Music-centric inaugural celebration features mayor-elect performing piano jazz". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. "Profiling Charleston's mayoral candidates: John Tecklenburg". WCIV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  9. "John Tecklenburg transitions from campaigning to governing". The Post and Courier. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  10. Harve Jacobs (26 October 2015). "Charleston mayoral candidate John Tecklenburg: "I love this plac - Live5News.com - Charleston, SC - News, Weather, Sports". WCSC-TV. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  11. "Remaining Charleston mayoral candidates battle over definition of 'developer'". WCIV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  12. "The candidates running for mayor in Charleston". Associated Press via Savannah Morning News. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016. Tecklenburg works in commercial real estate and was city economic development director for six years in the late 1990s.
  13. "John Tecklenburg wins Charleston mayor's race". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  14. "John Tecklenburg elected mayor of Charleston". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  15. "Crews Begin Removal Of John C. Calhoun Statue In South Carolina". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  16. "Meet the Charleston Mayoral candidates". WCBD News 2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  17. "Meet John". John Tecklenburg for Mayor. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  18. Darlington, Abigail (May 10, 2018). "Probate judge cites Charleston mayor for 'apparent self-dealing' from woman's fund he managed". The Post and Courier. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph P. Riley Jr.		 Mayor of Charleston
2016–present		 Incumbent
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