Scott Maddox | |
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Member of the Tallahassee City Commission for Seat 1 | |
In office November 19, 2012 – December 12, 2018[1] | |
Preceded by | Mark Mustian |
Succeeded by | Elaine W. Bryant |
Chair of the Florida Democratic Party | |
In office January 4, 2003 – September 13, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Bob Poe[2] |
Succeeded by | Karen Thurman |
122nd and 124th Mayor of Tallahassee | |
In office February 28, 1997 – February 28, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Ron Weaver |
Succeeded by | John Marks |
In office March 2, 1995 – March 1, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Penny Herman |
Succeeded by | Ron Weaver |
Member of the Tallahassee City Commission | |
In office February 1993 – March 1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Scott Charles Maddox March 13, 1968 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Florida State University (BS, JD) |
Scott Charles Maddox (born March 13, 1968) is an American politician. He was the mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, from 1995 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2005.[3] 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.
Maddox was indicted on December 12, 2018, on 44 charges, including racketeering, bribery, extortion, bank fraud and wire fraud, in an FBI investigation into corruption that played a key role in Democrat Andrew Gillum’s campaign for Florida governor.[4] Maddox was suspended from the Tallahassee City Commission following the indictment and subsequently replaced after the appointment of Commissioner Elaine W. Bryant, Ph.D. on December 31, 2018.[5] In September 2021, Maddox was sentenced to five years in prison.[6][7] He was released on May 9th, 2023.