Betty S. Holzendorf is an American former politician from Florida. She served four years in the

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and 10 years in the

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Life and career

Holzendorf graduated from

Edward Waters College Edward Waters University is a private Christian historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) as a school to educate freedmen and their children. I ...

and the

University of North Florida The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public research university in Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Sch ...

, both in Jacksonville. In the 1960s she was an administrative aide to mayor

Jake Godbold Jake Maurice Godbold (March 14, 1933 – January 23, 2020) was an American politician who served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1978 to 1987. Godbold was elected to the Jacksonville city council in 1967 and served until 1979; he was cit ...

. She married King Holzendorf who served as a city councilman in Jacksonville. One of their sons was convicted of mortgage fraud. She was defeated in 2003 in a race for the

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. The ''

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'' interviewed her during her mayoral campaign. Betty Holzendorf Drive In Jacksonville is named for her.

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