Robert M. Dyer is an American politician currently serving as the Mayor of

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. Prior to being elected mayor, he served as a member of the city council for 14 years. Dyer has also been a

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for over 40 years and a professor of government at his alma mater,

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. He won the November 2018 election for mayor despite being outraised by his opponent Ben Davenport nearly 5 to 1. Dyer ran for re-election for mayor in 2020. On June 9, 2020,

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announced she would run for the seat; Dyer's previous opponent, City Councilman

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, ended his campaign on May 30, 2020. Dyer won a second term as mayor against Wagner in the November 2020 election.

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