Daniel Manning Pope (born March 19, 1963) is an American

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man and

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. He is the 35th Mayor of

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, and has completed his third term as Mayor.

Early life

Pope was born in

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to Bert and Marcia Pope and graduated from Temple High School. He is an

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in the

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. Pope attended

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where he was a member of

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fraternity. He graduated with a

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degree in Finance from the

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in 1985.

Political career

On November 12, 2015, Pope announced his candidacy for the 2016 City of Lubbock mayoral election. On May 7, 2016, Pope won the general election to replace outgoing mayor Glen Robertson, a current

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candidate for

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seat. Pope won 53 percent of the vote in the four-person non-partisan race. He avoided a runoff election with the second-place candidate, who finished with 32 percent of the ballots cast. On May 5, 2018, Pope won a second two-year term as mayor with 78 percent of the vote over two little-known challengers. In the campaign, Pope stressed public safety, including a new police facility, and planning for Lubbock's future growth. The 2020 Mayoral election, in which Pope is standing, was scheduled to take place on May 2, however was postponed to November 3 after a proclamation from Texas Governor

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to allow political subdivisions to delay voting. Lubbock native Stephen Sanders is challenging Pope. Sanders had run against Pope before as a write in candidate during the 2018 mayoral election. Pope and his wife, Denise, have two children, Manning and Anne Claire. Pope is a former member of the

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Board of Trustees, and

Advisory Council.

Controversies as Mayor

In September 2020 Pope issued a public apology for not recusing himself from a vote that helped direct taxpayer money toward a business investment made by his wife.

Electoral history

References

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