Jeff Mims, born on January 27, 1947, is an American politician who became the 57th mayor of Dayton, Ohio in 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected as mayor on November 2, 2021, after he served on the city commission for two terms.

Education

Mims graduated from

Central State University Central State University (CSU) is a public, historically black land-grant university in Wilberforce, Ohio. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Established by the state legislature in 1887 as a two-year program for te ...

in 1973, and was inducted into the

Alumni Achievement Hall of Fame in 2014. He received his Master of Science degree in Education from

Wright State University Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...

in 1975.

Mayor of Dayton

Economic development

In August 2023, Mayor Mims collaborated with Congressman Mike Turner, and Mackensie Wittmer, Executive Director of the National Aviation Heritage Area, to discuss strategy of how to rehabilitate the Wright Company Factory after a devastating fire.

National leadership role

In November 2022, Mims was chosen to serve as the chair of the National League of Cities (NLC) Mayors' Education Task Force.

Personal life

Mims is married to Toni Mims. Together, they have three children and three grandchildren.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mims, Jeffrey J. Jr. 1947 births Living people Mayors of Dayton, Ohio Ohio Democrats