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Andrew Gillum
Andrew Demetric Gillum (born July 26, 1979) is a former American politician who was the 126th mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 to 2014.
Gillum was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election, defeating a crowded Democratic field and narrowly losing to Republican congressman Ron DeSantis in the general election. His margin of defeat – 34,000 votes (0.4% of the vote) – is one of the closest for a gubernatorial race in modern American history.
In 2020, Gillum underwent drug rehabilitation after police found him inebriated in a hotel room with a male escort and another man. In 2022, Gillum was indicted for allegedly diverting campaign funds to a company controlled by one of his top advisors. The jury found Gillum not guilty on a charge of making false statements and was hung on the remaining counts, which were later dismissed. In July 2026, Gillum was arrested in Alabama on drug possession charges.
Gillum was born in Miami and raised in Gainesville, Florida. He is the fifth of seven children born to Charles and Frances Gillum, respectively a construction worker and a school bus driver. Gillum graduated from Gainesville High School in 1998 and was recognized by the Gainesville Sun as one of the city's "persons of the year." He then moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU).
Gillum served as president of the FAMU Student Government Association from 2001 to 2002 and was the first student member of the FAMU Board of Trustees. He was recognized by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation as "emerging leader for 2003." Gillum was also a board member of the Black Youth Vote Coalition, a program of the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation in Washington, D.C. Gillum was elected to the Tallahassee City Commission prior to the completion of his college studies.
In 2003, Gillum graduated from FAMU with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Gillum served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 to 2014.
In 2003, at age 23, Gillum was elected to the Tallahassee City Commission for a one-year term, becoming the youngest person to be elected to the commission. Gillum was a political science student at FAMU when he was elected.
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Andrew Gillum
Andrew Demetric Gillum (born July 26, 1979) is a former American politician who was the 126th mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 to 2014.
Gillum was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election, defeating a crowded Democratic field and narrowly losing to Republican congressman Ron DeSantis in the general election. His margin of defeat – 34,000 votes (0.4% of the vote) – is one of the closest for a gubernatorial race in modern American history.
In 2020, Gillum underwent drug rehabilitation after police found him inebriated in a hotel room with a male escort and another man. In 2022, Gillum was indicted for allegedly diverting campaign funds to a company controlled by one of his top advisors. The jury found Gillum not guilty on a charge of making false statements and was hung on the remaining counts, which were later dismissed. In July 2026, Gillum was arrested in Alabama on drug possession charges.
Gillum was born in Miami and raised in Gainesville, Florida. He is the fifth of seven children born to Charles and Frances Gillum, respectively a construction worker and a school bus driver. Gillum graduated from Gainesville High School in 1998 and was recognized by the Gainesville Sun as one of the city's "persons of the year." He then moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU).
Gillum served as president of the FAMU Student Government Association from 2001 to 2002 and was the first student member of the FAMU Board of Trustees. He was recognized by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation as "emerging leader for 2003." Gillum was also a board member of the Black Youth Vote Coalition, a program of the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation in Washington, D.C. Gillum was elected to the Tallahassee City Commission prior to the completion of his college studies.
In 2003, Gillum graduated from FAMU with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Gillum served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 to 2014.
In 2003, at age 23, Gillum was elected to the Tallahassee City Commission for a one-year term, becoming the youngest person to be elected to the commission. Gillum was a political science student at FAMU when he was elected.
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