# Floyd Adams Jr.

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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = Floyd Adams Jr.
| honorific_suffix = 
| image            = Floyd Adams 2002.jpeg
| image_size       = 210px
| caption          = Adams in 2002
| order            = 63rd
| office           = Mayor of Savannah, Georgia
| term_start       = January 1996
| term_end         = November 2003
| succeeding       = <!-- For President-elect or equivalent -->
| predecessor      = [Susan Weiner](/source/Susan_Weiner)
| successor        = [Otis Johnson](/source/Otis_Johnson)
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1945|05|11}}
| birth_place      = [Savannah, Georgia](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|2014|2|1|1945|5|11}}
| death_place      = Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
| party            = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| other_party      = <!--For additional political affiliations -->
| spouse           = 
| partner          = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married -->
| relations        = 
| children         = 
| alma_mater       = [Armstrong Atlantic State University](/source/Armstrong_Atlantic_State_University)
| occupation       = 
| profession       = consultant<br />newspaper publisher
| signature        = 
| website          = 
| footnotes        = 
}}
'''Floyd Adams Jr.''' (May 11, 1945 – February 1, 2014) was an American politician from the [U.S](/source/United_States) state of [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)), and a former [Mayor](/source/Mayors_of_Savannah%2C_Georgia) of [Savannah, Georgia](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia). He was a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)).

==Background==
Adams was born on May 11, 1945, in Savannah, Georgia. He attended St. Pius X Catholic High School and received a degree from [Armstrong Atlantic State University](/source/Armstrong_Atlantic_State_University). He was married to Deborah Adams and has two grown children. He was a consultant and a newspaper publisher at the Herald of Savannah ([https://savannahherald.com Savannah Herald]).

==Political career==
Adams was first elected to Savannah's City Council in 1982. He defeated [incumbent](/source/incumbent) Roy L. Jackson, who represented the First District, which has been predominantly African-American. He won the Democratic nomination with 75% of the vote in 1986 and had no Republican opponents.

In 1992, he became Alderman at Large and served until 1996.

In 1995, he ran for [Mayor of Savannah](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Savannah%2C_Georgia) and won a narrow victory over [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) [incumbent](/source/incumbent) [Susan Weiner](/source/Susan_Weiner). He took office in January 1996, becoming the first African-American mayor in the city's history.

Under his tenure, Savannah hosted the sailing competition during the [1996 Summer Olympic Games](/source/1996_Summer_Olympic_Games).

Adams was re-elected in 1999, but was prevented from seeking re-election in 2003 due to term limits.

In 2006, Adams ran for Savannah&ndash;Chatham County Board of Education President. He finished a close third, behind winner Joe Buck, a Republican, and Democratic incumbent Hugh Golson.<ref>[http://savannahnow.com/node/192678 Joe Buck elected school board president, Jenel Few, Savannah Morning News, December 6, 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715071250/http://savannahnow.com/node/192678 |date=July 15, 2012 }}</ref>

Adams entered the 2007 mayoral election in Savannah.  His main opponents were incumbent [Otis Johnson](/source/Otis_Johnson) and former County Commissioner John McMasters. He was defeated by Johnson on November 6, 2007, finishing 2nd.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120915052323/http://www.savannahnow.com/node/353827 Floyd Adams enters fray, shakes up mayor's race, Larry Peterson, Savannah Morning News, September 1, 2007]</ref>

===Death===
On February 1, 2014, Adams died in Savannah at St. Joseph's Hospital, of undisclosed causes, and was buried with a [Catholic funeral](/source/Catholic_funeral). He was 68 years old.<ref>[http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Floyd-Adams-Jr-Savannah-s-1st-black-mayor-dies-5196383.php Death] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202204525/http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Floyd-Adams-Jr-Savannah-s-1st-black-mayor-dies-5196383.php |date=2014-02-02 }}</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/R-0168/menu.html Oral History Interview with Floyd Adams] from [http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/ Oral Histories of the American South]

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{{succession box
| before=[Roy L. Jackson](/source/Roy_L._Jackson), [Independent Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| years=1982&ndash;1992
| after=David Jones, [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| title=[Alderman of District #1](/source/City_Council)
}}
{{succession box
| before=[Leo Center](/source/Leo_Center), [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))<br />[Brooks Stillwell, III](/source/Brooks_Stillwell%2C_III), [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| years=1992&ndash;1996
| after=[Gary Gebhardt](/source/Gary_Gebhardt), [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))<br />[Pete Liakakis](/source/Pete_Liakakis), [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| title=[Alderman at Large](/source/City_Council) |with   =Dana Braun, [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
}}
{{succession box
| before=[Susan Weiner](/source/Susan_Weiner), [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| years=1996&ndash;2004
| after=Otis Johnson, [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| title=[Mayor of Savannah](/source/Mayors_of_Savannah%2C_Georgia)
}}
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Category:1945 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:20th-century mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:21st-century mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Georgia Southern University–Armstrong Campus alumni
Category:Mayors of Savannah, Georgia
Category:Georgia (U.S. state) city council members
Category:African-American mayors in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats
Category:African-American city council members in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:20th-century African-American politicians
Category:21st-century African-American politicians

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