1. Tommy Hazouri served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986, as the 3rd Mayor of Jacksonville from 1987 to 1991, and represented School District 7 in the Duval County School Board from 2004 to 2012.
15 Facts About Tommy Hazouri
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Tommy Hazouri was later an At-Large member of the Jacksonville City Council.
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Tommy Hazouri attended Andrew Jackson High School and graduated from Jacksonville University in 1966.
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Tommy Hazouri was a member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Funding.
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Tommy Hazouri was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles to the Florida Ethics Commission and led the Sheriff's Task Force on Mental Health.
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Tommy Hazouri was defeated for reelection in 1991 by Ed Austin.
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Tommy Hazouri ran for Mayor of Jacksonville again in 1995 and 2003 but lost in the primary elections both times, the races ultimately being won by John Delaney and John Peyton, respectively.
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Tommy Hazouri served as board vice-chairman for 2008 and as chairman in 2009.
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In 2015, Tommy Hazouri ran for the At-Large Group 3 seat on the Jacksonville City Council.
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Tommy Hazouri defeated Republican Geoff Youngblood and took office on July 1,2015.
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Tommy Hazouri was elected as president of the Jacksonville City Council in 2020.
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Tommy Hazouri served as President of the City Council from July 1,2020 - July 1,2021.
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Tommy Hazouri underwent a lung transplant in July 2020 at the Mayo Clinic.
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Tommy Hazouri died at his home in Jacksonville on September 11,2021, following complications from the transplant.
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Tommy Hazouri was married to Carol Tommy Hazouri, who has been a school teacher at Crown Point Elementary School in Mandarin for over 35 years.